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Surprise! James Beresford's parents traveled 25 hours from Australia to come see his Twins debut

It's September, which means it's time to call up Minor Leaguers, which also means it's time for parents to finally see their sons realize their greatest dreams.
We saw (and probably cried) when Trevor Williamsgot his first big league win for the Pirates and gave the game ball to his dad -- and before the Twins' 6-5 win over the Royals on Wednesday there was another tear-jerking moment.
After 10 seasons and 1,070 Minor League games (third-most active without a callup), Australian-born infielder James Beresford was called up to the Twins. His parents, of course, were in Australia, so seeing their son before his first game in Minnesota would simply be out of th -- welp:

According to MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger, Beresford's parents, Ian and Chris, worked with Twins director of communications/former player Dustin Morse to surprise their son before the game at Target Field. More from Beresford himself:
"It was pretty neat how it all happened. They got in touch with Dustin and I guess Dustin and my dad went back and forth. It was pretty cool way of doing it. I got a player card and Dustin said he had it and was giving to me at some stage. Then Doz told me to go in the hot tub. I wasn't going to say no to him. I thought it was a bit weird, but I got into the hot tub with Doz for about five minutes. Got out and Doz told me had to help out with getting the players card and that I had to go outside to sign something. So, it was pretty neat how it all happened."
How long are they staying? 
"We briefly spoke about it out there, but I think it's a decent period of 10 days so they plan to come to Detroit and New York. My mom is retired. My dad is still working, but I guess he told his boss: deal with it or I'm done with work."
You go, Dad. Berseford didn't play on Wednesday, but hopefully they see their son get some time in the next couple of series.


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