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Charles Curtis

MLB and Little League World Series players are out here hilariously imitating each other

You might expected participants in the Little League World Series to imitate their counterparts in Major League Baseball.

But for the reverse to happen? That’s just the coolest, most wonderful development in August of 2019.

We’ve seen a couple of instances of MLB players paying tribute to the young stars of the 2019 LLWS, and it’s enough to put a smile on your face for days. And there’s a different example of LLWS players imitating an MLB pitcher … right behind the catcher that hurler is throwing to.

Let’s begin with this Chicago Cubs celebration of a home run while they played in Williamsport, the home of the LLWS:

That’s clearly the “Jersey Shake,” a creative celebration from the Mid-Atlantic team from New Jersey:

How about this tribute to Venezuela’s Deivis Ordonez in the batters’ box from Yasiel Puig on Sunday?

Let’s go back to Williamsport, where players did the Craig Kimbrel … in front of Kimbrel:

This is the best.

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