Guardians fan robs young girl of home run ball, issues public apology in viral moment

Ricky Cobb breaks down some of the most creative (and wild) MLB giveaway nights happening right now — from Shohei Ohtani must-have promos to Ichiro’s statue in Seattle, plus some hilarious curveballs like the Bobby Valentine disguise and

With the weather starting to heat up and the nights getting longer, I can't think of a better way to spend the spring and summer months than taking in a baseball game at the ballpark.

How could it get any better than that?

I'll tell you how: catching a home-run ball.

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Cleveland Guardians' Chase DeLauter jogs the bases after hitting a solo home run against Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert during the first inning of an opening day game in Seattle, Wash., on March 26, 2026. (Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo)

There are few things more thrilling than taking home a dinger from your favorite team's home game, but one man may have taken things a bit too far in his endeavors to bring back a souvenir from a Cleveland Guardians game earlier this week.

In the bottom of the 5th inning, Guardians outfielder Daniel Schneemann mashed one over the wall in left field, and our overzealous Cleveland fan pounced on it as if it were a loose ball in Game 7 of the NBA Finals.

The only problem — he wasn't the only one going for the ball.

Stealing a ball from a little girl, be it inadvertently or otherwise, on national television, no less, has to be the worst look in the world for a grown man.

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Shane Bieber sits in the dugout during the fourth inning of the Major League Baseball interleague game against the Colorado Rockies on July 30, 2025, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. (Rank