The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is supposed to be a fun environment for all ages that often includes autograph sessions and photo opportunities with some of baseball’s biggest stars. But sometimes, entitled fans can ruin the fun.
One such fan went viral for all the wrong reasons this week when a video surfaced of a man in a San Diego Padres hat shoving children out of the way in a desperate attempt to get players to sign his baseballs.
Took getting an autograph to another level 😅#AllStarGame pic.twitter.com/vbaaxYGWvj
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 19, 2022
There’s no way to know the man’s intentions, whether he’s an autograph hawk profiting from the merchandise or simply a fan himself, but pushing children out of the way in any scenario is usually a bad look, especially when television cameras are present.
The video made its way to Twitter and the baseball world had a pretty consensus reaction, blasting the man online for his entitled antics, with some going as far as to call him a “man-baby” or a “weirdo.”
jail might be too harsh but a day in the stockades seems fair for this man babypic.twitter.com/5Yl58vBWUr
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) July 20, 2022
This is every major sporting event. Absolute dork fest. They should have designated areas for kids only so these weirdos can stop doing this. pic.twitter.com/C6jAVaDsXx
— B.W. Carlin (@BaileyCarlin) July 19, 2022
This is how I feel on TikTok pic.twitter.com/wBHJuRAgdo
— Kyle, a Madson (@KyleAMadson) July 20, 2022
whose dad is this LMAO https://t.co/zRTI7xcWvy
— Jordan Cicchelli 🤍 (@jordancicchelli) July 19, 2022
Good morning to everyone except this guy. https://t.co/sWIwM9F10h
— Chris Fillar (@ItsFillar) July 20, 2022
If your mind is in a place where it tells you it's ok to shove a kid… it's in a bad place. https://t.co/mkSCLYOr2R
— Chris Long (@ChrisLongKSTP) July 19, 2022
The video does not show whether or not the man successfully got his autograph after pushing kids out of the way. Even if he did, it’s safe to say that he found himself as a villain across the MLB world this week.
