The 2022 season has been rough for the Cincinnati Reds thus far. But on Tuesday night, a Reds fan provided one of the season’s best moments.
A foul ball went into the crowd. A fan reached up over the head of the fan sitting in front of him and caught the ball with one hand. That, on its own, is a cool moment. But when you see why he only used one hand to catch the ball, it gets even better.
He used one hand to catch the ball because his other hand was needed to feed the baby who was strapped to his chest. Not only was the ball caught but by all appearances, the bottle never left the baby’s lips, even for a half-second.
Catching a foul ball while bottle-feeding the baby… just dad things. pic.twitter.com/tTXL0oDquu
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) April 27, 2022
This dad earned some serious love on Twitter from baseball fans all over the place.
catch of the year. https://t.co/TYPxqPxlIb
— Evanka Osmak 🇨🇦🇺🇦 (@evankaosmak) April 27, 2022
I see a ballplayer in this kid's future.
What a catch by Dad! https://t.co/aND9zFTHvm— Katy Morgan (@katymorganwx) April 27, 2022
Legend https://t.co/yLz7XgNRb9
— Austin (@geoaustin) April 27, 2022
top notch work https://t.co/zRco4XIVGR
— Ryan McGuffey (@RyanMcGuffey) April 27, 2022
Not all heroes wear capes. https://t.co/i7s2kwDGSf
— JDM (@sleepdoctorjoe) April 27, 2022
Color me IMPRESSED. https://t.co/AkBiumdJvV
— Shannon Hegy (@ShannonHegy) April 27, 2022
cool. calm. collected. baby didn’t even miss a sip that bottle was so steady. put this dad in the hall of fame. https://t.co/rPwfczeYjU
— Cody Martin (@CodyMartin98) April 27, 2022
He did not even lift his hand off the bottle.#dadgoals https://t.co/Onw1bzqRSO
— Jessica Banov (@jessicabanov) April 27, 2022
A new bar has been set. https://t.co/QbiPznTEhC
— Andy Specht (@AndySpecht) April 27, 2022
At this point, “sign him up” is the obvious comment to make here. It does make sense. After all, the Reds entered Tuesday’s game at 3-13. They can definitely use that kind of talent and focus on the roster. Still, we’re not going to make that joke.
Did you see that catch he made? There is absolutely no way that Cincinnati’s front office would be willing to fork over the kind of money it would take to get that talent onto the field.
[Photo Credit: Bally Sports Ohio]
