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#MaverickStrong and Big Papi Nominated for Best Player-Fan Interaction Award by MLB

Posted by MLB on Thursday, May 12, 2016

Miracle Kid Maverick has been a Red Sox fan since before he could walk. Earlier this year, his favorite player, David Ortiz (Big Papi) said he’d hit a home run in his honor — and he kept his promise. Maverick got to go on the trip of a lifetime to meet his hero and see Fenway Park.

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Maverick has been battling a congenital heart defect and is due for another open heart surgery in the near future at Children’s Hospital Colorado.

Vote for Maverick and Big Papi to win the Best Player-Fan Interaction on mlb.com. Voting ends November 11th at 2pm ET.