Mets third baseman Todd Frazier, proud New Jerseyan that he is, has been keeping an eye on the Garden State squad that just reached the Little League World Series.
Turns out they’ve been watching him for a lot longer. Matter of fact, the team wouldn’t even exist without him.
Elmora Youth Little League manager Jairo Labrador told The Post that it was Frazier’s exploits back in 1998 — leading Toms River (NJ) to the Little League World Series title — that inspired Elizabeth (NJ) to form Elmora, which was chartered the very next year.
And while Frazier had been rooting for Elmora and even retweeting pregame messages from the team’s account, he had no idea of the impact he’d had on their history, and was moved to find out.