One fan may have just earned himself a tryout to be the next backup outfielder of the Colorado Rockies.
The Rockies hosted the San Diego Padres for their series opener on Tuesday at Coors Field in Denver, Colo. Padres slugger Jackson Merrill was at the plate with a man on and one out against Rockies reliever Juan Mejia.
Merrill was out ahead of Mejia’s first-pitch sweeper and sent the ball deep into foul territory. The foul ball gave the Rockies fan his chance to shine.
The ball ricocheted off the stairs in an upper section and bounced back down to the lower seats. The fan in a brown hoodie completely laid out to make the grab, and took a nasty spill in the process.
True definition of YOLO pic.twitter.com/hasji3v18W
— Giannis Auntiegotapoodle (@TooMuchMortons_) April 22, 2026
Here’s an extended clip of the play, showing exactly where the ball caromed off from.
Legendary effort for this foul ball ☠️😂 pic.twitter.com/LvvdgLUFr8
— Jake Garegnani (@JakeGaregnani) April 22, 2026
Defense was at a premium Tuesday in Coors Field, and that apparently extended to the fans in attendance.
The Rockies lost to the Padres 1-0, marking just the 12th time in the history of the stadium that the game ended with such a score. It was San Diego’s first 1-0 win at Coors Field in franchise history. The Padres became the first visiting team to beat the Rockies 1-0 in 20 years.
It’s unclear if the fan was supporting the Rockies or the Padres, considering his brown hoodie matched San Diego’s uniforms for the game. All that’s certain is that he’ll have a souvenir from the contest and some serious soreness once he wakes up in the morning.
