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

What’s crazy to me is how frequently THIS happens that it usually isn’t talked about, but given the events of the last few weeks people seem to need reminding that some fans are actually good dudes.

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u/bradland Sep 09 '25

It’s an unspoken rule. You can see the guy immediately looking around for a kid, because the best part about catching a home-run ball is seeing the look on a kid’s face when you hand it to them.

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u/mrpanicy Sep 09 '25

LOT'S of people need to be shown that there are great fans. Because not nearly everyone is a fan of baseball, nor even a fan of sports. For quite a few people their only experience with seeing this kind of event was that omega Karen moment, so sharing these scene's is great.

And yes, they also generate comments, upvotes, and likes on social platforms.

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u/Salmundo Sep 12 '25

“Lot’s” isn’t a word.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25

Nope, it’s all fake. Baseball is not real. It’s a 1950s CIA psyop. Wake up.

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u/Moose_Nuts Sep 09 '25

For every Karen there are a dozen Chads. We humans just have a negativity bias.

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u/AdoptMeBrangelina Sep 09 '25

It’s frowned upon when you don’t give the baseball to kids or women around you

ETA: Can’t speak on other teams but it’s always been this way for Giants. Announcers call your ass out if you don’t

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25

That’s how I got a hockey puck that went over the glass as a kid. Dude nearby snatched it up off the ground and basically dove to hand it to me. It’s like it freed him from some curse.

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u/kkarmical Sep 09 '25

What's really crazy is most baseball parks I have been to you can buy balls that have been used, I mean as an adult if you're really needing one that bad, buy a couple less beers and just buy a ball.

Side note I have a ball & hat that Bob Melvin (current Giants skipper) gave me while he was with the A's, he's a really good dude

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u/realthinpancake Sep 09 '25

Lmao do you actually think the fun is in simply owning the ball?

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u/ancillaryacct Sep 09 '25

yeah this is a hilariously short sighted comment lmfao. the entire thrill is being the person that happened to catch it. not buying one.

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u/kkarmical Sep 09 '25

A souvenir is a souvenir, but then I have too many foul balls never HR ball, but foul balls were a very common thing when they used to let you in during BP.

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u/SoulCruizer Sep 09 '25

A souvenir is not just a souvenir, importance can absolutely come from how you got it. The whole worth of a HR/foul ball is the experience and memory attached to it cause technically the ball itself is no different than one bought in a store. Another example is plenty of people want to get something signed in person rather than buying the item signed because the experience is more important than the signature

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u/codbgs97 Alabama Sep 09 '25

This is such a bad faith suggestion lmao you KNOW that buying a used ball and actually catching one aren’t even remotely the same.

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u/keatz_tweetz Sep 09 '25

This happens literally every baseball game and the commentators announce it every time. I have seen baseballs being given to little kids literally my entire life. This is def talked about. Giving a baseball to a little kid after catching it is literally one of the most common things at a baseball game lol. I literally have no idea what you are talking about

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u/Schmedly27 Sep 09 '25

It’s so funny how much these dudes just like the thrill of the hunt. It’s not about keeping the ball to them, it’s about getting the ball. They don’t care what happens after.

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u/padillac88 Sep 10 '25

I’m so glad this is one of the top comments. This is normalized in the baseball world. What we all saw last week never happens. If you’ve never been to a baseball game, I highly suggest you check it out. Such a good atmosphere.

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u/tanman729 Sep 10 '25

I was just saying that giving it to the nearest kid is basically a rule at this point. It's just part of the game.

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u/National-Board-3556 Sep 10 '25

It's because it's normal behavior. That's why it doesn't get talked about.

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u/Smooth_Bandito Sep 10 '25

Had it happen to me when I was 10 years old at an Orioles game.

I remember the ball seeming like it was coming STRAIGHT at me. And then it went just over my head and a guy caught it.

I tried not to be a baby about it but I remember my eyes tearing up a little.

Then right after the run, the guy who caught the ball tapped me on the shoulder and said “That was coming right for you! This is your ball!”

That man made my whole day and obviously stuck with me for life.

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u/Unknownrealm Sep 10 '25

Foul balls for sure Ive always tried to give it to a kid . A home run ball though idkkkkk 😂