Philadelphia \u2014 Just about everyone at a Major League Baseball game wants a foul ball, and 9-year-old Jameson Pennings is no exception.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Jameson so wanted a ball earlier this month that his parents, James and Eve Pennings, bought tickets to a Sept. 10 Philadelphia Phillies home game versus the New York Mets, with seats along the third base line, down near where the ball girl sometimes tosses foul balls into the crowd.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
And sure enough, in the fifth inning, that is exactly what happened.<\/p>\n
“He sat and he cherished it and at one point he’s like, ‘Dad, is that where the bat hit?'” James told CBS News. “‘Oh, yeah, that’s where the bat hit.'”<\/p>\n
James thought Jameson would cherish the ball “forever.” But forever only lasted four more innings. <\/p>\n
“I’m still astounded,” James said of what his son did next. <\/p>\n
“I’m very proud of him,” Eve added. <\/p>\n
Unbeknownst to his parents, earlier in the game, Jameson overheard a woman talking to that same ball girl. The woman was hoping to get a foul ball for her mother, Donna Morey, who was at the game, celebrating her 80th birthday.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, getting anyone on the field to toss you a foul ball is a charm offensive that heavily favors the young. Jameson knew the odds of an 80-year-old getting a ball were slim to none. So, he walked over to her, treasure in hand.<\/p>\n
“I was so shocked,” Morey told CBS News. “I just didn’t know what to say. It was unbelievable to me. It really was. And I said, ‘Why are you giving it to me?'”<\/p>\n
“I thought, she is way older, and she can’t come to many more games, and I can go to more, and get many more balls,” Jameson said. <\/p>\n
Donna accepted his gift.<\/p>\n
“It symbolizes goodness in this world,” Donna said. <\/p>\n
And Jameson says he is so glad she did, because he’s actually happier without it.<\/p>\n
“I will leave feeling really good about myself,” Jameson said. “So does it really matter that I left without a ball?”<\/p>\n
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