Dodgers fan denying little Braves fan NLDS ball sparks heated etiquette debate

Game 3 NLDS Bragging rights wasn’t all that the Los Angeles Dodgers took from the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.

A Dodgers fan wearing a Yoshinobu Yamamoto jersey caught a foul ball during Tuesday night’s game. A spectator seated nearby was taking a video of his excited reaction then said, “Give it to the kid! Give it to the kid!”

The fan then looked at the camera, shrugged, and said, “I’m sorry, I can’t! I’m not giving it to the kid! I feel bad, but I’m not giving it to the kid!”

A Los Angeles Dodgers fan refusing to give a ball he caught at the NLDS to a little kid. (TikTok/@the_hammyshow).
A child wearing an Atlanta Braves jersey who was trying to receive a ball from a Los Angeles Dodgers fan at the NLDS. (TikTok/@the_hammyshow).

The video then panned to the kid in question, who was wearing a Braves jersey and had a disappointed look on his face.

The camera then panned back to the Dodgers fan, who was gloating over his ball then posed for a photo with it.

The video has gone viral, with one X user who reposted it getting over 2.6 million views on about 12 hours. The original TikTok video also has nearly a million views.

It has sparked a debate about whether adult fans are obliged to give little kids balls that they catch at baseball games. Some believe an adult fan who caught a ball fair and square should not be shamed if they want to keep it, while others feel like an adult fan should be entitled to give their catch away to a fan.

This Dodgers fan was clearly in the former group.

Fans, from left, Ethan Cho, Victor Rivas and Charlie Kahanlarian gather before Game 1 of the NLDS, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, in Los Angeles. Wally Skalij for CA Post

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