Late in a blowout between the Reds and Brewers, the real action came from the stands. As a foul ball entered the crowd, two adult fans—one in red, one in blue with a Santa hat and glove—started fighting over it. Red shirt initially dropped the ball, but as blue-shirt Santa dove in, red shirt boxed him out and grabbed it. That didn’t sit well with Santa, who fired back with a light slap. They kept going at it, accusing each other of foul play and exchanging passive-aggressive comments while other fans just watched and laughed.
Turns out, red shirt already had two foul balls before this one. So this scuffle was over his third. That’s when the mood shifted. Santa might’ve seemed over the top at first, but once it was clear red shirt had been racking up foul balls all game, his frustration looked more understandable. One nearby kid ended up with a ball and offered it to Santa, which only cranked up the drama. He accepted it and turned to red shirt like it was some moral victory.
With fans divided, it came down to which grown man you’d rather side with: the aggressive collector or the guy in costume trying for just one keepsake. Either way, the fight for a foul ball stole the spotlight from the game on the field.