LA Man goes viral for catching foul ball during game while holding baby and beer
The crafty evader! Dad in LA is going viral for catching a foul ball at a baseball game while holding his baby daughter and his beer
- An LA dad caught a foul ball at the Dodgers game on Sunday while multitasking
- Steve Petit caught the ball with a beer in one hand and his baby on his chest
- The video of the capture posted to Twitter has been viewed 1.2 million times
A Los Angeles man with his baby strapped to his chest and a beer in one hand went viral this weekend for catching a foul ball with his free hand during the Dodgers game.
Steve Pettit, a Glendale Fire Department engineer and father of two, caught the ball during Sunday’s game at Dodgers Stadium against the St. Louis Cardinals.
The LA baseball team posted the video of the spectacular catch to Twitter, which quickly exploded and received hundreds of thousands of views on the app.
The father spoke to FOS 11 and said the whole situation unfolded in “slow motion” and that he was just doing his best to protect his daughter Kelsey from the ball.
“That was my best protection mechanism,” he said when he decided to go for the ball. “Just catch the ball. Protect everything: the beer, the baby. It all worked out well.’
A Los Angeles man with his baby strapped to his chest and a beer in one hand went viral this weekend for catching a foul ball with his free hand during the Dodgers game
Steve Pettit, a Glendale Fire Department engineer and father of two, caught the ball during Sunday’s game at Dodgers Stadium against the St. Louis Cardinals
“That was my best defense mechanism,” Pettit said of his decision to go for the ball. “Just catch the ball. Protect everything: the beer, the baby. It all worked out well’
The Dodgers posted the amazing video Sunday night, praising the doting dad for his multitasking skills.
“This dad caught a foul ball while holding his baby and a drink,” the team’s post read, accompanied by emojis of shocked faces.
Within minutes, dozens of fans shared their awe and applauded the dad for his quick thinking and reflexes.
“The power of dads at Dodger Stadium is insane,” commented one user.
“He’s MVP!!!” another person wrote.
“This is the trifecta of baseball and what we all strive for as fathers. It’s the pinnacle. Triple BBB Baby beer baseball’ joked one Twitter user.
“Not all heroes wear capes!” another noted.
Pettit – who was wearing a “Girl Dad” hat at the time of the capture – told LA outlets that his protective instincts as a father kicked in at that moment.
He also said that in this case he was lucky that the ball came straight to him so he didn’t have to expend too much energy to catch it without spilling his drink.
The Dodgers posted the amazing video Sunday night, praising the doting dad for his multitasking skills
Within minutes, dozens of fans shared their awe and applauded the dad for his quick thinking and reflexes
“This is the trifecta of baseball and what we all strive for as fathers. It’s the pinnacle. Triple BBB Baby beer baseball’ joked one Twitter user
“Not all heroes wear capes,” one wrote
‘It was fun. It was just a fun moment to share with the family for sure,” Pettit said
Pettit’s wife Misty said she also saw the situation happen.
“I took out my camera and started capturing the reaction because the crowd was going crazy, which was really fun to watch,” Misty shared NBC4.
It was a good day for all Dodgers fans as the team won against the Cardinals 6-3.
But as for Pettit, it’s a game he says he won’t soon forget.
‘It was fun. It was just a nice moment to share with the family for sure,” he said.