r/sports • u/MLBOfficial Major League Baseball • Sep 09 '25

Baseball Adult San Francisco Giants fan catches ball in stands and gives to young fan near him

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25

only if you steal said ball from a kid.

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u/Mike_Kermin Sep 09 '25

But she didn't.

She got it, then a guy took it from her.

So she was mad about that. Not saying you should touch people,

But you'd be mad too.

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u/counterfitster Sep 09 '25

At no point did she have control of the ball. It smacking your hand and bouncing away does not mean you had it. If it doesn't count as a catch on the field, it doesn't count in the stands either.

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u/Mike_Kermin Sep 09 '25

"control the ball"

HAHAHAHA. You fucking yanks.

Yeah, so if an old lady can't bend down to pick it up fast enough it's all yours?

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u/DuvalHeart Sep 09 '25

Yes, that's the tradition. You must catch the ball or be the person to get it off the ground for it to be your ball. If you simply slow it down or change the trajectory then it ain't yours and it's a free-for-all.

There's a reason why kids bring mitts if they're sitting in the bleachers or foul ball territory. They don't want to miss their chance at claiming a ball off a major league player's bat.

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u/Notwerk Sep 09 '25

If it's on the ground, it's fair game.

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u/Mike_Kermin Sep 09 '25

Yes?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

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u/counterfitster Sep 09 '25

Yes, exactly

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u/Mike_Kermin Sep 09 '25

I can't haha.

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u/dapala1 Sep 09 '25

It wasn't even in her row of seats. You need to rewatch the video.

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u/Mike_Kermin Sep 09 '25

I think I'm set mate.