Maui rooting for hometown hero in Victorino
Stars like Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio played in the islands. The state was home to the Hawaiian Islanders of the Pacific Coast League for 27 years and hosts Hawaii Winter Baseball.
More currently, Hawaii is home to two of the past four Little League World Series champions.
The tiny town of Wailuku actually boasts two native sons in the majors: Victorino and Oakland Athletics catcher Kurt Suzuki.
On Tuesday, Shane called his father following the Phillies' final workout before the World Series. His father's only words of advice: "Be true to yourself. Play hard."
Victorino plans to fly across the country Wednesday to watch Shane in the World Series. Besides the day when his son became an Eagle Scout, he couldn't be prouder.
"He developed into quite a young man," the elder Victorino said. "If anything, he broke the stereotype that the local boy cannot go onto the large stage and handle himself."
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