For Pete's Sake

Cubs fans ridicule man who took home-run ball from kids in the bleachers

Cubs fans were mostly in a good mood Tuesday night.

Kyle Schwarber hit a walk-off homer as the Cubs beat the Reds 4-3 in 10 innings at Wrigley Field.

The only downside for the Chicago fans? Mai Tai Guy.

A fan in a Mai Tai Guy jersey was in the bleachers and ran down to take the home-run ball out of the basket even though kids had gotten there first but couldn’t quite reach the ball with their initial attempt.

Here is the home run:

A closer look shows Mai Tai Guy grabbing the ball from the kids:

One of those kids was wearing a Schwarber jersey:

Cubs fans were not pleased with Mai Tai Guy. Here is a sample of the Twitter comments:

This story was originally published July 17, 2019 at 8:48 AM.

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