The Washington Nationals baseball organisation is supporting a 10-year-old girl whose chance to achieve greatness
catching a ball launched by right-fielder Joey Meneses—was ruined by an unruly spectator.
Gina Hillard, a mother from Virginia, tweeted "Grown guy grabs baseball from small child" on September 1 along with a video of the Nationals' 7-5 victory against the Oakland Athletics
"Can you get Joey Meneses to autograph a baseball and give it to my daughter?" she added.
Hillard captured a video of her daughter Avery preparing to catch Meneses' pitch during warm-up practise while holding a baseball mitt in her hand.
The ball was about to be grabbed when an adult fan rushed in and took control.