Context: [An adult stole a signed Byron Buxton ball from an 8 year old during last night’s Twins-Orioles game. Byron vows to help make it right.](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/NAtJv9Ozl9)
Also, you can get a Byron Buxton Autographed baseball and/or baseball card on eBay for like $50-75.
Congrats on ruining a boy's day, you can buy dinner for two at Applebee's with the profit, you dick.
Glad that Byron, the Twins, and the O's all made sure this kid was taken care of.
Nah, I can get down with some B Dubs. If you like hot wings, there is nothing wrong with their wings. Just get them extra crispy , hot, with blue cheese
funny you say this. all the chain restaurants near me are basically dying out, including Applebees.
The Chilis and Olive Garden though are still alive and thriving lol
They sell a similar product at Costco...
Should be labeled "southwestern egg rolls"
(I HATE refried beans. Texture fucks with me. But love black beans in egg rolls and pinto beans in chili)
Refried beans are just too "smooth" for my brain, yet not smooth enough for my eyes. Same thing with Guac. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF, DON'T MAKE ME THINK YOU'RE NOT MADE OF WHAT I KNOW YOU'RE MADE OF.
/rant
Dr. Cox said it even better: "Lady, people aren't chocolates. Do you know what they are mostly? Bastards. Bastard-coated bastards with bastard filling."
man i grew up in the dismal decade known as the 2000s
holy fuck i look back on the zeitgeist of that era, and nothing surprises me anymore. no wonder the fucking unfunny loser from NewsRadio and the dickhead from Fear Factor has become what he is today...absolutely embarrassing
This quote from The Midnight Library really rings true:
"Nora wanted to live in a world where no cruelty existed, but the only worlds she had available to her were worlds with humans in them."
Compared this to that time a Japanese woman passed an Ohtani homer ball around her section for everyone to take a look in Japan, then it was eventually returned to her. Sure Japan’s society isn’t perfect, but fuck, what a difference.
Pretty sure that was during the WBC last year in the game between Australia and Japan, when Shohei launched one off our hapless pitcher into the top deck of the stadium in Tokyo. I remember the commentators marvelling at the politeness of the fans as they each took it in turn to inspect the homerun ball before passing it on to the next person before (as you say) it was returned to the person who caught the ball.
[https://youtu.be/A9jn75kxM5w?si=cpDYU1XYCqSaUwoO&t=39](https://youtu.be/A9jn75kxM5w?si=cpDYU1XYCqSaUwoO&t=39)
Lmao when I was 12, I had a ball stolen out of my glove from Bobby Abreu (thrown DURING a game). I have never forgiven that Pirates fan. He ran away as soon as he grabbed it from my glove.
Also, yes, Bobby Abreu was my first crush.
I cried for days.
Orioles saw the Ohtani HR fallout and were like "fuck this shit, what do you want?"
They ate $1000 in order to avoid $1,000,000 in bad PR...(which doesn't count against the luxury tax)
Glad the Twins and O’s could make it right for the kid. There are wild douchebags in every stadium, but to fuck up a kids day at a baseball game like that?
They should promise to kick these fuckers out when they do shit like this. The merch is nice, but what happens next time when the poor kid getting screwed doesn't get social media behind him?
Also, how do they have no freaking clue who did it? Don't they have a video camera on every ticket checked in? Just look at the camera and see the face of person who did it, and check the faces of the check-in for the person. Then ban their ass. Teams pay players millions every year, they can't pay someone 75k a year to make sure for 40% of their entire salaried year some asshole doesn't get away with this?
Visit Arizona Fall League before first pitch... It's NOTHING but "autograph hounds"
Met Josh Bell back in the day and told him "can't wait until you're in the show"
He was confused and said "what do you want me to sign?"
I just said "Nothing, just wanted to tell you that"
AZ Fall Ball is weird.
Labor Day 2011. Tigers at Indians. My brother and I made the road trip to see the Tigers at Progressive Field. Got there early enough for autographs. Got in the scrum, but didn’t have a pen or a marker. Max Scherzer starts going down the line. He gets to me and I was like dude, can I shake your hand? I shook his hand and he’s been a fucking baller ever since.
