Cubs intervene after fan steals ball from child

Andrew Joseph | For The Win

This headline and post have been updated with people sticking up for the adult fan.

There are few things that manage to cause adult sports fans to disregard common courtesy more than the prospect of receiving a $23 baseball for free in a stadium setting.

Sure, it's a thrill to catch a baseball at a big-league game. And while an adult doesn't need to go out of his or her way to give a baseball to a kid (though that would still be nice!), few take kindly to adults grabbing baseballs that were intended for children.

Which meant the internet was set on fire after this clip circulated on Sunday:

When going to a baseball game, DON'T be this guy. pic.twitter.com/pAeiRN6Q2X — Cut4 (@Cut4) July 22, 2018

When first base coach Will Venable tossed a baseball to a young fan seated in the first row, the ball got away and bounced beneath the seat. That was when a middle-aged man in the second row grabbed the baseball and gleefully handed it to the woman next to him.

Thankfully, the Cubs took notice to these fans' behavior and made sure the young kid not only got himself a baseball.

A separate baseball and an autographed Javy Baez baseball would certainly do the trick.

Here’s a bunch of crazy fans stealing foul balls & other items from children and women. pic.twitter.com/Ba1OHTdXIz — Crazy Fan Takes (@CrazyFanTakes) July 12, 2018

The Cubs would also go on to win, 7-2.

Update:

I spoke with people from the Cubs. The man who grabbed the ball on the widely seen video had actually already helped the little boy get a ball earlier. The young man has a game used ball and a Javy Baez ball. All is well. Guy is A-OK so let it go people. — David Kaplan (@thekapman) July 23, 2018

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