If you’re at a sporting event, getting involved with the game in some way has to be the ultimate dream. In baseball this is made possible by catching a balle hit by a batter.
There’s just one piece of advice to listen to if this happens to you: don’t hand the freshly caught baseball to your three-year-old daughter – she may just throw it back on the field.
This incident happened during a Phillies vs. Nationals game on Tuesday night. Steve Monforto spectacularly caught a foul ball from Jayson Werth at Citizens Bank Park, and then handed it to his young daughter.
Unfortunately for him, but much to the delight of surrounding fans and the commentators of the game, she promptly threw the ball back on to the field. And who can blame her, as that’s probably what she had been taught to do.
His reaction is great, hugging rather than shouting at his daughter. And he was apparently handed a ball signed by the team later to more than make up for it.