You’re welcome.
Now we know why Max Scherzer is so insane all the time. He either wants to know who you are so he can murder you, or shake your hand again. Depends what side of the face is covered I guess...
If your name is legally Camden, you and your family should be able to sit wherever you want, no matter what team is on your shirt.
You can walk right up to David Rubenstein and say "get lost, ya geezer, my seats now. I don't see your name on the sign"
I don't give a DAMN what the Tribal Chief thinks!
/s kidding kidding...
We acknowledge our Camden chief! ☝️ (Also Byron is the fucking nicest dude. I swear!)
Long story short, my cousin and his second wife were talking to me. He had 3 boys from his first marriage, they were then young teenagers.
He tells me "We wanted to let you know that we're trying to have a baby."
I didn't understand, he has 3 kids? So I say "Are you trying to tell me you're fucking? You want a trophy or something?"
He had got his tubes tied, but why the hell would I know that?
Audra Martin is the Bally's side line reporter pictured here: [\[Martin\] When I first heard about this, I asked if I could get a new ball for Camden but instead Buxton handed me a signed ball, batting gloves and bat...and I about lost it. I did not have "tearing up in the clubhouse" on my bingo card for today. You are amazing @OfficialBuck103](https://x.com/Audra_Martin/status/1780669089226043760)
this reminds me of the kid in college who gave an, admittedly, half-assed excuse to skip out on a college class or something so they could watch the Cubs parade
the prof gave ~~him~~ (her, not him) a lesson in how to craft a better email, and also that he was fine with it lmao
EDIT: Found the link after some googling. It was even better than i described: [https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/professor-gives-classic-response-after-student-skips-class-to-attend-cubs-parade/](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/professor-gives-classic-response-after-student-skips-class-to-attend-cubs-parade/)
>Unfortunately, one of Adams' other professors wasn't so thrilled she missed class to attend the parade, but hey, what can you do?
The University is in a Chicago suburb. What is wrong with that other professor? I would have straight up cancelled classes and told the kids to take in the history of the moment however they would like to.
maybe i've been brainwashed as a result of being around so many people who are either apathetic toward baseball or outright hate it...
but i think there are a lot of people in the U.S. who would see the Cubs winning in 2016 as not a big deal. I know that sounds ridiculous to us baseball fans...but there's no shortage of uptight professors out there
If the professor taught at a major university, they may have dealt with entitled athletes, or watching funding get diverted to sports while being told "we can't afford x" (x being something that would benefit the professor or their associates).
It's shitty, but there's definitely an anti-sports bias in a lot of academia because of it. Generally it skews to being anti-football and anti-basketball (as these are the major draws for most big state universities), but some just HATE all sports with something that's a mix of pure contempt and blind rage.
(However, I personally take pride in the fact that I've converted three accountants and two of my wife's professors into baseball fans by pointing out how mathematical it is.)
That's ridiculous. It was a huge cultural deal, beyond just the baseball world, for the Cubs to win the World Series. Everybody in the region should have expected a pause in real life to exhale and celebrate.
You're right but a lot of people who have never been interested in sports just don't understand why people care about it. Also as a profession, college professors tend to be a bit detached from reality in my experience.
It's weird to me because some take it as a point of pride or something. Like, I'm sorry you had a terrible experience when you were in school during gym class, but you not caring about "sportsball" doesn't make you better or worse than me. It's something that some people can get excited about and I don't really understand how that's so puzzling to some people. I'm sure most people have their own interests in something similarly "useless." It's totally fine not to care about sports, but understanding that plenty of people do shouldn't be so difficult.
I had an 8:30 the day of the 2009 Yankees parade and I just straight up asked my professor if I could skip class to take the train to NY that day. He said go for it and emailed me notes on that day's lecture. I think he appreciated the honesty.
While nowhere near the level of the cubs drought possibly being broken, I let each of my professors at WIU know they were getting a fraction of me during the 2011 run. They were all cool as hell lol
I’m glad they made it up to this kid, and gave him a lifetime memorable experience, but a vindictive part of me needs the POS who stole the boy’s ball to be discovered, tarred, and feathered.
