MLB fans watched an epic Father's Day drama unfold after a young Red Sox fan threw a foul ball back
There aren’t many better ways to spend Father’s Day than an afternoon at Fenway Park. It’s a bucket-list trip, and a chance to watch a Red Sox-Yankees game in person should have been a memorable experience for everyone there on Sunday.
One family, in particular, will leave the game with a lifelong memory, but probably not for the reasons they expected.
Early on in the ballgame, a foul ball made its way into the upper deck at Fenway Park. The fan who caught the ball was an adult, and he briefly looked around for a kid to hand the ball off to. The great gesture, though, almost immediately backfired for that young kid and his family.
BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTAL pic.twitter.com/ycgRjNdB7H
— The Pesky Report (35-35) (@PeskyReport) June 18, 2023
The kid took the baseball and threw the ball off the upper deck with almost no hesitation. Dad saw that look in his son’s eyes and tried to stop the throw, but it was too late. That baseball was gone. But keep an eye on how the big brother reacted. He was distraught. He couldn’t believe his younger brother would actually throw away a baseball like that.
The NESN broadcast caught the entire ordeal on camera. And once mom returned with a couple hard seltzers after missing the initial fiasco, she was treated to both her sons having a meltdown.
Lil man is absolutely pissed pic.twitter.com/CEQ62P3VW1
— The Pesky Report (35-35) (@PeskyReport) June 18, 2023
By that point, the dad’s phone appeared to be blowing up because, again, the sequence was on camera! The Red Sox were able to get them new baseballs and jersey. So, hopefully big bro will let his little brother off the hook.
¿Una pelota y un jersey firmado por Kenley Jansen? Es hora de llevar a mis sobrinos a Fenway pic.twitter.com/jc4tce4Kok
— La Nación Red Sox (@lanacionboston) June 18, 2023
the family i was posting about before just got a signed jersey from Kenley Jansen and a brand spanking new baseball.
shoutout @NESN and @WebsterOnTV for helping the family out and making their day special
— Depressed Red Sox Fan (@_Dannypierce04) June 18, 2023
Still, it all made for compelling television. They’ll probably look back and laugh about it one day like the rest of MLB Twitter.