One Pittsburgh Pirates fan certainly had a day to remember at the ballpark on Thursday.
The Pirates faced off on Thursday against the NL rival Washington Nationals for the final meeting of their four-game series. The game between the two teams took place at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pa.
With the Pirates and the Nationals battling their way into extra innings, Pittsburgh outfielder Jake Mangum came up to bat in the bottom of the tenth inning with runners on the corners and one out (as the Nationals nursed an 8-7 lead). But the Pirates television broadcast caught something else noteworthy besides the clutch at-bat by Mangum.
As the broadcast cut to a close-up shot of Mangum in between pitches, a Pirates fan sitting down the first-base line was caught with his hand in the cookie jar. The fan could be seen zealously groping his female companion sitting next to him. Take a look at the video.
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Mangum would go on to hit into a game-ending double play during the at-bat. As a result, the Pirates fell to 11-8 on the season with the extra-inning loss.
But in any case, that Pirates fan ended up as the ultimate winner. That video was definitely reminiscent of the time that the Athletics’ broadcasters were left speechless over a similar groping incident during a game.