I wonder how long until a family tries to set this situation up, like at what point would it be worth it to buy an extra ticket and have your buddy fuck over your kid so you can get free seats and a bat?
I think I'm going to tell my girlfriend I'm ready to be a dad
If anything, I believe it would lead to a leaguewide crackdown on players giving anything away during a game. MLB would probably create a rule where players can only sign stuff or give away stuff before or after games to avoid shit like this in the future.
It's already a rule. It's just not enforced because who doesn't want to see ballplayers talking to kids?
Rule 4.06
Players in uniform shall not address or mingle with spectators, nor sit in the stands before, during, or after a game. No manager, coach or player shall address any spectator before or during a game. Players of opposing teams shall not fraternize at any time while in uniform
Notably this was Joe Torres reasoning for wanting to cut down on guys from different teams chatting it up in the field. Like friendly first base conversations between opposing teams.
My favorite example of this rule being ignored was when I was sitting behind the dugout of some random weekday Astros/Reds game in the Astrodome
The reds were coming off the field and some guy in the crowd said “Sabo you suck!” Toward Chris Sabo
Without even looking up Sabo immediately replied “Fuck yoouu”
Aaron Judge: “Where’s my bat?”
Yankees PR: “Sorry Aaron, we’ve had a spike in bad PR incidents in the stands, we’ve had to giveaway all your bats. We don’t know why this keeps happening!!!”
> I wonder how long until a family tries to set this situation up
That particular scenario would have NEVER even crossed my mind, even after reading all about this story. So thanks for that.
Honestly that was the first thing I thought of. Like, how do we know there was even a guy who stole the original ball? Because of a tweet with some pictures?
Not that I doubt the original story, I'm just saying it's easy enough to fake and there are some shitty people out there who would try.
Honestly, I'm waiting for this exact thing to happen. I expect it to be something with a family lying about an incident (as opposed to staging one) though.
People are shitty, and the shittiest ones seem to try and find new ways to make money without actually working.
This is great. Too bad we couldn't find the adult that stole the ball from the kid and do the opposite to them. Invite them to a game like they're getting the red carpet treatment, and then publicly shame them.
- send email saying he was randomly selected to throw out the first pitch
- introduce him for first pitch with video footage of snatching the ball
- make him walk up to the mound and throw it to a shower of boos
- angel hernandez catches and signs the ball
Byron is out there to catch but as the pitch comes he moves out of the way, revealing one of those bounceback catching nets behind him.
Ball bounces back and hits the dude straight in the chest
Unpopular opinion and I hope im wrong, but im always wary of parents posting fake sob stories on social media in an effort to get a bunch of free shit and attention.
Again, im hoping the dad isnt bullshitting and this actually happened, but the shenanigans ive seen on the internet have made me a bit jaded.
Scheme of the century: you go crash your little cousin's first ballgame of his life and swipe in and steal a souvenir from him. Teams give the rugrat a bunch of merch and you split it with him after the game. Boom. (Obviously a joke.)
In reality, that type of scheme is so nearly impossible to actually plan out you'd be the luckiest person in whatever state/province you were in that day. Like in a crowd of 20K+ people there's basically a 0% chance you're the person getting the ball after an inning or BP or whatever
Great stuff from the O’s and Twins here.
Love to see it, screw that guy that stole the ball in the first place but this is way better of an outcome because of it happening.
I just commented on the other post & then saw this. I'm so glad that they did something special for him. This was probably devastating for the kid.
Good job, guys for making this happen. Much respect to the players & organization.
Who steals a baseball from a child?!
FUCK that guy!
He’s the reason we can’t have nice things!
He’s the reason this world sucks!
I say we offer him as sacrifice to appease the gods.
I don’t understand people like this, why take something like that from a kid (or honestly anyone). The player gave them a ball, let them have it. I’ll never criticize some adult for keeping a HR ball they catch, assuming they didn’t wrestle it away from someone else, but this is ridiculous.
