Posted on 07/23/2025 11:02:35 AM PDT by Red Badger
Controversy erupted in New Jersey recently when a Little Leaguer was suspended from the state tournament for celebrating his home run with a bat flip.
Haddonfield Little Leaguer Marco Rocco, age 12, celebrated his home run against Harrison Little League last week by flipping his bat into the air as he walked the bases. The umpires immediately ejected Rocco from the game, citing a “safety concern.” He also earned a one-game suspension. Despite protests from his family, Little League International maintains that he broke an established rule. The Rocco family has since filed “an emergency temporary restraining order in the Gloucester County Chancery Division in an attempt to have the suspension overturned,” per the New York Post.
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“He’s played Little League his whole life, and his dream is to make it to the World Series in Williamsport,” Joe Rocco told NJ.com. “We’re in the state finals and are a couple of steps away. We’re on our way there, and now, they tell him he can’t play.”
Joe Rocco also called out the league for hypocritically promoting bat flipping in its social media posts.
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Watch the video. I can see them wanting to ban it. He flung it high over his head without looking around, like he didn’t have a care where it landed or who it landed on.
Waaah Waahs want the rules changed because they are special and because they have the money to take it to court.
Yeah...If he would have just flipped it out of his hand to the ground, no problem, but what he did was dangerous....
That was a bit more than a simple flip, but kind of excessive on the suspension. It went about 10 ft up in the air and came down by his side. Not great, but not terrible.
Examples. People learn by example. That is why I never broke my neck.
We need more of examples, not influencers.
Sure would be nice if they had a rule like this for MLB players. Be the solution, not the problem.
It’s lame
Too bad he got suspended, but dems da rules.
“ Examples. People learn by example. That is why I never broke my neck.
We need more of examples, not influencers.”
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I agree. And a ONE-GAME SUSPENSION is certainly not excessive,
This kid knew what the rules are, they’ve been the same forever. He figured he’d get a pass because he’s so cool. No sympathy here.
and Papa Joe thinks the rules don’t apply to his kid. Great example for his son. Sounds like one of “those parents”.
They went to court.
It’s the American way!..................
Baseball, hotdogs, apple pie and emergency stays!............
Don’t throw your bat kids!
1) I think the punishment was a little over-the-top for a 12 y/o.
2) I think it’s ridiculous that the parents filed a lawsuit to try to get the kid’s punishment reduced.
3) That was a hell of a home run—dang, he smashed it.
“but kind of excessive on the suspension. “
What would you recommend within the rules.
Gimme a break. Take it as a lesson learned. That was a bit extraneous and not particularly safe. When I saw the headline, I thought he flipped it end over end and back into his hand, not 20 feet in the air.
What would you recommend within the rules.
I’m assuming he and his parents knew the rules. If they want what’s right for their son, they will use this to teach him as a hard lesson learned and a caution to follow the rules in life. Sounds like they never learned that lesson themselves.
The rules are the rules
The facts are the facts
If you flip the bat over
You’re going to get the ax
I coached Little League and Pony baseball for over 10 years. If one of my boys ever acted like a Hotdog, he was sitting on the bench the rest of the game and possibly the next.
It is about Sportsmanship.
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