DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Kudos and controversy come in the same breath today for a little league team from the Bronx. The team is at New York city Hall this hour to receive the key to the city. There's a live picture there for you. Despite losing the U.S. championship over the weekend, there's an undertone to the celebration. A dispute has arisen over the team's hot young pitcher. CNN's Jason Carroll joins us live now from city hall. Jason, not so good to be allegedly 14 in this case.</s>JASON CARROLL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Not good at all, is it? That pitcher that you were talking about is Danny Almonte. We've seen some of the team members come through just a few moments ago. We're in the back right now meeting with the mayor of New York City. As you said, there's a controversy surrounding this whole situation. There is a debate over Danny's age. Danny and his family, as well as his team members, say that he is 12 years old, and as you know, Daryn, that is the legal limit to play Little League. But a reporter for "Sports Illustrated" obtained a copy of a birth certificate from Dominican Republic, which is where Danny is from, and according to that birth certificate, Danny is 14, not 12. So what we have sort of a debate going back and forth about how old this kid is. Right, we are waiting for this celebration to get under way. As you said, the team members will receive a key to the city. In addition to that, they'll also receive a proclamation from the city from the mayor as well. And then later on in the day, they will ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange. So again, lots of celebrations going on out here, and lots of controversy as well -- Daryn.</s>KAGAN: All right, Jason, when the ceremony begins, we will be there live at New York City Hall. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Kudos and Controversy Come in Same Breath Today for Little League Team from Bronx