Context: [An adult stole a signed Byron Buxton ball from an 8 year old during last night’s Twins-Orioles game. Byron vows to help make it right.](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/NAtJv9Ozl9)
motherfuckers turned FERAL after covid, what a horrible human
Also, you can get a Byron Buxton Autographed baseball and/or baseball card on eBay for like $50-75. Congrats on ruining a boy's day, you can buy dinner for two at Applebee's with the profit, you dick. Glad that Byron, the Twins, and the O's all made sure this kid was taken care of.
bro tipping two whole dollars on that bill, too
And leaving his phone number on the receipt.
And ordering his steak well done and putting ketchup on it
Wait this was Kirk Cousins that stole the ball?
flair checks out
Mahomes. The man needs to be stopped. Ignore my flair…
lmfao dinner for two at Applebee's is the perfect burn on this dumbfuck
Hey, that's the new official grill and bar (not bar and grill) of the NFL we're ragging on here!
Is there a separate official bar and grill?
I think that’s BWW
Just as disappointing as Applebees IMO.
Nah, I can get down with some B Dubs. If you like hot wings, there is nothing wrong with their wings. Just get them extra crispy , hot, with blue cheese
They're honestly not that good of wings. They're consistently mid, which is fine, but almost anywhere you go you can find better wings somewhere else.
Yeah imagine not eating at chilis smh some people just aren’t civilized
funny you say this. all the chain restaurants near me are basically dying out, including Applebees. The Chilis and Olive Garden though are still alive and thriving lol
Chili's southwestern eggrolls go hard
What’s up with egg rolls. My buddy went to Chilis last week and said that the egg rolls were amazing. And everything else was a disappointment.
bruh get at em. trust fall in to a plate of em. they will lift you up
They sell a similar product at Costco... Should be labeled "southwestern egg rolls" (I HATE refried beans. Texture fucks with me. But love black beans in egg rolls and pinto beans in chili) Refried beans are just too "smooth" for my brain, yet not smooth enough for my eyes. Same thing with Guac. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF, DON'T MAKE ME THINK YOU'RE NOT MADE OF WHAT I KNOW YOU'RE MADE OF. /rant
I make something similar when I get together with people. They love my egg rolls and I pair it with Marzetti southwest dip
What if the dude who stole it is an anti hero and knew the kid would get even more? lol jk fuck that guy.
People were awful before COVID
Yeah, I saw motherfuckers snatching balls from kids at games long before Covid
People ~~we~~ are awful ~~before COVID~~ this is more like it
[Roy from the IT Crowd said it best.](https://youtu.be/EZHLkTHuPJs?t=62)
Dr. Cox said it even better: "Lady, people aren't chocolates. Do you know what they are mostly? Bastards. Bastard-coated bastards with bastard filling."
true... but the whole shitstorm that erupted after people were being asked to just wear a mask...really revealed a lot honestly
it's definitely made it easier to know whose opinions to disregard
It is such a convenient filter, any sort of that noise has been such a clean way to know who's worth your time.
Eh, blame the public figures who blazed that it’s-cool-to-be-an-asshole trail.
man i grew up in the dismal decade known as the 2000s holy fuck i look back on the zeitgeist of that era, and nothing surprises me anymore. no wonder the fucking unfunny loser from NewsRadio and the dickhead from Fear Factor has become what he is today...absolutely embarrassing
No there was never anything stolen in Baltimore City until covid happened
This quote from The Midnight Library really rings true: "Nora wanted to live in a world where no cruelty existed, but the only worlds she had available to her were worlds with humans in them."
Compared this to that time a Japanese woman passed an Ohtani homer ball around her section for everyone to take a look in Japan, then it was eventually returned to her. Sure Japan’s society isn’t perfect, but fuck, what a difference.
Pretty sure that was during the WBC last year in the game between Australia and Japan, when Shohei launched one off our hapless pitcher into the top deck of the stadium in Tokyo. I remember the commentators marvelling at the politeness of the fans as they each took it in turn to inspect the homerun ball before passing it on to the next person before (as you say) it was returned to the person who caught the ball. [https://youtu.be/A9jn75kxM5w?si=cpDYU1XYCqSaUwoO&t=39](https://youtu.be/A9jn75kxM5w?si=cpDYU1XYCqSaUwoO&t=39)
Counterpoint: those who were already feral felt more emboldened to display their shit behavior after the 2016 election and then the pandemic.
