Watch: Nationals fan hit in stomach by home run ball because he was holding beers
A fan attending Game 5 of the World Series between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros on Sunday night chose his beers over his safety and got a bruise as a result.
Yordan Alvarez homered in the top of the second inning to put Houston up 2-0. His home run ball nailed a Nats fan who was holding beers and tried to knock the ball down with his body instead:
Tired: Catching a HR ball
Wired: Knocking it down with the body so you don't have to put either beer down pic.twitter.com/H02LtlUWJK— CJ Fogler (@cjzer0) October 28, 2019
It’s hard to argue with his logic; those beers probably cost a fortune.
There is some brighter news to this story — the fan did end up with the home run ball.
He got the ball, though pic.twitter.com/HGaN0i2wkg
— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) October 28, 2019
The fan, named Jeff Adams, says he didn’t feel anything!
The ball hit his Chest but JEFF ADAMS says he didn’t feel a thing!!! Says the Astros don’t hit hard! @fox5dc #WinTheFight pic.twitter.com/EzvLxRIMYU
— Ike Ejiochi (@IkeEjiochi) October 28, 2019
Adams took quite a hit just to get the ball but at least got the souvenir and did not drop the beverages. Impressive!