You have to see this! Man catches baseball barehanded while holding baby at MLB game
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WHAT A CATCH! — A man went viral last week after making an impressive catch at a Major League Baseball game.
The fan was attending the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Sept. 24, 2026, when the unexpected happened.
In the top of the third inning, Brewers’ first baseman Jake Bauers hit a foul ball. The ball flew in the exact direction where the man was sitting on the upper deck.
Video shows the man sitting down with a baby in one arm as he extends his other arm outwards to try and catch the baseball. In a video, the man is caught on camera successfully catching the ball with his bare hand.
He immediately lifts his arm up with the ball in his hand as the crowd erupts in cheers. Those sitting by the man can be seen with their jaws wide open as they clap for him. One man is even seen standing up to celebrate the wild catch.
“Barehanded that one with a baby!” one commentator can be heard saying during the broadcast. “Oh, wow. Baller move.”
“That’s a really good catch,” another commentator chimes in.
Viewers online have commented on how the fan didn’t even flinch when he caught the ball.
“That was smooth,” a viewer wrote.
Another added, “And he protected the baby!! Awesome dad!!”