For UK fan Buddy McArter,
“You actually get to see the personality of the players. When you get to talk to people and you can say ‘this guy is very personable’… you can say yes I’ve met them, and I know. Then when you watch them play ball, that’s the family part.”
That family also extends to the fellow campers. McArter and his tent neighbors have known each other for the past seven years. They only reunite each year at the Campout. He also gets autographs from all of the players, which he says he’ll pass down to his children, the next generation of “crazy” UK fans.