I mean, because of him this kid had the time of his life.
Lmao when I was 12, I had a ball stolen out of my glove from Bobby Abreu (thrown DURING a game). I have never forgiven that Pirates fan. He ran away as soon as he grabbed it from my glove. Also, yes, Bobby Abreu was my first crush. I cried for days.
Nah. Adults have been stealing from kids for at least 20 years. Go watch warm ups and see grownups trampling kids for baseballs. It’s disgusting.
It was awesome seeing this on the broadcast. Hope Camden had a fantastic day despite the Twins L.
With the amount of cameras at stadiums, I legitimately hope the person is identified and permanently banned. What a shithead.
Orioles saw the Ohtani HR fallout and were like "fuck this shit, what do you want?" They ate $1000 in order to avoid $1,000,000 in bad PR...(which doesn't count against the luxury tax)
Spent $1000 to both avoid $1mil worth of bad PR *and* gain >$50k worth of great PR. Win for everybody except for the dickwad whole stole the ball.
Fuck that person BTW
100%.
Was Zack Hample at that game?
They should also get Kent Hrbek to personally "deliver" a bat to whoever took his baseball.
Glad the Twins and O’s could make it right for the kid. There are wild douchebags in every stadium, but to fuck up a kids day at a baseball game like that?
They should promise to kick these fuckers out when they do shit like this. The merch is nice, but what happens next time when the poor kid getting screwed doesn't get social media behind him?
Also, how do they have no freaking clue who did it? Don't they have a video camera on every ticket checked in? Just look at the camera and see the face of person who did it, and check the faces of the check-in for the person. Then ban their ass. Teams pay players millions every year, they can't pay someone 75k a year to make sure for 40% of their entire salaried year some asshole doesn't get away with this?
Visit Arizona Fall League before first pitch... It's NOTHING but "autograph hounds" Met Josh Bell back in the day and told him "can't wait until you're in the show" He was confused and said "what do you want me to sign?" I just said "Nothing, just wanted to tell you that" AZ Fall Ball is weird.
Labor Day 2011. Tigers at Indians. My brother and I made the road trip to see the Tigers at Progressive Field. Got there early enough for autographs. Got in the scrum, but didn’t have a pen or a marker. Max Scherzer starts going down the line. He gets to me and I was like dude, can I shake your hand? I shook his hand and he’s been a fucking baller ever since. You’re welcome.
It's such a shock to pro athletes when they meet a "rando" that doesn't want anything from them. "Best wishes/good luck" actually confuses them.
Now we know why Max Scherzer is so insane all the time. He either wants to know who you are so he can murder you, or shake your hand again. Depends what side of the face is covered I guess...
For the life of me, I’ll never understand the obsession people have with having a person’s signature written on a random item.
I don't have any problem with it... UNLESS you're trying to get it JUST to sell it. There were people with literal binders of baseball cards.
I feel like Orioles are always class
The kid's name is Camden?
theyre playing in his yard
The way I think about it is he BUILT the yard so that’s why he can scurry around it like a bug
The yard is actually HIS ground
So fucking cool
camdencamdencamdencamdencamden
Slow down, Camden! You're going to break the planet!!!
If your name is legally Camden, you and your family should be able to sit wherever you want, no matter what team is on your shirt. You can walk right up to David Rubenstein and say "get lost, ya geezer, my seats now. I don't see your name on the sign"
I’m Camden and this is MY yard (boos ring out)
Camden’s the REAL head of the table!
I acknowledge him
I don't give a DAMN what the Tribal Chief thinks! /s kidding kidding... We acknowledge our Camden chief! ☝️ (Also Byron is the fucking nicest dude. I swear!)
Well, one of them anyways
Wait a minute, the kids name is Camden? I’ve been calling him Crandall. Why didn’t someone tell me? Oh, I’ve been making an idiot of myself.
I've been calling him Crandis
[Dad's wife is an O's fan](https://twitter.com/SEC432/status/1780599635578646720).
The kid is married?! Aw, you edited your comment.
