‘You shouldn’t have…’ Fans get into heated online debate over LA Dodgers fan refusing to give kid a ball
· Yahoo Sports
The age-old debate on whether an older fan should hand a kid a baseball if they catch it in the stands has resurfaced once again after an incident during Dodgers-Braves series.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Wednesday to clinch their third consecutive NLCS berth. Andy Pages came through for the team, with Max Muncy also homering during the clash. But possibly the biggest viral moment of the series came away from the field.
One of the things baseball fans look forward to the most when they go to watch the games live is an opportunity to catch a baseball to take it home. It is every fan’s dream as a kid to get a ball from the game. This can cause some conflict at times, and that’s exactly what happened with one Dodgers fan.
MLB fans can’t agree if older fans should give baseballs they catch to little children who ask for them
During Game 3 of the Dodgers-Braves clash, a clip went viral with one fan in a Yoshinobu Yamamoto jersey seemingly excited about having caught a ball. The people filming the video were asking him to give it to a young fan nearby, but the fan refused, saying he was keeping it.
This led to a lot of fans giving their verdict on what the ‘right thing to do’ in that moment is. While some thought that people should be allowed to keep a ball they caught fair and square, others suggested that it is always better to make a child’s day instead.
“Normalize keeping the ball if you caught it fair and square,” one fan said. “Agreed. Catch it clean and it’s yours. Nice gesture if you want to give a kid. Not an obligation,” a second fan added. “No obligation to give someone else’s kid a gift. Let their parents go buy a ball in the pro shop,” a third fan said.
There was another side to the debate. “What are you as a grown adult gonna do with a baseball? Give it to a kid – make his day,” a fourth fan wrote. “You shouldn’t have kept it to yourself, it would mean a lot more to the kid,” another commented. “Pretty pathetic, give it to the kids,” a sixth fan claimed.
There doesn’t seem to be a consensus on what the right answer is in this scenario. It does seem like a question of personal choice. All fans were children once, and it’s not every time that one can get their hands on a baseball from a playoff game.
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