Orioles Fan Makes an All-Time, BBQ-Assisted Foul Ball Snag

You just don’t know what you’re going to see when you go to the ballpark.

No trip to Oriole Park at Camden Yards is complete without a stop at Boog’s BBQ. Owned by Orioles Hall of Famer and former All-Star first baseman Boog Powell, the establishment is located on Eutaw Street behind right field and is a popular destination through Orioles home games.

And, as the baseball gods would have it, Thursday’s game against the Astros featured a divine meeting between a foul ball and BBQ sauce.

During the bottom of the fourth inning, left fielder Ryan O’Hearn fouled a ball into the stands down the right field line. After taking a deflection or two, the ball settled in a most unusual place directly into the food tray of an unsuspecting fan.

The result? A sauced-stained souvenir and a moment that will live on for ages.

Shoutout to the fan at the Orioles game that had a foul ball bounce into his BBQ pic.twitter.com/3SzsCJBt90

— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) August 10, 2023

Despite urging from the broadcast booth to lick the sauce off the ball, the fan resisted, missing an opportunity to seize what would have been an all-time foul ball moment. Instead, he’ll settle for a sturdy round of applause—and, hopefully, a complimentary replacement tray of BBQ.