Dominic Opron is one lucky, little baseball fan. Something happened to the 11-year-old at Tuesday night’s Detroit Tigers game in Cleveland that he’s going to be talking about for the rest of his life.

Dominic not only swiped a foul ball using his hat, but he made a new best friend — Miguel Cabrera.

Clad in Indians gear, Dominic was sitting in the front row just feet away from Cabrera at first base.

“He looked bored at first so I yelled ‘Hey Miggy, I got your back’ and then he smiles over me,” Dominic told Stoney from 97.1 The Ticket, who was at the game with his daughter.

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Dominic would get the chance to put his money where his mouth was in the fifth inning.

“And then, so the pitcher throws the pitch and Kipnis hits a chopper right to me,” Dominic said, “and it was hopping and hopping, and I just grab my hat and I just swipe it and I pick it right up and then I tell Miggy, ‘Miggy, I got your back, I told you!'”

Cabrera, who was clearly having a good time with Dominic, then did just about the coolest thing ever.

“He said ‘Wait a minute, wait a minute’ and then he went and go got his bat, his gloves and he gave me all this stuff.”

Dominic’s favorite player used to be Carlos Santana — but not anymore.

“It’s all Miggy,” he said.

The Tigers went on to beat the Indians 7-3.