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Young Yankees Fan, Why Did You Do This?

This may be the most confounding 12 seconds in the history of sports. Young Yankees fan — you had it all, and you threw it away. And the worst part is, we can’t even figure out why.

During the 9th inning of last night’s game in Kansas City, Yankees manager Joe Girardi gave a foul ball over to a young fan wearing Yankees gear, surrounded by people in similar garb. It’s a scenario millions of baseball fans would love to live through: being handed a foul ball by the manager of your favorite team. And what was this young fan’s reaction to being given such a gift?

But, why, kid? If you’re a Royals fan, why are you wearing that Yankees hat? If you don’t like baseball, why are you at a baseball game? If that ball had dirt on it, why didn’t you brush it off? Were you dissatisfied that the ball lacked the entire team’s autograph? Was it all a sick joke? There are so many questions here, and we would love answers, or at least conspiracy theories.

[h/t Bob's Blitz, video from MLB.com]