A dad who made a one-handed catch with his baby strapped to his chest and a beer in the other hand describes the highlights reel play. Alex Rozier reports for NBCLA.
A dad with a baby strapped to his chest and a beer in one hand made a one-handed grab for the highlight reel Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.
All without spilling his drink.
Steve Pettit, a Glendale fire Department engineer and father of two, made the catch when St. Louis' Tommy Edman popped up a foul ball into the stadium's second deck off the first-base line.
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Pettit got tickets for the game from a co-worker who, coincidentally, is Edman's bother-in-law.
The lifelong Dodgers fan said everything seemed to happen in slow motion once he saw the baseball headed his way.
"The ball just kind of came up, and it was kind of like slow motion," said Pettit. "It was sort of like, ‘Boop!’ It just like came right to my hand."
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Pettit made it look so easy that the Dodgers took notice in a tweet titled, "Dad Power" that featured a photo of dad holding the ball, drink and baby. After the grab, Pettit hoisted the ball in the air, drawing cheers from fans.
Wife Misty was sitting beside him in disbelief.
"I pulled my camera out and started to record the reaction because the crowd was going wild, which was really fun to see," she said.
The Dodgers defeated the Cardinals, 6-3, to complete the series sweep.
