It happened during the bottom of the 5th inning when Daniel Schneemann of the Cleveland Guardians blasted a two-run homer into the stands at Progressive Field.<\/p>\n
CLEVELAND \u2014 A moment from Monday\u2019s Cleveland Guardians<\/a> game vs. the Tampa Bay Rays is getting a lot of attention on social media as a fan was seen snatching a home run baseball away from a young girl.<\/p>\n It happened during the bottom of the 5th inning when Daniel Schneemann of the Cleveland Guardians blasted a two-run homer into the stands at Progressive Field.<\/p>\n As a man attempted to catch the home run ball, it bounced out of his hands and landed near a young girl. As she was seen kneeling down to pick it up, the man who missed the catch had chased after the ball and grabbed it for himself.<\/p>\n Video of the moment is now being shared across social media, which you can see below.<\/p>\n Guy drops a home run ball then takes it from a young girl pic.twitter.com\/a0edr2MH9L<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n But what happened next ultimately captured the night when Ryan Bass, who is a reporter for the Rays, stepped in and gave the girl a baseball.<\/p>\n He then shared a picture of the moment on X with the following caption: \u201cBaseball is the best! What a sweet little family.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83e\udd79\u2764\ufe0f Baseball is the best! What a sweet little family https:\/\/t.co\/lr7ZPECmNK<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/no3cZjuJXj<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ryan Bass (@Ry_Bass) April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n A post later appeared in the Tampa Bay Rays Fan Club on Facebook<\/a> from a woman who says she\u2019s the girl\u2019s mom. While expressing her gratitude for Bass, she also noted the man who snatched the ball eventually gave it to her daughter.<\/p>\n \u201cThe pressure resulted in the man giving her the home run ball back 4-5 innings later towards the end of the game,\u201d she wrote. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t the same but we appreciated him doing the right thing.\u201d<\/p>\n You can read her full post below:<\/p>\n From the mom \u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd79 pic.twitter.com\/XKGsHPKyGr<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ryan Bass (@Ry_Bass) April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n