Editor's Note: This story was originally published on June 27. Brockton's season ended Sunday.
BROCKTON, Mass. -- As outfielder Pedro Martinez Jr., first baseman Manny Ramirez Jr., third baseman D'Angelo Ortiz, outfielder Jaden Sheffield and pitcher Kade Foulke chat in the batting cages, general manager Tom Tracey shoos away fans loitering outside Campanelli Stadium, hoping to get a glimpse of the players known collectively as "The Sons."
"Brockton High School is next door," Tracey says. "There are always people hanging around trying to see what's happening here."
Indeed, word has been spreading around New England.