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From Little League to MLB: Jack Flaherty’s Childhood Teammate Not Surprised by Dodgers Star’s Greatness

Jack Flaherty shared a text he received from a friend on Tuesday. It read, “What a difference a year makes.”

No kidding.

It also wasn’t the first experience Flaherty has had with friends since coming home to Los Angeles.

In a moment that was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Major League Baseball and fans, Flaherty was seen in a long embrace with his mother, Eileen Flaherty, after winning Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the New York Mets.

The two were scanning the crowd that stayed behind and found who they were looking for.