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A 6-year-old boy received a personal message from his favorite baseball player after his emotional reaction to watching him live during his first baseball game in Miami, Florida, on March 14 went viral. Video recorded by Mathew Kandell during a https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/t_16x9/t_w2208/mlb/cpzvpdzqvufmvujypyqa.jpg World Baseball Classic game shows his son, Christian, emotionally cheering on his favorite Major League Baseball player, Manny Machado. "Christian got to go to his first ever baseball game in Miami when the Dominican Republic played Israel in the World Baseball Classic," Kandell told Storyful. "The video shows Christian's raw emotion when Manny came up to bat." The young fan, dressed in Machado gear, is seen wiping away tears of joy while emphatically chanting "Let's go Machado!" The Dominican Republic would https://www.espn.com/world-baseball-classic/game/_/gameId/401500665 eventually beat Israel 10-0. After posting the clip to social media, and it being shared by https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp3D_z9uIZR/ other accounts , Kandell told Storyful that the video managed to reach the Dominican player, who in turn directly contacted the father and son two days after the game. Additional video shared by Kandell shows Christian's reaction to the video message, as Machado is heard inviting the young fan to another game so the two can meet in person. "My son's mind was blown to get the video from Manny," Kandell said. "It was a dream come true." (Footage by Mathew Kandell/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)