VIDEO: New Jersey Coach Gives Touching Speech to Kids After Little League World Series Elimination

New Jersey head coach Jairo Labrador gives emotional speech following elimination.
New Jersey head coach Jairo Labrador gives emotional speech following elimination. /

This year's Little League World Series gave baseball fans an inside look at the talent and personalities for each of its participants. Paired up with the fun environment was stiff competition amongst the 16 teams. On Wednesday, the Mid-Atlantic champion Elmora Troopers from Elizabeth, New Jersey lost to the Southwest champion River Edge, Louisiana by the score of 4-1. New Jersey was eliminated from the Little League World Series after the tough loss. With the team heartbroken, manager Jairo Labrador gave them an emotional and uplifting speech, so be sure to grab a box of tissues.

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As Labrador stresses, while they didn't advance, they competed against the top teams in the country, something that can never be taken away from them. Not only that, but the team had the entire city of Elizabeth and even the entire state of New Jersey stand behind them and cheer them on in their journey.

Labrador ends his speech, choking up, telling them he's proud that each child can call him coach for the rest of their lives.

It was a truly emotional moment for the Elmora Troopers, as they exit the Little League World Series with a lifetime of memories.