# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 2)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 16, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636 "2024-02-16T02:56:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-2/997636/7920 "2025-08-08T18:20:33Z")

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> [@Polls only: No discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/6118):
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> I have been handed or thrown a ball from a player or coach at a professional baseball game other than MLB.

We were at a Brockton Rox (very minor league New England team) game where one of the visiting outfielders had a bunch of fans, family, or friends in the stand, I’m not sure which they were. Anyway, on one of his trips in, he flipped the ball toward us, and I caught it and gave it to my son.

Later I told a friend about it, and I said, “I’m not sure if he was trying to throw it to someone he knew, maybe I shouldn’t have kept it?” and he said “well, now you know why he’s in the minors.”

Fair enough.

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