MLB Fan Accidentally Moons Entire Stadium Trying to Catch Foul Ball
A full moon was on display Tuesday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, and just about everyone saw it, even though The Trop is a domed stadium.
The unfortunate scene unfolded in the top of the 9th inning between the Chicago Cubs and the Tampa Bay Rays. Matt Shaw was at the plate for the Cubs, facing a 1-1 count with two outs. The Cubs were leading, 9-2.
Yoendrys Gómez threw the next pitch, which Shaw fouled off down the first base line. The camera followed the ball, which landed near an empty row occupied by a lone fan.
To the fan's credit, he had a glove. Unfortunately, he got twisted trying to keep his eye on the ball. The fan then fell over, reaching for the loose ball.
He got so twisted in the process that, somehow, his pants came down his backside, exposing everything to the crowd and anyone watching on Marquee Sports Network, the Cubs' home network.
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"Ooh. Everybody okay down there?" - Jim Deshaies
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Boog Sciambi stayed silent after seeing a full moon ☠️ https://t.co/Wc0sBnJ1bT
The Announcers Went Quiet
After the awkward visual, Cubs analyst Jim Deshaies asked, "Everybody OK down there?"
But the silence from the booth right after was deafening. The fans, however, appeared to be fully aware of what had just unfolded before their very eyes.
The Cubs' play-by-play announcer, Jon Sciambi, didn't say a word after cameras caught the full moon.
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"Fly ball down the right side, and it'll twist off foul," Sciambi says, before going silent for a solid 62 seconds before he uttered a word.
Jomboy, the popular baseball media company, posted the clip on Instagram, and the comments were quite predictable.
"[The broadcasters] muted their mics cuz they were cracking up. No pun intended," one comment read. Another fan added, "What is this, the Artemis live feed?"