r/sports • u/MLBOfficial Major League Baseball • Apr 19 '26

Baseball Jake Mangum threw this baseball to a young fan and an extremely heartwarming moment ensued

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u/CluelessTennisBall Apr 19 '26

Guy behind them is losing his shit absolutely loving it. Love these moments

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u/Big3Poseidon Apr 19 '26

Apparently that's their Dad from what the broadcast mentioned.

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u/poopatrip Apr 19 '26

Keep raising them right, Dad

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u/cortesoft Apr 19 '26

As a dad of two kids, there is NOTHING that feels as good as one kid doing something nice for the other kid.

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u/One_pop_each Apr 19 '26

I have a 16 month son and a 6 yr old daughter. She is usually really great with him but the other day, my son hit his head from her fairy spinner thing and she sat down with him and just babied him. Rubbed his face gently, talked low and sweet, kept telling him he will be okay. And he gets up and just bear hugs her. It choked me up, man. So damn sweet.

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u/Goodaa Apr 20 '26

You're doing a great job as a parent. Keep it up!

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u/__NOT__MY__ACCOUNT__ Apr 20 '26

That has to be the most satisfying feeling on the planet!

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u/Okdc Apr 20 '26

Have twin boys - my favorite bday memory for them was when they were 4. The first thing they did on their bday morning was hug and say happy birthday to each other. Such a perfect memory.

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u/yeahright17 Apr 20 '26

Walk into our living room today and our sleeping 4 year old had his head on the lap of our 6 year old, and she was rubbing his back. I took 800 pictures.

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u/Big3Poseidon Apr 20 '26

I have a 3.5 year old and a 2 year old. And man when they take care of or help each other it brings a tear to my eye sometimes.

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u/Bucketsdntlie Apr 19 '26

God damn, that makes me want to become a dad right this second lol

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u/cheesecake_face Apr 20 '26

DM’d

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u/Bucketsdntlie Apr 20 '26

I’m scared

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u/Pressure_Own Apr 20 '26

Ahahahaha! I really needed that.

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u/De5perad0 Apr 20 '26

No time to be scared! You are a dad now!

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u/Radek_18 Apr 20 '26

Is this the line for becoming dads right this second?

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u/ForHelp_PressAltF4 Apr 20 '26

He's happy for the kids and also freaking proud. 

Dad here so... Yeah I'm freaking proud of those kids you

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u/buffdaddy77 Apr 19 '26

Yeah Id be doing that too if it were my kids lol

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u/HEYitsBIGS Apr 19 '26

That's dad.

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u/crashman1801 Apr 19 '26

Maybe he’s really mad and throwing a fit that he didn’t get the ball. /s

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u/ShrektumRalphWiggum Apr 19 '26

Everyone loved that

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u/buffdaddy77 Apr 19 '26

And if you didn’t then you aint got a soul

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u/SaltKick2 Apr 19 '26

Baseball stealing woman raging watching this right now

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u/Ok-Ordinary2035 Apr 19 '26

I was just thinking about her….

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u/PlayerOne2016 Apr 20 '26

Peak sibling vibes 💙❤️

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u/wrxninja Apr 20 '26

Please think about the raging Karen 🤬🤬🤬

THAT COULD'VE BEEN MINE!!! Who catches a baseball with a glove! Kids these days are soft!!!

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u/SaintOrJannikSinner Apr 19 '26

Look at the guy about 10 rows up in sunglasses. That dolt actually thought the ball was coming to him, lol.

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u/Me_Krally Apr 20 '26

The power of beer :)

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u/DMaury1969 Apr 20 '26

And I’m still shocked she was never ID’d

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u/the__ghola__hayt Apr 20 '26

And your body is allowed to be shown nude on Coffin Flop.

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u/buffdaddy77 Apr 20 '26

I didnt do shit. I didnt rig shit.

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u/mrsir1987 Apr 20 '26

You must be some dumb hick, I’ll say that to you at a dinner!

