foul ball

Bill Dugan caught four foul balls in the first five innings of today's Detroit Tigers game at Comerica Park, then he caught another in the 8th inning. Dugan gave all of the baseballs away to young Tigers fans.

Baseball has been around since the 1800s. So, by this point, we've pretty much seen everything there is to see. Not a whole lot surprises us anymore. Sure, every now and then you see an incredible play or some kind of anomaly, but nothing quite like this.

With a foul ball heading toward him, and his daughter in his arms, a man at a Los Angeles Dodger's game had to make a split-second choice He decided to drop his daughter and go for the catch. While this may have been a justifiable decision if he had been able to snag the ball, he dropped that, too.