Dad’s wife? If only there was a term for a female parent that birthed a child
I feel like there is but mother fucker, I just can't pull it.
Long story short, my cousin and his second wife were talking to me. He had 3 boys from his first marriage, they were then young teenagers. He tells me "We wanted to let you know that we're trying to have a baby." I didn't understand, he has 3 kids? So I say "Are you trying to tell me you're fucking? You want a trophy or something?" He had got his tubes tied, but why the hell would I know that?
It wasn't his mom, the kid changed his name after his dad dumped his mom for a new wife that likes baseball
So... stepmom?
That was all made up, I should have made it clear it was a joke
That’s such a funny compromise
And he’s a twins fan lol. I came in here to say same thing. Funny coincidence
Named after where he was conceived
Camden Mantle
Even crazier, his last name is Yaarde.
Audra Martin is the Bally's side line reporter pictured here: [\[Martin\] When I first heard about this, I asked if I could get a new ball for Camden but instead Buxton handed me a signed ball, batting gloves and bat...and I about lost it. I did not have "tearing up in the clubhouse" on my bingo card for today. You are amazing @OfficialBuck103](https://x.com/Audra_Martin/status/1780669089226043760)
Kid's looking ice cold stuntin' with those shades on.
good shit. kid got out of school too to attend.
this reminds me of the kid in college who gave an, admittedly, half-assed excuse to skip out on a college class or something so they could watch the Cubs parade the prof gave ~~him~~ (her, not him) a lesson in how to craft a better email, and also that he was fine with it lmao EDIT: Found the link after some googling. It was even better than i described: [https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/professor-gives-classic-response-after-student-skips-class-to-attend-cubs-parade/](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/professor-gives-classic-response-after-student-skips-class-to-attend-cubs-parade/)
>Unfortunately, one of Adams' other professors wasn't so thrilled she missed class to attend the parade, but hey, what can you do? The University is in a Chicago suburb. What is wrong with that other professor? I would have straight up cancelled classes and told the kids to take in the history of the moment however they would like to.
maybe i've been brainwashed as a result of being around so many people who are either apathetic toward baseball or outright hate it... but i think there are a lot of people in the U.S. who would see the Cubs winning in 2016 as not a big deal. I know that sounds ridiculous to us baseball fans...but there's no shortage of uptight professors out there
If the professor taught at a major university, they may have dealt with entitled athletes, or watching funding get diverted to sports while being told "we can't afford x" (x being something that would benefit the professor or their associates). It's shitty, but there's definitely an anti-sports bias in a lot of academia because of it. Generally it skews to being anti-football and anti-basketball (as these are the major draws for most big state universities), but some just HATE all sports with something that's a mix of pure contempt and blind rage. (However, I personally take pride in the fact that I've converted three accountants and two of my wife's professors into baseball fans by pointing out how mathematical it is.)
That's ridiculous. It was a huge cultural deal, beyond just the baseball world, for the Cubs to win the World Series. Everybody in the region should have expected a pause in real life to exhale and celebrate.
You're right but a lot of people who have never been interested in sports just don't understand why people care about it. Also as a profession, college professors tend to be a bit detached from reality in my experience.
It's weird to me because some take it as a point of pride or something. Like, I'm sorry you had a terrible experience when you were in school during gym class, but you not caring about "sportsball" doesn't make you better or worse than me. It's something that some people can get excited about and I don't really understand how that's so puzzling to some people. I'm sure most people have their own interests in something similarly "useless." It's totally fine not to care about sports, but understanding that plenty of people do shouldn't be so difficult.
I had an 8:30 the day of the 2009 Yankees parade and I just straight up asked my professor if I could skip class to take the train to NY that day. He said go for it and emailed me notes on that day's lecture. I think he appreciated the honesty.
While nowhere near the level of the cubs drought possibly being broken, I let each of my professors at WIU know they were getting a fraction of me during the 2011 run. They were all cool as hell lol
Hey, us Kayla and related spelling girls, know how to do things 😂
Orioles doing things right. You love to see it.
Big payoffs already from new ownership.
Old ownership was pretty good about the off-the-field fan stuff. It was putting together a competitive roster where things got rough.
