Some Pittsburgh-area little leaguers got the surprise of their lives on Monday night. <\/p>\n
That\u2019s because Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes saw the lights on at Vestal Field in McCandless as the Ingomar Franklin Park Little League players were practicing. <\/p>\n
Skenes pulled over and went on to play catch, giving advice and signing \u201canything\u201d the kids put in front of him, Kevin Wozniak, a dad who was at the practice, told Channel 11. He shared photos and videos of Skenes playing catch with his kids. <\/p>\n
Another parent who contacted Channel 11 said Skenes just wanted to enjoy the boys\u2019 love for the game of baseball. <\/p>\n
Skenes was on the phone with his girlfriend, Olivia Dunne, when he walked over to the field. She posted a snippet of the video captioned \u201cremembering your MLB boyfriend is just a boy because what do you mean he saw a little league team practicing while driving home and pulled over to show me and play catch with them.\u201d <\/p>\n
The video is going viral, and in the comments, parents are sharing photos and saying just how much the visit meant to their kids. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my kids\u2019 league – this meant so much to so many people tonight. Can\u2019t even tell you how many of our friends are posting pics of their kids looking like it\u2019s Christmas morning. What a good human,\u201d one comment said. <\/p>\n
This all happened the night before Skenes is expected to pitch against the reigning World Series Champions, the Dodgers, at PNC Park. <\/p>\n
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