New Jersey Little Leaguer cleared to play after being suspended for 'unsportsmanlike' bat flip

The 12-year-old Little Leaguer who faced suspension from his team’s first state tournament game for flipping his bat after hitting a game-winning home run will be allowed to play Thursday night. Marco Rocco of Haddonfield, New Jersey, tossed his bat in the air on July 16 after his sixth-inning, two-run homer in the final of the sectional tournament. The family sought an emergency temporary restraining order that would allow him to play in the New Jersey state tournament that starts on Thursday.