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Florida wins Little League World Series final with a chaotic walk-off bunt

Always bunt!

You’ve never seen a Little League World Series end like this!

On Sunday, Florida won its first ever Little League World Series after Lake Mary Little League bested Chinese Taipei 2-1 in extra time thanks to … a walk-off bunt. Yes, really!

With the runner on second thanks to the extra inning, Hunter Alexander put down a bunt in an attempt to move the runner to third. Chinese Taipei fielded it cleanly, but in the ensuing throw to first, no one was covering the base! The error allowed the runner on second to score the winning run, which caused Florida’s bench to erupt in celebration.

Talk about a wild way to end a hard-fought final between two incredible Little League teams. A brutal end for Chinese Taipei for sure, but what a finish!

12-year-old Teraj Alexander unbelievably stole home for Florida during the Little League World Series semifinal

What an all-time moment at the Little League World Series.

If you follow baseball in any context, you understand that stealing home is one of the more unbelievable plays in the game. There’s a reason we see it happen only once in a blue moon.

Now imagine doing it in a tense semifinal of the Little League World Series. Florida’s Teraj Alexander has made it a reality.

During a back-and-forth battle with Texas in the U.S. championship of the marquee Little League event, the 12-year-old Alexander saw a golden opportunity at home plate when the pitcher was a little too relaxed at the mound after a strikeout.

Alexander cruised through home to the shock of everyone, including the announcer, who fittingly captured the moment Florida took its first lead of the game at 5-4, which eventually won in a 10-7 thriller.

My goodness. I can’t fathom having the nerve to make that play in such a big spot, especially as a preteen. Kudos to Alexander for having the confidence and timing it perfectly.

Thanks in large part to Alexander’s heroics, Florida will now play Taiwan for this year’s Little League World Series title game on Sunday. Regardless of what happens next, Alexander and his Florida teammates will have this awesome to look back upon forever.

Mexico completed an absolutely incredible Little League World Series comeback victory to avoid elimination

What an amazing Little League World Series comeback win by Mexico.

Mexico pulled off an incredible comeback victory during Tuesday’s Little League World Series elimination round, made possible by two well-timed home runs.

During the game’s sixth inning against Cuba with an out to spare, Mexico erased a 4-1 deficit when Antonio Guerrero hit a homer to tie the game and Ulises Ortíz soon followed it with a runner on base to give the team a 6-4 win.

It was an incredible display of resilience for Mexico as it tries to bring home the championship, as scoring five runs with an inning to give in the bottom of the final inning makes for thrilling heroics on the world stage.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN.

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