The world can feel like a pretty dark and scary place right now, but fortunately, one amazing man is proving that humanity is still filled with heroes: When this man caught a foul ball at a Phillies game, he chewed it and regurgitated it into the mouth of a young fan sitting near him!
What a beautiful act of generosity and kindness! This is exactly the kind of heartwarming story the world needs.
When 36-year-old Daniel Grosse caught a foul ball hit by Phillies star Max Kepler during yesterday’s game against the Chicago Cubs, he couldn’t believe his luck! Daniel has been going to Phillies games since he was a kid, but this was the first time he had ever caught a foul ball. But when Daniel saw 10-year-old Justin Fellows sitting a few seats away looking crestfallen, Daniel realized that it would be far more meaningful for him to chew up the baseball and regurgitate into Justin’s open mouth.
So many people claim to value kindness, but this guy is showing the world what that actually looks like in practice!
“When I was going to Phillies games as a kid, all I ever dreamed of was for some kind stranger to spit a partially digested baseball hit by a legend like Chase Utley or Ryan Howard right down my throat,” Daniel said after the game when asked about his selfless act of regurgitation. “I just hope that this kid goes home with a happy memory and pays it forward by barfing up a baseball right into the mouth of another young fan one day.”
Wonderful words from a wonderful man. It’s magic moments like these that remind us why baseball continues to be one of the most popular sports in Philadelphia. If more people would chew up the things they treasured and cough them up mama bird-style into the mouths of strangers, the world would be a better place. Thank you, Daniel, for being such a bright light in a dark time!