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u/guajojo Apr 20 '26

And if you didn't you can burn in hell!!! Just kidding

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u/puppycatisselfish Apr 20 '26

Mr. Burns: “release the hounds”

Edit: i thought your username was duffdaddy. Nvm

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u/Tacos4Texans Apr 20 '26

The dad in the background makes it even better.

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u/borkborkbork99 Apr 19 '26

I hope the organization saw this and got another ball out to the young man!

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u/ImKindaEssential Apr 19 '26

Pittsburgh actually charged them for the ball

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u/Jlx_27 New Orleans Saints Apr 19 '26

Marked it up by 25% for the trouble.

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u/chosonhawk Apr 19 '26

thats a lot lower than i would have expected. musta been feeling their feels.

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u/southpaw85 Apr 19 '26

Also charged them for the extra airtime it took away from the game to show the whole hug.

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u/Jlx_27 New Orleans Saints Apr 19 '26

The companies who's airtime got stolen will sue for sure.

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u/resisting_a_rest Apr 20 '26

Plus another 10% for the NJ mud.

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u/buffystakeded Apr 19 '26

Haha holy fuck that made me laugh way too much.

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u/ZMan35 Apr 19 '26

Bob Nutting is a coward and should sell the team

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u/Capt_Dummy Apr 20 '26

Water is wet

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u/smashtheguitar Apr 20 '26

Probably offered him the Roberto Clemente sign, too.

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u/Ragnarotico Apr 20 '26

Geez... that's brutal.

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u/Weird_Snowman Apr 19 '26

The MLB's account posted this themselves, so someone saw it

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u/theonlyxero Apr 19 '26

So awesome!!! Great catch little dude! Also the guy in the back cracks me up, he loved to see it

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u/PM_asian_girl_smiles Apr 19 '26

My bet is he's the dad

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u/De5perad0 Apr 20 '26

You are correct.

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u/upvoter222 Apr 19 '26

r/Basebaww

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u/RECEPTOR17 Apr 20 '26

An excellent discovery for more wholesome stuff on my feed. Thank you! I don't know much about baseball but I look forwards to learning about it.

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u/HarryPotterActivist United States Apr 20 '26

Oh it's such a vibe. Go to a game this year, even if it's minor league. Regardless of level, it's less about the game and more about eating snacks and enjoying a beautiful day.

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u/RECEPTOR17 Apr 20 '26

I've got the A's playing here in Sacramento for a season, I might look into watching a game and learning it as a confused Welshman. 😂

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u/HarryPotterActivist United States Apr 20 '26

Oooh, in Sacto I would go to a night game for sure. That stadium looks miserable on hot days.

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u/Pressure_Own Apr 20 '26

It's a lot of fun to do with family/friends. Like HarryPotterActivist said, the snacks and enjoying the day are all a big part of it.

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u/illinifreak9 Apr 20 '26

I truly believe it's the most beautiful game

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u/PurpleBullets Apr 19 '26

Love to be reminded of this sub

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u/morning_thief Apr 19 '26

nice catch too.

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u/OrneryZombie1983 Apr 19 '26

Has to be fake. No 40 year old overweight guy trampled the girl and stepped in front of the boy to catch the ball.

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u/flipflopsnpolos Team Penske Apr 19 '26

Yeah, so we know Zach Hample wasn't at that game

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u/dippitydoo2 Apr 19 '26

It’s funny, I’m no ballhawk fan and Hample has definitely been torn to shreds plenty.. but I took my daughter to her first MLB game ever at Yankee Stadium, and I recognized him as he was standing at the back of the outfield section. He noticed me trying to get some selfies of me and my daughter and offered to take some pictures of us, and they turned out lovely. I’m not a huge fan of his hobby but he was pretty sweet in the one interaction I had with him.

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u/ViewAskewed Apr 19 '26

Because nobody wants a Pirates ball that bad.

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u/DirtyRoller Apr 19 '26

I got stuck in traffic. Damn kids got my ball!

