All of us have a foul day at work typically, even if you happen to’re a ballboy. On Thursday night time a member of the Marlins’ crew dedicated the cardinal sin of being a ballboy.
The poor man simply appeared actually amped to have a chance to throw a ball into the stands. The problem was that it was nonetheless reside, after being hit truthful by Freddie Freeman. So, as a substitute of giving the Marlins an opportunity at recording an out, it gifted Freeman a franchise file tying 52nd double of the season.
As quickly because the second occurred the ballboy knew he tousled.
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Give it some thought: He was in all probability sitting in his seat all night time lengthy, hoping he’d have an opportunity to toss a foul ball into the stands and turn into a hero for a second — then when it was lastly time to spring into motion he was prepared. You get overwhelmed at some extent like that, and certain, possibly you even overlook that you just shouldn’t be choosing it up.
We’ve ALL screwed up like this, so it’s good to know the ballboy isn’t going through severe punishment.
This Marlins worker, who’s a part of the grounds crew, will stay with the staff and proceed to be a part of the ball man rotation, a groundskeeping supply tells me. https://t.co/SKviNrUel4
— Andy Slater (@AndySlater) September 8, 2023
I hope the subsequent ball is foul for you, buddy.