As 12-year-old New Jersey Little Leaguer Marco Rocco’s shocking ejection for bat flipping has become a national storyline, his father, Joe, has tried to ease the pain.
“We’re sick to our stomachs over this,” Rocco told the Cherry Hill Courier Post on Tuesday after the Haddonfield 12-U team’s practice. “My son is distraught. He said, ‘I didn’t know I was breaking a rule, I see bat flips all over TV during the Little League World Series.’
“He doesn’t understand why he was ejected from the game. I told him, ‘Sometimes life isn’t fair, but I’ll go to bat for you.’”
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