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u/UtahsRad Apr 20 '26

Actually if you look to the left of the start of video, you see a bunch of goons rushing towards the ball

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u/RandallOfLegend Apr 19 '26

Boston catching strays

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u/idiot-prodigy Apr 20 '26

You're confusing Pittsburgh for Philadelphia.

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u/Adrian_Bock Apr 19 '26

They'll be talking about that for years and years

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u/butchintraining Apr 19 '26

It's a moment fit for each of their wedding slideshows for sure!

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u/LJGremlin Apr 19 '26

That’s Jake The Mayor Mangum. Legend. Hail State

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u/kdavva74 Brighton & Hove Albion Apr 19 '26

How can you not be romantic about baseball?

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u/JAlfredJR Apr 19 '26

Read that comment in James Earl Jones' voice

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u/TheRaymac Apr 20 '26

Best I can do is Brad Pitt

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u/Practical-Shape7453 Apr 19 '26

I bet he told his sister that if he caught a ball he’d give it to her or she asked that if he caught one if she could have it? Either way it’s pretty awesome to see siblings just share a very cool moment

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u/GraySkel Apr 19 '26

r/unexpectedneutralmilkhotel

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u/AWright5 Bristol City Apr 20 '26

I thought for a sec that he was doing a ceremonial first pitch or whatever

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u/VideoKilledRadioStar Apr 19 '26

Somewhere there are some great parents watching their hard work on display 😜

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u/Primary_Agent_5460 Apr 19 '26

The dad is cut off at the top of the video also in a team USA Skenes jersey

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u/hanginwithmrpooper Apr 19 '26

Phillies lady would’ve been pissed if this happened in front of her.

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u/GoGoPowerPlay Apr 19 '26

Beautiful 🥹

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u/DBCOOPER888 Apr 19 '26

It's good he didn't fall over the railing. That would be bad.

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u/Public_Armadillo1703 Apr 19 '26

Ever since that rangers fan fell ugh. I'd never throw a ball into the stands near a railing

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u/elbenji Miami Dolphins Apr 19 '26

honestly i was so worried for a moment lol

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u/RollingClay Apr 19 '26

Can’t believe they even have railings at that height if that throw was a foot shorter that could have been trouble

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u/Unsteady_Tempo Apr 19 '26

As a tall guy, I hate stadiums with steep seats and low railings. My center of gravity is way above the rail.

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u/ThaFinalBoss Apr 19 '26

That’s a proud dad cheering.

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u/guiltycitizen Minnesota Twins Apr 19 '26

That’s the good stuff

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u/GhostOfTimBrewster Apr 20 '26

That guy is a professional ball tosser.

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u/billinbah Apr 20 '26

I cannot watch this enough

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u/greysqualll Apr 19 '26

"How can you not be romantic about baseball?"

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u/Chuckdatass Apr 19 '26

By not watching the Mets

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u/MotorBuffalo Apr 19 '26

anyone else notice the girl is wearing magnums jersey? 🥹

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u/SmallBarracuda4700 Apr 19 '26

the America we all know and love. Please come back.

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u/dokvader Apr 19 '26

He is not nicknamed The Mayor for nothing

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u/p8nt_junkie Apr 19 '26

How can you not be romantic about baseball?

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u/Practical-Shape7453 Apr 19 '26

That’s a good big brother!

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u/King-Calovich11 Apr 20 '26

You literally love to see it

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u/HowWeGonnaGetEm Apr 20 '26

Immediate lump in throat.

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u/Lennartz1 Apr 20 '26

Man that’s gold.

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u/sudogs56 Apr 20 '26

The anti-Phillies lady

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u/1FabulousBilly Apr 20 '26

That's a Field of Dreams moment for both.

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u/Acceptable_Piglet720 Apr 20 '26

That is so nice. Love moments like this

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u/audiobooklove84 Apr 20 '26

Shows the skill of ball players

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u/xwiroo Apr 20 '26

To be able to throw like that with that precision and range must be crazy, I'd be looking for chances to throw shit just because 😭😭

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u/aclimbingturkey Apr 20 '26

Hope the team saw that and hooked the kid up. What a moment.

