Oakland ballboy makes a gorgeous, leaping catch

Ballboys and ballgirls aren’t supposed to draw attention to themselves during baseball games. Their job is to scoop up foul balls and give them to eager fans. But sometimes they can’t avoid being noticed, as this Oakland Athletics ballboy so ably demonstrated.

In Sunday’s Royals-Athletics game, Christian Colon fouled off a pitch from Chris Bassitt which went sailing toward foul ground in right field. The eagle-eyed ballboy saw it coming from his seat on the sidelines and he stood up, took a few big steps, and then gracefully leapt into the air (on one leg!) with his glove extended. He snatched the ball right out of the air, preventing it from speeding into the crowd. It was a thing of beauty and joy.

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This isn’t the first time in recent memory that an Athletics’ ballboy has made an impressive snag. Last August, this young gentleman went into a fully extended dive to grab a foul ball that was skittering toward the stands. Not only did he get a round of applause from the fans, but the A’s bullpen congratulated him as well.

Even Athletics fans are getting in on the action. Maybe there’s something in the water in Oakland.

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