HOUSTON — Joseph Contreras tried to go to sleep Friday night, but it was impossible.
His cell phone kept ringing. Friends were calling. Teammates from Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell, Georgia were screaming. Coaches were checking in. And family members were euphoric.
When he finally fell asleep, he had already received hundreds of text messages, and when he woke up early in the morning, hundreds more awaited.
Hey, when you’re a 17-year-old who has an excused school absence to go get three-time MVP Aaron Judge to hit into a double play in the World Baseball Classic, life comes at you fast.
“My phone has been blowing up," Contreras said. “We have a group chat. It was just going crazy. It was, like, 'Let's go, you're the man!'
