Outfielder and first base coach Will Venable. Kaplan also posted a statement from the Cubs on Instagram, in which the team noted 'Unfortunately, a video that was quickly posted and unverified has made a national villain out of an innocent man who was attending his first Cubs game to celebrate his wedding anniversary. J8:52 AM EDT A gentleman appeared to help himself to a baseball intended for a young kid at a Chicago Cubs game on Saturday night. 'The young man has a game used ball and a Javy Baez ball. Turns out the same man had already helped the little kid get a ball earlier in the game.ĭavid Kaplan of NBC Sports Chicago verified this new information with the Cubs. The man who grabbed the ball on the widely seen video had actually already helped the little boy get a ball earlier. A gentleman appeared to help himself to a baseball intended for a young kid at a Chicago Cubs game on Saturday night. The little boy at Wrigley Field in Chicago looked. Once the video was posted on multiple sites, Twitter users were quick to weigh in, absolutely eviscerating the man.īut soon, other tweets started to pop up telling a different side of the story. The Cubs Hooked Up This Little Kid After Someone Took His Foul Ball. A little boy was tossed a baseball during a game over the weekend but as he failed to catch it, the man behind him snatched it up and took it. Search Major League Baseball video highlights by player, team, matchups, and stats.

On Sunday, a video went viral of an adult Cubs fan grabbing a foul ball after it rolled by a kid. If the Diamondbacks hit any foul balls at Wrigley Field during this week's series, fans should know that all sorts of people could be watching to see what they do next.

Cubs game man steals little boys ball