{"id":223732,"date":"2026-04-08T18:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/223732\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:53:08","slug":"mlb-fan-accidentally-moons-crowd-during-rays-vs-cubs-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/223732\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB fan accidentally moons crowd during Rays vs Cubs game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fan at the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/07\/sports\/rays-return-to-tropicana-field-for-first-time-since-2024-following-damage-from-hurricane-milton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cubs vs. Rays game<\/a> Tuesday suffered a wardrobe malfunction, and unfortunately for the spectator, the regrettable moment was entirely viewable on the matchup\u2019s broadcast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/2041692363681361951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The shocking scene<\/a> unfolded in the top of the ninth of the tilt at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., when <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/23\/sports\/matt-shaw-skipping-cubs-game-for-charlie-kirk-memorial-baffled-mets-gary-cohen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Shaw was at bat<\/a> trying to tack on to Chicago\u2019s seven-run lead.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.75945017;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39027319\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mlb-fans-accidental-mooning-caught-125245872.jpg\" alt=\"A fan accidentally moons the camera during a baseball game.\" class=\"wp-image-39027319\"  \/>A fan\u2019s pants fell down as they tried to catch a foul ball during the Rays vs. Cubs on Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Florida. MLB<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39027322\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/matt-shaw-6-chicago-cubs-125198879.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Shaw of the Chicago Cubs hitting a single.\" class=\"wp-image-39027322\"  \/>Matt Shaw at the plate when he hit a foul ball that sparked the shocking scene at Tropicana Field. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Cubs outfielder sent a 1\u20131 pitch down the first-base line, and as a person in the stands with a mitt tried to haul in the souvenir, their pants somehow fell down.<\/p>\n<p>Their bare butt was then exposed to not only those sitting in the crowd \u2014 but to everyone viewing at home.<\/p>\n<p>One of the game\u2019s announcers asked, \u201cEverybody OK down there?\u201d before the broadcast went silent for around 30 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Shaw went on to fly out.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago ended up winning, 9\u20132, though the action on the diamond was hardly the most-talked about topic from the game on social media on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n<p>California Post News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCaliforniaPost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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