Brewers Honoring 8-Year-Old Paralyzed In July 4 Shooting W/ Dugout Jersey, Autographs
Milwaukee Brewers Honoring July 4 Shooting Victim ... Dugout Jersey, Autographs & More
Awesome gesture from the Milwaukee Brewers ... the MLB team is honoring the 8-year-old boy who was paralyzed in the Highland Park shooting earlier this month at their game Friday night.
The Brewers have already hung a No. 22 "Roberts" jersey in their dugout ahead of their contest with the Pittsburgh Pirates ... an homage to Cooper Roberts, who was tragically shot and seriously injured while attending the Illinois 4th of July parade.
According to multiple reports, the Brewers will also give Cooper and his twin brother, Luke, jerseys signed by the entire team.
Milwaukee superstar and former MVP Christian Yelich also reportedly recorded a video message for Roberts and his family.
The awesome moves reportedly come just days after the team learned Roberts is a "huge" Brew Crew supporter -- the Brewers' Miller Park is, after all, roughly an hour drive from Highland Park, Ill.
According to a GoFundMe page set up for Roberts, the 8-year-old's spinal cord was severed by a bullet in the shooting. A statement from the family on Friday said Cooper is "conscious for the first time and [has] been removed from the ventilator but in a great deal of pain."
Here's to hoping the Brewers' nods to Cooper provide at least a few moments of relief for the little boy.