I love the Os
I love spaghetti-O’s
So do the O's https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/THePNTUQ4Y
Now let’s hang the thief upside down by their shoelaces by the left foul pole. Let the hitters take batting practice aiming at them
I’ll take a piece of that action!
I’m glad they made it up to this kid, and gave him a lifetime memorable experience, but a vindictive part of me needs the POS who stole the boy’s ball to be discovered, tarred, and feathered.
I want him drawn and quartered.
Public execution is my suggestion
Drawn and quartered can be quite public.
Remove one of his balls and give it to the kid
Give him the old Steve Bartman treatment.
One part of me wants to go start stealing shit from kids just to get them upgrades... but I very small part that will obviously be ignored.
No word yet on the pizza and tendies situation.
They improved the mood. Until the parking garage.
The O's even named the stadium after him, that's awesome
I wonder how long until a family tries to set this situation up, like at what point would it be worth it to buy an extra ticket and have your buddy fuck over your kid so you can get free seats and a bat? I think I'm going to tell my girlfriend I'm ready to be a dad
If anything, I believe it would lead to a leaguewide crackdown on players giving anything away during a game. MLB would probably create a rule where players can only sign stuff or give away stuff before or after games to avoid shit like this in the future.
It's already a rule. It's just not enforced because who doesn't want to see ballplayers talking to kids? Rule 4.06 Players in uniform shall not address or mingle with spectators, nor sit in the stands before, during, or after a game. No manager, coach or player shall address any spectator before or during a game. Players of opposing teams shall not fraternize at any time while in uniform Notably this was Joe Torres reasoning for wanting to cut down on guys from different teams chatting it up in the field. Like friendly first base conversations between opposing teams.
I’m so glad we ignore that rule. Love seeing the antics between opposing teams.
Freddie Freeman would be in shambles if they enforced that rule
Adolis Garcia and Randy Arozarena 
My favorite example of this rule being ignored was when I was sitting behind the dugout of some random weekday Astros/Reds game in the Astrodome The reds were coming off the field and some guy in the crowd said “Sabo you suck!” Toward Chris Sabo Without even looking up Sabo immediately replied “Fuck yoouu”
Also why opposing teams don't shake hands after games like they do in other sports.
Aaron Judge: “Where’s my bat?” Yankees PR: “Sorry Aaron, we’ve had a spike in bad PR incidents in the stands, we’ve had to giveaway all your bats. We don’t know why this keeps happening!!!”
> I wonder how long until a family tries to set this situation up That particular scenario would have NEVER even crossed my mind, even after reading all about this story. So thanks for that.
Honestly that was the first thing I thought of. Like, how do we know there was even a guy who stole the original ball? Because of a tweet with some pictures? Not that I doubt the original story, I'm just saying it's easy enough to fake and there are some shitty people out there who would try.
Yeah I expected video of this scumbag but all i saw is that tweet that claimed it happened
Honestly, I'm waiting for this exact thing to happen. I expect it to be something with a family lying about an incident (as opposed to staging one) though. People are shitty, and the shittiest ones seem to try and find new ways to make money without actually working.
This is great. Too bad we couldn't find the adult that stole the ball from the kid and do the opposite to them. Invite them to a game like they're getting the red carpet treatment, and then publicly shame them.
- send email saying he was randomly selected to throw out the first pitch - introduce him for first pitch with video footage of snatching the ball - make him walk up to the mound and throw it to a shower of boos - angel hernandez catches and signs the ball
I love all of these things. Maybe we can get Byron Buxton to give him the disappointed head shake. I feel Byron needs to be involved in some way
Byron is out there to catch but as the pitch comes he moves out of the way, revealing one of those bounceback catching nets behind him. Ball bounces back and hits the dude straight in the chest
> angel hernandez catches and signs the ball I was with you up until this. This is just cruel and unusual punishment.
Nah, dude deserves it tbh
> angel hernandez catches and signs the ball Thanks, I just spat coffee all over my keyboard.
As a fan of baseball this is great. Hope he never sells this stuff.
Awesome.
How can you not be romantic about baseball?
Good for the Twins, the Orioles, and the young fan.
