Cubs’ Willson Contreras surprises 11-year-old “best friend” with Down syndrome at school

Cubs’ Willson Contreras surprises 11-year-old “best friend” with Down syndrome at school

Eleven-year-old Daniel Rodriquez, an Advocate Children’s Hospital patient with Down syndrome, was surprised by his BFF, Willson Contreras, during his first week back to school.

The Cubs catcher stopped by Enger School in Franklin Park, Ill., to visit Daniel and over 60 of his classmates as a part of a Back-To-School surprise by Advocate Children’s Hospital.

Willson took photos, played games and even ate lunch with the children in their classroom.

Willson and Daniel first hit it off when the Cubs star met the super fan at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge a few years ago. They reconnected last February during Spring Training in Mesa, and Willson even helped Daniel celebrate his 10th birthday at Wrigley Field.

Watch the tear-filled reunion on Facebook Live below:

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  1. This is so awesome that a sports figure can make such an effort to bring joy to this boy and his family. Nice article!

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Caitlin Ruiz
Caitlin Ruiz

Caitlin Ruiz, health enews contributor, is a social media manager at Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care. She earned her BA in broadcast journalism from Columbia College Chicago. When she isn't Facebooking, Instagramming or Tweeting, Caitlin enjoys producing videos, watching scary movies and attending as many Chicago Blackhawks games and country concerts as she can.