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The decision by a baseball fan to jump onto the field at the Rogers Centre during a game in May had an unexpected side benefit, it was revealed this week: one of the most entertaining arrest reports you’re likely to see. The fan has set up a blog about the experience, including a link to the report, which begins:

“On May 5, 2013 at approximately 3:18 PM the Toronto Blue Jays were surprisingly winning against the underrated Seattle Mariners. Our hapless Jays limped along to the bottom of the 8th inning. At one point, the Jays were considered World Series contenders. One can almost forgive the accused for his below described actions.”

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It goes on to describe how the man ran onto the field from 100 level, “in what can only be described as an attempt to inject some kind of spark in our listless Jays… giving Jays fans a brief respite from their season-long agony.”

Luckily, he “wasn’t forced to jump from the 500 level out of sheer frustration.” The accused spent a few hours in custody, but charges were officially withdrawn on Wednesday and the man donated $1,000 to the Jays Care charity and apologized for his actions.

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