Being a ball person — who is responsible for gathering foul balls and giving them to fans or storing them — is a tough job.
Sometimes, it’s diving plays that don’t go right or miscues that are broadcast everywhere.
That’s the case here. On Thursday night, Freddie Freeman hit a line drive that was called fair in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ eventual win over the Miami Marlins. But the Marlins’ ball dude gathered up the ball and chucked it into the stands, thinking it was fair.
Nope. Whoops. Mookie Betts eventually came in to score, and maybe he wouldn’t have if it wasn’t touched?
The Marlins ball boy rocketed this fair ball into the stands 😠pic.twitter.com/uCw2wOV2PG
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) September 8, 2023
It’s OK! It happens!