2018 MLB Little League Classic


The 2018 MLB Little League Classic was a regular season Major League Baseball game that was played on August 19, 2018, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, during the 2018 MLB season and the 2018 Little League World Series. It was the second edition of the annual MLB Little League Classic game.
The game was played between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. It was televised on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball and MLB Network, and it also aired on ESPN Radio.

Background

The 2017 MLB Little League Classic saw the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6–3. In late September 2017, MLB announced that a second Classic would be held in 2018, between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies.
Entering the second Classic, the Phillies were 68–55, a half-game behind the Atlanta Braves in the National League East; the Mets were 53–69, 15 games behind the Braves. MLB allowed each team to add a 26th player to their active roster, due to the game being played at a neutral site; the Phillies added catcher Andrew Knapp and the Mets added first baseman Dominic Smith.

Game

Line score

Box score

MetsABRHRBIBBSOAVG
, SS503301.247
, 2B502202.286
, 1B501001.271
, LF500001.235
, 3B411002.233
, CF321012.288
, RF422101.205
, C332110.241
, P201001.133
, P000000.091
Dominic Smith, PH101100.194
Drew Smith, P000000.000
, P000000.000

PhilliesABRHRBIBBSOAVG
César Hernández, 2B401001.260
, LF411000.257
Carlos Santana, 1B-3B411201.218
, C401001.303
, 3B-SS400000.278
Nick Williams, RF401002.264
, SS201000.226
, PH-1B200000.226
, CF401001.244
, P000001.121
Adam Morgan, P000000.000
, PH100001.281
, P000000.000
Tommy Hunter, P000000.000
, PH101000.293
Luis García, P000000.000
, P000000.000

Pitching

MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
56220317.67
11000202.89
Drew Smith1.01000101.50
1.01000100.00

PhilliesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
38661504.66
Adam Morgan11000104.14
1.03110305.14
Tommy Hunter1.00000103.88
Luis García1.01111104.11
1.01000001.80

Media

The game was aired nationally on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball and MLB Network. It was aired in Spanish on ESPN Deportes. The game was broadcast on ESPN Radio and Westwood One. It was streamed world-wide on ESPN.com and the ESPN app, as well as multiple streaming-based websites such as Hulu.