US Edition'So utterly sorry': Man who snatched home run ball from girl at MLB game speaks out
Quinn said he made several mistakes and returned the ball after hearing boos, while the girl later told WJW she forgave him.
- On Monday, a Cleveland Guardians fan named Max Quinn was seen on live television wrestling a home run ball away from 11-year-old Evelyn during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Cleveland.
- Calling the incident a "heat-of-the-moment thing," Quinn returned the ball to Evelyn several innings later after hearing criticism from nearby fans at the ballpark.
- Quinn's Lakewood store, Uncover Vintage, faced a wave of 1-star Google reviews referencing the incident. Quinn said, "I've also learned the internet is a very mean, scary place."
- Evelyn, the 11-year-old fan, told NewsNation affiliate WJW she forgives him, stating, "Hi Max, thanks for giving us the ball back."
- Quinn told WJW on Wednesday, "I made a bad decision; a lot of bad decisions," and hopes for a second chance from Cleveland Guardians fans and the community.
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Cleveland Guardians Fan Who Swiped Home Run Ball From 11-Year-Old Girl Speaks Out: 'I’m So Utterly Sorry'
The Cleveland Guardians fan who went viral this week after he swiped a home-run ball from an 11-year-old girl says he made a “big mistake” and is “utterly sorry.” On the plus side for him, the girl, whom he eventually returned the ball to, expressed her forgiveness. “I’m so utterly sorry for everything that’s transpired. … It was a heat-of-the-moment thing. I made a bad decision, a lot of bad decisions. I’m paying for it online,” the fan, Max Qu…
Guardians fan speaks out after snatching home run ball from 11-year-old girl in viral video: ‘I made a bad decision’
Max Quinn said it was a "heat-of-the-moment thing" while discussing the viral video captured by the Rays broadcast during the bottom of the fifth inning after the Guardians' Daniel Schneemann hit a two-run home run to right field at Progressive Field on Monday.
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