Fan catches 103.8 mph HR with bare hand, doesn’t spill drop of food

We’ve all seen some fairly nice fan catches at ballgames earlier than. But what a fan did on the South Side of Chicago at Thursday night time’s contest between the A’s and White Sox was spectacular on a variety of fronts.

When Oakland slugger Brent Rooker smashed a deep drive to left-center subject within the sixth inning, the followers within the bleachers at Guaranteed Rate Field braced themselves for the incoming projectile. As the ball descended, one man — sporting a Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn jersey — was in prime place to take house a memento.

The drawback was, he was holding meals in his left hand and did not have a glove. But therein lies the greatness of this play.

First, he made the catch barehanded, triumphantly snatching the ball — which left Rooker’s bat with an exit velocity of 103.8 mph per Statcast — out of the air.

Second, he needed to attain throughout his physique along with his proper hand to make the play. Had the ball been just a little farther to his proper, the play would’ve been markedly simpler.

And lastly, from what we will see, there was no spillage of meals. The seamlessly clean motion to “Velcro” the baseball left undisturbed no matter delicacies was in that bowl.

Bravo, fan on the A’s-White Sox sport. Bravo.