This spectator’s reaction to a home run looked so foul.
Cameras caught one Houston Astros fan snatching the ball out of another’s hands to throw it back onto the field during Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday.
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While it is a tradition at Houston’s Minute Maid Field to toss back dingers hit by the visiting team, there seemed to be at least a boundary issue here. Besides, any World Series ball would make quite a keepsake.
This one, hit by the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig in the ninth inning, had some additional significance, the Washington Post noted, because it broke the record for most homers in a World Series.
The spectators managed to keep the peace after some initial tension, despite a Twitteruproar. According to the Houston Chronicle, they’re in-laws.
“I just would have liked to have been able to throw it back myself,” Sarah Head, who first ended up with the ball, told the newspaper.
Kirk Head, who tore it away from her, said: “It’s bad karma to keep it. You’ve got to throw it back. I was just making sure she did.”
CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 2: Kris Bryant #17 of the Chicago Cubs reacts after making the throw to first for the final out in of Game 7 of the 2016 World Series against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cubs defeated the Indians 8-7. (Photo by Brad Mangin/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 2: Dexter Fowler #24 of the Chicago Cubs celebrates with Bill Murray in the clubhouse after defeating the Cleveland Indians in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series bat Progressive Field on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 2: Members of the Chicago Cubs celebrate in the clubhouse after defeating the Cleveland Indians in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 2: Bill Murray and President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein of the Chicago Cubs celebrate in the clubhouse after defeating the Cleveland Indians in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 03: Fans react as they watch a big screen outside of Progressive Field during game 7 of the World Series between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs in the early morning hours on November 3, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cubs defeated the Indians 8-7 in 10 innings to win their first World Series championship in 108 years. (Photo by Justin Merriman/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 2: Chris Coghlan #8, Kris Bryant #17 and Anthony Rizzo # 44 of the Chicago Cubs celebrate after winning Game 7 of the 2016 World Series against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Brad Mangin/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 02: President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs Theo Epstein reacts after the Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in Game Seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cubs win their first World Series in 108 years. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 02: President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs Theo Epstein reacts after the Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in Game Seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cubs win their first World Series in 108 years. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 02: Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo (44) (left), Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant (17) and Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell (27) celebrate after game 7 of the 2016 World Series against the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH. Chicago defeated Cleveland 8-7 in 10 innings. (Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images).
CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 02: Actor Bill Murray reacts on the field after the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in Game Seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cubs win their first World Series in 108 years. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 02: David Ross #3 of the Chicago Cubs celebrates after defeating the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in Game Seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on November 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cubs win their first World Series in 108 years. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
Fans of National League baseball team Chicago Cubs gathered to watch the game at Kelly's bar celebrate their Major League Baseball World Series game 7 victory against American League's Cleveland Indians in Manhattan, New York U.S., November 3, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Nov 2, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Chicago Cubs players Jason Heyward (22) and John Lackey celebrate after defeating the Cleveland Indians in game seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
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