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Florida youth takes batting practice with the Mets

| 30 Jul 2013 | 05:10
    Daniel Weslowski, 10, at Citi Field with Mets infielder Daniel Murphy.
    Daniel Weslowski, 10, at Citi Field with Mets infielder Daniel Murphy.
    Daniel Weslowski, 10, at Citi Field with Mets' hitting coach Dave Hudgens.
    Daniel Weslowski, 10, at Citi Field with Mets' hitting coach Dave Hudgens.

FLUSHING — Florida's Daniel Weslowski, 10, won an essay contest hosted by Frozen Ropes and Franklin Sports and earned the chance to take batting practice with the Mets before their July 22 series' opener against the Atlanta Braves.

Entrants were asked to write about why they love playing baseball or softball and what attending batting practice would mean to them.

Daniel not only wrote about his love for playing baseball, but confessed he was a die-hard Mets fan, as well. Daniel said he knows everything about the Mets, including every player's batting average, and said he never misses a game. “If I have to go to bed I DVR the game and get up early to watch before I go to school,” he wrote.

He ended his essay with a final plea: “If I ever met the team I would probably pass out. Please pick me and make me very happy.”

Weslowski attended the batting practice and game on July 22. He didn’t pass out, but he did get to take some swings with the Mets and hang out with the team before the game.