WATCH: Man Catches Home Run While Holding Baby

When destiny knocks for some men, they are ready to answer even if they’re holding a baby. At a Pirates-Diamondbacks game in Arizona Friday night, a Pittsburgh Pirates fan made an incredible barehanded grab of a fourth-inning Welington Castillo home run ball, all while holding his infant son:

Since the fan was catching an opponent’s home run ball, we can all be glad the crowd didn’t begin to chant “Throw it back!”, or who knows what would have happened.

The sure-handed fan joins other dads and their courageous offspring who have accomplished this feat, such as this D-backs fan who caught a foul ball while holding a baby:

Or this fan who caught a baby-assisted home run on Father’s Day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrcg-QwYtCs

And this fan who held onto his baby and interfered with a foul ball:

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