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Friday’s Hot Clicks: Kid Throws Home Run Back as Disappointed Dad Watches Helplessly
Nooooo!!!
Catching a visitor’s home run ball puts a fan in a tricky spot. On the one hand, you just secured a once-in-a-lifetime souvenir and you’d like to keep it. On the other hand, every one sitting around you wants you to throw it back.
One kid in Anaheim made the latter choice after an Alex Bregman blast and all his father could do was watch.
The look on the dad’s face is priceless. He can’t believe what his kid just did after he made a spectacular grab to give him a rare souvenir. And Bregman is one of the good guys! He’s wearing the same shirt as you! It would be slightly more forgiveable if he threw back an Angels homer instead of one from a player you’re actually rooting for.
Luckily, the kid’s arm wasn’t powerful enough to launch the ball all the way back onto the field and so Angels security was able to reunite him with the ball. That, along with the fact that MLB shared the video, makes the moment that much more memorable.
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