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The Young Brewers fan cries during the rally with Willy Adames

Kennedy Kovnesky, a 12-year-old from Franklin, has been to at least 20 Milwaukee Brewers games this year. Sunday’s game was very special for them. She had received an autographed baseball from her favorite player, Willy Adames, and given him a gift in return: an autographed softball that marked a pivotal moment in her budding athletic career.” was my first home “I ran the ball over the fence, and I just felt like I wanted to give it to someone that really meant a lot to me,” Kovnesky said. The rally made Kovnesky cry with joy. The heartwarming moment was televised and went viral on social media. This softball was seen in Adames' locker after the game. Adam McCalvy, an MLB.com beat writer, asked him about it: “We play for that, we play for the fans, to make people feel like I felt when I was a kid watching people on TV,” Adames said. “I feel like for everyone, when you meet your idol, it's something that has no price. It's just an incredible feeling.” Kovnesky is a competitive softball player and hopes to play professionally one day. She said interacting with her idol gave her even more motivation: “I want to try harder now because I know what kind of player he is and that he is good, but he makes everyone feel good, and he's funny. “I just want to be a little like him,” Kovnesky said. The autographed baseball has since been added to Kovnesky's collection of Brewers memorabilia. She's going to the first Wild Card game of the series against the New York Mets on Tuesday afternoon hoping to get an autographed baseball bat or baseball card from Adames.

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Kennedy Kovnesky, a 12-year-old from Franklin, has been to at least 20 Milwaukee Brewers games this year. Sunday's game was very special for them.

She had received an autographed baseball from her favorite player, Willy Adames, and given him a gift in return: an autographed softball that marked a pivotal moment in her budding athletic career.

“[It] “It was my first home run ball over the fence and I just felt like I wanted to give it to someone that really meant a lot to me,” Kovnesky said.

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The rally brought tears of joy from Kovnesky. The heartwarming moment was televised and went viral on social media.

This softball was seen in Adames' locker after the game. Adam McCalvy, an MLB.com beat writer, asked him about this:

“We play for it, we play for the fans, to make people feel like I felt when I saw people on TV as a kid,” Adames said. “I feel like for everyone, when you meet your idol, it's something that has no price. It’s just an incredible feeling.”

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

Kovnesky is a competitive softball player and hopes to play professionally one day. She said interacting with her idol gave her even more motivation.

“It makes me try harder now because I know what kind of player he is and that he's good, but he makes everyone feel good and he's funny. I just want to be like him,” Kovnesky said.

The autographed baseball has since been added to Kovnesky's collection of Brewers memorabilia.

She's going to the first Wild Card game of the series against the New York Mets on Tuesday afternoon hoping to get an autographed baseball bat or baseball card from Adames.

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