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Was Cubs fan wrongfully villainized after taking boy's fumbled ball?

The TV clip looks bad, but there might be more to the story.

During the Chicago Cubs' game Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals, first base coach Will Venable tried to toss a ball to a young fan seated in the first row.

The boy mishandled it, and it went bouncing under his seat and right into the hands of the man behind him. And he celebrated his good fortune, causing quite a Twitter uproar.

When going to a baseball game, DON'T be this guy. pic.twitter.com/pAeiRN6Q2X

— Cut4 (@Cut4) July 22, 2018

The Cubs got wind of it and tracked down the young boy, delivering a ball signed by Javier Baez.