Nats rookie surprises his dad with good news
RobertAnthony Cruz has dreamed about being a professional baseball player his whole life.
This week, when he got the call to join the MLB's Washington Nationals as a rookie player, he decided to surprise his biggest supporter: his father.
“My dad would often throw me batting practice. Typically it would be after work or on his days off and I can’t remember a single time that he said ‘no,’” Cruz told “World News Tonight.”
In a video that has since gone viral, Cruz surprises his father Ron Cruz at his job in a local auto repair shop to hand him a Washington Nationals official baseball cap. Cruz and his father then shared an emotional moment.
“Your kids -- your sons, daughters -- out there have dreams and as far as our kids, I didn’t want to be the one to tell them that, ‘No, that cannot be done,’” said Ron Cruz.
“My son’s had a dream of being a professional baseball player from the time he was little and it’s very special for us, [and] for him to get his life started and going,” he added.
RobertAnthony Cruz said that having his father spend time with him made all the difference.
“He was just ready to be there for me. However, I needed him,” said RobertAnthony Cruz. “And growing up, I needed him to throw me batting practice and that’s what he did.”