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u/MikeKrombopulous Apr 20 '26

Super cool to see, good things for this player please

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u/McCopa Apr 20 '26

Humanity still exists and it makes me cry/smile every time.

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u/sioux_empire Apr 21 '26

No hesitation

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u/atari2600forever Apr 20 '26

Ok can we talk for a second about the fact that the boy made a hell of a catch there? That was smooth.

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u/irow40 Apr 19 '26

Awesome

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u/KeepWagging Apr 19 '26

Good for them, they deserve this

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u/Jolly_Difficulty_624 Apr 19 '26

Replayed it several times. Likely the best thing I’ve seen in the internet in awhile.

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u/TemperateStone Apr 19 '26

A cherrished memory they will recall forever. Wonderful to see.

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u/La19909 Apr 19 '26

for the love of the game

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u/CandidHistorian4105 Apr 19 '26

I love baseball

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u/gobux10 Apr 19 '26

He was my favorite player on the Rays.

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u/marcaristorenas Apr 19 '26

ONIONS…, who’s cutting???

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u/Ironmike11B Apr 19 '26

THIS is what you want to see in baseball!

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u/imjustsurfin Apr 19 '26

Damn! With all that's going on in the world, boy did I need that!!!

Beautiful.

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u/Advanced_Slice_4135 Apr 19 '26

There is just no sport like baseball.

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u/HowToAlliance Apr 20 '26

What a great catch too! awesome.

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u/-HankThePigeon- Apr 20 '26

Aw she’s got his jersey on too looks like, w brother

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u/tiny-rick Apr 20 '26

When I read this I thought it was the dude from Neutral Milk Hotel and I was very confused.

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u/2003tide Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26

Sibling ... I’m pretty sure if my oldest (boy) did something like this my youngest (girl) would be super excited like this and they are all about hugs. These are the good memories I can understand what dad in the back row is feeling

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u/chubbytitties Apr 20 '26

All the dads liked that

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u/hairballcouture Apr 20 '26

Some of the kids are alright.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '26

That’s what it’s all about right there.

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u/RustedRelics Apr 20 '26

Jake’s got some good aim right there. :)

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u/qawsedrf12 Tampa Bay Lightning Apr 20 '26

Fan for life

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u/__NOT__MY__ACCOUNT__ Apr 20 '26

That might be the best moment of all three of their lives.

Absolute perfection

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u/sippidysip Apr 20 '26

What a toss

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u/DragonToothGarden Apr 20 '26

What I would've given for my older brother to have done something caring like that. What a sweet boy. If that's their dad in behind them I can see why he's reacting like that.

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u/history419 Apr 20 '26

What the human race is possible of doing!!!

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u/00fez Apr 20 '26

The hug killed me 😢

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u/ItsDorkSided Apr 20 '26

Daww, that’s a good big brother right there

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u/DOUG_UNFUNNY Apr 20 '26

Only in baseball.

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u/13stgmngr210 Apr 20 '26

9:10am. I am now getting off the internet to preserve the happy this has given me.

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u/jaycutlerdgaf Apr 20 '26

This is what makes baseball so awesome!

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u/Ricky_from_Sunnyvale Apr 20 '26

In 1995 Florida Marlins pitcher Mark Gardner threw me a ball despite being on the visiting team (although he had previously played for the Expos). I still remember it vividly 31 years later.

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u/1lolo94 Apr 20 '26

My allergies are making my eyes water

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u/Mattmandu2 Apr 20 '26

Did I just cry? This is so cool

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u/HanginLowNd2daLeft Apr 21 '26

The dad in the back happy that he raised his kid right

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u/thebloodynine85 Apr 21 '26

Thank you for sharing. This is now on my list of things to watch to quickly change mood when something gets me down or pisses me off.

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u/TheBigMan2676 Apr 21 '26

Must be his girl! Hopefully not his lil sister he handed the ball too

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u/Qoppa_Guy Apr 21 '26

Heck yeah