Willson Contreras signed with the Chicago Cubs in 2009 as an international free agent. As a 17-year-old he began his professional baseball career. A converted infielder, Contreras is now one of the best catchers in MLB and on Sunday night he was named to his first all-star team, voted in by the fans to start for the National League in Washington D.C.
Javier Baez was also named a starter and Jon Lester was selected to the NL pitching staff for the mid-summer classic. The Cubs filmed the immediate reaction to Contreras and Baez finding out about their selections, but Contreras getting emotional is definitely the highlight of this video.
A couple of first-time All-Stars get the good news. #EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/QK7MVk96Lx
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 8, 2018
It reminded me of Contreras also breaking down after the Cubs won the 2016 World Series.
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Love you Willie. pic.twitter.com/QUeB0rzBgp
— Matt Clapp (@TheBlogfines) November 3, 2016
How can you not love Willson Contreras.
