LEXINGTON, Mass. - Ask anyone at Lexington High School in Massachusetts about Sal Frelick and you'll hear the same thing repeated about the Brewers outfielder who's on the verge of winning the World Series. They won't talk about the athlete, they'll talk about the person.

I had the pleasure of coaching Sal when he was here at Lexington High School," said Jason Rajotte, Assistant baseball coach,  "and he was a pleasure to be around on a daily basis."

"Sal Frelick shows up," said Naomi Martin, Lexington High School Athletic Director, "he shows up for his teammates, for his fans, for his family, and for the people that are most important to him, and Lexington, this community, our unified athletes."

The Unified Basketball Program at Lexington High School is made up of students with intellectual disabilities who play and train with traditional students, and Sal Frelick has always been a part of it, and one of its biggest supporters.

"I would see some of our unified basketball players around campus," said Martin, "I would ask them how they're doing, what they're up to and they would tell me that Sal was coming over to play video games or Sal was coming to their birthday party, and sure enough, Sal Frelick was coming to play video games with Malachi and Christian and Will and Emily, and he was hanging out with them, and it's because he said he would be there."

But even with all his accolades and being a Major League Baseball star, to those in Lexington, he's a hometown kid and a friend.

"He hasn't changed," said Martin, "the uniform has changed, stage has gotten a little bigger, the lights have gotten a little brighter, but he's the Sal that started at Lexington High School, and we really can't wait to watch him place that World Series trophy."

Sal Frelick will get a chance to win baseball's ultimate prize tonight and all of Lexington will be watching their hometown hero.

Proud of where he is, but ready to tell anyone who will listen how proud they are of who he is.