Aaron Durley towers over the competition at the Little League World Series.
"I was standing next to him and I was up to his elbows," one player said after meeting Saudi Arabia's 6-foot-8 13-year-old Aaron Durley at the Little League World Series. The 13-year-old first baseman for Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, stands an imposing 6-feet-8 and weighs 256 pounds.
At the secluded dorms where teams stay during the tournament, Durley has become as much of an attraction as the pool, the pingpong table and the video arcade.
But Durley, who played at the series last year, too - when he was a mere 6-foot-4 - is crystal-clear about his top priority in South Williamsport.
"I'm more confident this year, ready to do what I need to do," Durley said after a practice. "Hit the ball out."
Fittingly, his favorite major leaguer is David "Big Papi" Ortiz, the Boston slugger.
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