In the time it took for Royals first baseman Lucas Duda to swing and miss a pitch, two people's lives changed forever.

Duda was facing the Angels' Tyler Skaggs during the seventh inning of Monday's game at Kauffman Stadium when a fan in a Mike Trout jersey got down on one knee and proposed to a woman in a Royals shirt.

It happened in the front row behind Duda.

Why then? Well, perhaps the fan waited until the seventh inning to make sure that their sports allegiances wouldn't have a negative effect on their relationship.

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