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Patricia Duong (anchor): The usual song of take me out to the ballgame played in NBT Bank Stadium this weekend, but with a twist. Our reporter Katie Fongvongsa spoke with some fans about spending their afternoon with the Syracuse Mets.
Katie Fongvongsa (reporter): One special ballgame made for some memories, a free jersey, and a brunch this Father’s Day. The Syracuse Mets hosted a bucket-full of activities alongside their regular game day – bringing friends and family together to celebrate. Attendee Michael Williamson Jr. says why he and his daughter chose to go to the game on Sunday.
Michael Williamson Jr. (Mets fan): Yeah, spending time with her. And, this is my first baseball game, in a very long time and it’s beautful day and it’s not too packed. It’s great.
Fongvongsa (reporter): Some families were there for another treat before the game began.
Douglas Combs (Mets fan): My daughter’s with the Mexico School. So, she came out and sang, did a good job of doing it. Came out here, and enjoyed the game.
Fongvongsa (reporter): Sophia also was there to sing the national anthem, but says she is staying for the game in hopes of getting something she and her dad would remember.
Sophia Nunez (Mets fan): That we hangout a lot. That we do stuff a lot together. We’re gonna try to catch a ball together.
Fongvongsa (reporter): All the way from grandparents to dads to father figures, this day was about spending time with the kids, too.
Andy Mower (Mets fan): Absolutely, look at these guys. They’re great.
Fongvongsa (reporter): To add onto the festivities, some of the fans even stayed after the game to come down on the field behind me. One family says what they have been looking forward to during the game.
Dan and Lucas Whitmore (Mets fans): We wanted to run the bases. Yeah, we’re gonna run the bases and play catch.
Fongvongsa (reporter): Hands and shoulders were full of kids, drinks, and food – but a smile could been seen on many faces. For NCC News, I’m Katie Fongvongsa.
Duong (anchor): The Syracuse Mets closed off the game in a nine to three win.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC NEWS) — This Father’s Day, some families and friends chose to spend their day at the ballgame. The Syracuse Mets offered a free jersey, a brunch, and some post-game activities.
Several of the dads echoed that being able to be with their kids made the day special.
“Yeah, spending time with her,” Michael Williamson Jr. said. “And, this is my first baseball game, in a very long time, and it’s a beautiful day and it’s not too packed. It’s great.”
Other families were there to see their kids, who attend Mexico Elementary School, sing the national anthem.
“She came out and sang, did a good job of doing it,” Douglas Combs said. “Came out here, and enjoyed the game.”
Sophia Nunez, a daughter who also sang, said as she spent the time with her dad, she was hoping she and her dad would create an everlasting memory to take home.
“That we hangout a lot,” Nunez said. “That we do stuff a lot together. We’re gonna try to catch a ball together.”
Even though this day was about celebrating the grandpas, dads, and father figures in these fans’ lives, they made their kids a priority, too. Some dads faced off their kids in a vegetable-costume race around the edges of the field, and some families stayed after the game for a particular activity.
“We wanted to run the bases,” Dan and Lucas Whitmore said. “Yeah, we’re gonna run the bases and play catch.”
Fans flooded the field running the bases as families and getting some use out of the gloves they brought to the game.
Although Lucas said the day isn’t over just yet for his dad.
“We’re gonna have fun at home,” said Lucas.