He was paid just $100 for his one-day appearance in professional baseball. Tragically, Gaedel was only 36 years old when he was beaten to death by men who followed him home from his job at a bowling alley.
The clip then shows Paws, presenting a brand new, hot dog to the kid, as if he is at a five-star restaurant, pulling the silver lid off of it. The kid was in shock as he received a brand new hot dog and even gave pause a taste test to make sure it was okay.
The journey of visiting 30 ballparks in a single season is something Mitch says was a dream that his grandfather had and was unable to fulfill before his passing twenty-one years ago.