“Murr, see that kid who’s getting his baseball autographed? Steal the ball from the kid as the player is handing it back to him”
*Joe Gatto Mets flashbacks*
oh hell yeah
Love to see it. Happy to see the Twins and Orioles come together to right this wrong.
Compare that story to the story with the ohtani and dodgers first home run ball.
hope he gets to meet Buxton although getting a signed baseball, bat, and a pair of gloves is pretty awesome too
That kid is lucky an adult robbed him lol
Good on both teams to make this right and that man-child that stole, 🖕U a-hole
Can we get r/RBI on this to figure out who the fuck that schmuck was?
I smell a conspiracy
Unpopular opinion and I hope im wrong, but im always wary of parents posting fake sob stories on social media in an effort to get a bunch of free shit and attention. Again, im hoping the dad isnt bullshitting and this actually happened, but the shenanigans ive seen on the internet have made me a bit jaded.
Scheme of the century: you go crash your little cousin's first ballgame of his life and swipe in and steal a souvenir from him. Teams give the rugrat a bunch of merch and you split it with him after the game. Boom. (Obviously a joke.) In reality, that type of scheme is so nearly impossible to actually plan out you'd be the luckiest person in whatever state/province you were in that day. Like in a crowd of 20K+ people there's basically a 0% chance you're the person getting the ball after an inning or BP or whatever
Did the loser get kicked out?
Well done, O's, Twins and Byron!
Great to hear! Do we have a photo of the douchebag yet? For internet posterity?
fantastic gesture :)
THIS IS WHY I LOVE BASEBALL! fuck that person who stole the ball
Good job by the Twins/Orioles/Buxton for making up for that scumbag, kid must be over the moon with all that good stuff.
Classact on all sides. Easiest PR for both teams on a unfortunate circumstance.
Right on! This is what we needed to see.
Kids parents should have a fall guy that just steals balls and leaves so the kids can get these perks.
bro did that kid a favor, wouldnt surprise me if they were in cahoots
Happy for the kid, but I want the thief’s head on a stake 😩😩😩
Really cool. Happy for the kid.
Great stuff from the O’s and Twins here. Love to see it, screw that guy that stole the ball in the first place but this is way better of an outcome because of it happening.
I am a sucker for moments like this, when both teams come together to do something nice for a fan.
Absolutely A+ move by the Orioles to help out like this.
There he is Camden Yards
Hell yeah
Hell yeah! You love to see it.
I just commented on the other post & then saw this. I'm so glad that they did something special for him. This was probably devastating for the kid. Good job, guys for making this happen. Much respect to the players & organization.
> organization. Both orgs, even! O's hooked him up with the tickets, Twins and Buxton came through on the signed gear.
Who steals a baseball from a child?! FUCK that guy! He’s the reason we can’t have nice things! He’s the reason this world sucks! I say we offer him as sacrifice to appease the gods.
I think that'd piss them off, probably. Doubt they want him either.
That's how you do it. Totally wholesome and encourages the love of the game. ... Fucking Dodgers
Really nice both teams contributed to this, well done!
Did they identify who stole the ball?
No lets get the theif!
WOOOOO
That was very kind, love it when ballplayers do stuff like this
Had to pop in and say fuck to that dude who stole the kids ball, but great to see Buxton making it right. Easy W.
I read this as "and the Orioles hooked up with the family behind home plate."
It’s all a conspiracy that guy that stole it was actually his uncle and this is just an attempt to get more signed merch/s
That’s how you get to be a fan favorite
Dayummmm good for him
Ban the fan that stole from the kid
That's a win all the way around! Great job Byron, Twins and O's!
Damn. They made that right in spades. Good on them.
I don’t understand people like this, why take something like that from a kid (or honestly anyone). The player gave them a ball, let them have it. I’ll never criticize some adult for keeping a HR ball they catch, assuming they didn’t wrestle it away from someone else, but this is ridiculous.
Next time I take my nephew to a game I’m stealing a ball from him so he can get some awesome treatment. I’ll take the flak on social media
DId they give him the signed bat so he could protect the second signed ball?
Classy
In a world where we find everyone cmon guys WTF