By EDUARDO PAZ-MARTINEZ
McALLEN, Texas | They came from all over the world: 13- and 14-year-old baseball players arriving in The City of Palms for some competitive ball. This past weekend, heat-scorched McAllen hosted the International World Series of Pony League play, and, lo and behold, the Philippines took home the title.
This from McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos, shown at right in photo above: [ What a great success! The 2023 International World Series Pony League tournament was out of this world. 120 teams joined from as far away as the Philippines and Puerto Rico and as near as our neighboring cities. We had 60 teams from Mexico.
Congratulations to the Boys &Girls Club for such an amazing event.
And the Philippines took the CHAMPIONSHIP!!! ]
Ah, baseball. Always the best game for youngsters of this age. We did not get a list of the final standings, but we do hope that our kids from McAllen and the rest of the Rio Grande Valley did well.
There's just something about the game at this level.
Everything is drama, winning is the initial drive, winning more than once the immediate goal, winning it all the ultimate prize...
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