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by going pro, and he never forgot who helped inspire him to get there. for robert anthony cruz, baseball has been everything since he was 9 years old so when he never heard his name during the major league draft, he thought he d struck out. i was pretty disappointed reporter: until he got an unexpected call from the washington nationals. they wanted to sign him as a free agent. mls, i kind of started crying it was really special. reporter: cruz knew he had to find a big way to tell his father the good news. there were a lot of hours of batting practice and work. it s just a special thing i get to tell him, that we had been hoping for a long time. reporter: so with the help of his mom, he bought two nationals hats, and both set off to the auto body shop where his dad is a mechanic to surprise him. robert anthony posted the video on tiktok. the family moment now going viral.
finally tonight, the son with a major league surprise for his father, our persons of the week. reporter: 22-year-old robert anthony cruz from riverside, california, and his dream of becoming a professional baseball player since he have a boy. his dad won working at the local auto repair shop, and he would come home and practice with his son every night. so all these years later, when robert anthony got the call just this week to sign on to be a rookie player for the washington nationals, he went right to find his father. with his mother, cynthia, recording as they walk into the repair shop. looking for dad. ron! hey, ron, there s somebody here to see you. robert anthony find his father. hey, what s up? what s up? how you doing, son? pretty good. what happened? oh, my god. congratulations, son. oh, my gosh.
when you add xfinity mobile. get started today. an astronaut, the president, a baseball player. parents spend countless hours nurturing their kids dreams. when those dreams come true, that s something you have to see. here s lester holt. for robert anthony cruz, baseball has been everything since he was 9 years old. so when he never heard his name during a major league draft, he thought he struck out. i was disappointed. reporter: until he got an unexpected call from the washington nationals. they wanted to sign him as a free agent. at that moment i started crying. reporter: cruz knew he had to find a big way to tell his father the good news. there were a lot of hours of batting practice and work.