{"id":2414,"date":"2026-07-11T19:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2414"},"modified":"2026-07-11T19:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:41:16","slug":"at-baseballs-all-star-village-families-hit-pitched-and-fielded-their-way-to-greatness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2414","title":{"rendered":"At baseball\u2019s All-Star Village, families hit, pitched, and fielded their way to greatness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ten-year-old Owen Villamayor approached the batting box with his bat held high and a determined look on his face. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2412\">Pennsylvania\u2019s booth wins one of 10 \u2018Best of Show\u2019 awards at Great American State Fair<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>As the pitching machine spat bright yellow balls across home plate, Villamayor, who plays Little League baseball in Chalfont, took a few strikes and hit a few fouls before he managed to drive a homer into the netting above left field.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a little harder than you think,\u201d Villamayor said afterward. \u201cThe balls come in higher and you have to learn how to hit them.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Villamayor was one of the dozens of early attendees Saturday morning inside the Convention Center at the Capital One All-Star Village, where the line for the home run derby quickly got as long as a theme park ride on a busy day. Old, young, boys, girls \u2014 everybody wanted to hit a dinger. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is so nice for all the families,\u201d said his dad, Chris Villamayor, a 44-year-old nurse anesthetist. He said his family, decked out in Phillies gear, was excited for an All-Star Game where six Phillies were chosen to play.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Chris Villamayor said he was in middle school in 1996 when the All-Star Game last came to Philadelphia. So his excitement has been building since the league announced Philly would host the annual midsummer classic game that brings together some of its best players.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBryce Harper is definitely our favorite,\u201d Villamayor said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>John Hoesle of Northeast Philly brought his two teenage sons to the All-Star Village, and they got in line to try their hand at a home run. When it was Hoesle\u2019s turn, he was all business, hitting ball after ball, no big deal. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was fun,\u201d Hoesle said. He said he played baseball with the Police Athletic League when he was a teen, and never lost his love of the game. Now, he coaches his sons\u2019 team in Bensalem. That has given him countless opportunities to talk to his sons about the lessons that come with the game. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re by yourself when the baseball is hit to you, you feel like you got to make the play, and your teammates are counting on you. It\u2019s just a great feeling for kids to have,\u201d Hoesle said. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>At a nearby scaled-down baseball diamond, an array of children tried their best on the turf, while their parents cheered them on. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2410\">South Street\u2019s Tattooed Mom says city has put a halt to live events at the iconic dive bar<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Amber Green, 40, took the train from Deptford with her family so that her 4-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter could join in the fun. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really exciting,\u201d Green said. She and her sister were at Game 5 of the 2008 World Series, when the Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays at Citizens Bank Park, winning their first World Series since 1980. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Her 4-year-old son has little connection to that generation, Green said, but he recently got to meet Phillies All-Star pitcher Cristopher S\u00e1nchez, and now he\u2019s a fan. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe season is so long, and they can start at such a young age,\u201d Green said. \u201cAnd to live so close to a major league team, we feel lucky.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Green said her son had turned to YouTube to prepare for the \u201cHome Run Robber,\u201d a fan event that puts participants in aVelcrosuit and lets them jump into a Velcro wall that looks like an outfield wall, simulating what it would be like to rob a batter of a home run. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou just jump right up there,\u201d said Walt Diamond, a 14-year-old high school baseball player who came to the All-Star Village with his parents. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The All-Star Village, which is broken into five sections named for areas of Philadelphia, includes tons of other activities. One of the more moving displays charts the history of the Negro Leagues from baseball\u2019s segregated past through the mid-20th century, when Jackie Robinson became the first Black player in MLB. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>One big draw is the autograph area and clubhouse, where retired Phillies greats Cole Hamels, Bobby Abreu, and John Kruk are set to make appearances, along with other pro players and even some mascots. With events and autograph signings scheduled through Tuesday, when the All-Star Game starts at 8 p.m., baseball fans still have plenty of time to take in the experience. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2408\">Trump and Iran\u2019s supreme leader trade threats as mediators try to save their crumbling deal<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Families packed the Capital One All-Star Village Saturday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center to capture a little baseball greatness. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>At baseball\u2019s All-Star Village, families hit, pitched, and fielded their way to greatness - 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