10-year-old fan hugs Clayton Kershaw at All-Star Game to fulfill late grandpa’s wish

Probably the most heartwarming second from this 12 months’s MLB All-Star Recreation befell off the sector.

In a tear-jerking trade Tuesday, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw embraced a 10-year-old fan named Blake Grice throughout a press gathering, during which the teenager expressed how his late grandfather, who died of mind most cancers, had yearned to satisfy the 34-year-old pitcher.

“I wish to let you know a fast little story. My grandfather cherished you. He watched the 1988 collection, and he needed to satisfy you and [Dodgers announcer] Vin Scully at some point,” Grice defined to Kershaw.

Attempt to not cry as you watch a younger Clayton Kershaw fan inform the story of his grandfather, who died of mind most cancers and the way he at all times needed to satisfy the #Dodgers ace. I’m not crying, you’re crying. 😢😭 #AllStarGame#AlwaysLApic.twitter.com/HdwTv3EUSR

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Clayton Kershaw embraces a younger fan named Blake Grice throughout a media session on the MLB All-Star Recreation on Tuesday.

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“So this second is necessary to me as a result of I’m assembly you for him. He was from Rodando Seashore, and a few years in the past, he died from mind most cancers.”

As Grice started to tear up, Kershaw left the rostrum to hug him.

“It’s nice to satisfy you,” Kershaw informed Grice, including it “took quite a lot of braveness” to inform his story.

Blake Grice, 10, acquired a credential for the All-Star sport to pursue his media profession — and test off one thing from his late grandfather, Graham’s bucket checklist: meet Clayton Kershaw.

Kershaw comforted him and posed for a photograph with him when he requested a query at his presser. pic.twitter.com/7zqVUeNdVQ

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Grice, who's pursuing a media profession, mirrored on the second a short while later with sports activities columnist Arash Markazi.

“I actually really feel like he was simply serving to me settle down my senses, trigger I used to be very emotional,” Grice mentioned. “He’s a pleasant man and he needed to assist me get by means of that second.”