'Scumbag': Man's 'shameful' act shocks baseball world
An official MLB ball is five ounces of leather, yarn and rubber.
Certain adults still go crazy for them, as one Chicago Cubs fan showed when his team walked off the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday.
Kyle Schwarber bashed his 21st homer of the season in the 10th inning to give the Cubs a 4-3 win.
The ball ended up in the basket hanging over the outfield walls of Wrigley Field.
Two young fans, complete with baseball gloves, had the ball drop right in front of them and tried to reach for it.
As the prize bounced inches away from them, an adult fan sitting next to them stretched over and yanked the ball away.
The fan, sporting a custom ‘Mai Tai Guy’ jersey, then held up the ball for all the cameras to see.
While some social media reports claimed the man caught balls for nearby kids during batting practice, nicking the home run out from in front of a child was a big mistake.
Adult Cubs fan yanks Kyle Schwarber homer ball from two kids @maitaiguy0 #shameful https://t.co/hhyIeaZhgn
— Dave Jorg (@DJorgAZ) July 17, 2019
Then there’s the scumbag who got the ball. Stay classy, #Cubs fans. https://t.co/DtjNHC0oFX
— Steinmann (@TheSteinMann) July 17, 2019
It’s Mai Tai Guy. He doesn’t play by society’s rules https://t.co/owrP4bMGGI
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) July 17, 2019
Everything that’s wonderful (Kyle Schwarber) and awful (dolt in a Mai Tai Guy jersey) in the world, all in one moment. https://t.co/U91MT4FHCw
— Michael Castillo (@MichaelCastFS) July 17, 2019
Grow up, Mai Tai Guy.
— Chris Kuc (@ChrisKuc) July 17, 2019
That wasn’t very nice...it’s abt the kids stupid, catch it for them
— physicians transport (@physicianstran1) July 17, 2019
Zero percent chance anyone with a personalized jersey gave the ball to the kid after holding it up like it’s the proudest moment of his life
— Chad Budd (@ChadBudd88) July 17, 2019
Give. Baseballs. To. Children. Always.
— Ben Redder (@bwredder) July 17, 2019
Wrigley Field has seen behavior like this before, as a middle-aged fan seemed to take away a ball tossed to a young fan last season.
It did later emerge that the older fan had apparently helped the same child obtain a ball earlier in the game, but it was still awful to watch.
At the time the Cubs ended up stepping in and giving the young fan a Javier Baez-signed ball, so all was well in the world. We’ll see if they do something similar this time round.
But the reality is, people, it’s a simple rule.
If you find yourself physically competing with a child for something as small as a baseball, re-evaluate your priorities in life.
with Yahoo Sports US