8 times MLB fans became rather emotional in the presence of their favorite players
Even though the Angels won Sunday's contest against the Tigers, 5-0, we're pretty sure the most exciting part of the day for one fan happened before the game even started. He got an autograph from Mike Trout, and let's just say that it unleashed a tide of feelings:
In that moment, he joined the ranks of fans that have been driven to emotional extremes after meeting their favorite players. Let's look at a few now.
Brewers fan meets Carlos Gómez, can't contain her feelings
Back in 2014, when Carlos Gomez still played for the Brew Crew, he gave a fan a hug. That simple gesture opened up the floodgates of emotion:
A-Rod signs autograph, brings fan to tears
Alex Rodriguez retired this year, after 22 seasons in MLB. He signed some autographs during his last series in Boston, and proved that it doesn't matter how old you are -- getting your favorite player's signature can still make you cry. Just watch the guy in the bottom left of the screen:
Andrew McCutchen brings joy to all
Like we said, baseball is thrilling for fans of any age. In 2014, Andrew McCutchen met his biggest fan, then-100-year-old Regene Green. She was quite moved:
Jake Arrieta's magic touch
King Midas could turn people to gold with a single touch. Jake Arrieta can turn a good day into the greatest day with a single high-five:
Derek Jeter fan nabs foul ball
Sometimes, you don't even need to meet your favorite player to end up on the fine line between laughter and tears. This Derek Jeter fan caught a foul ball off the Captain's bat during his final game, and he felt so many emotions he wasn't sure how to express all of them at once:
Danny Duffy makes a kid's day
But that's not always that case. After Danny Duffy set a Royals franchise record for single-game strikeouts, he tossed his hat to a young fan above the dugout, leading to the purest expression of happiness we've ever seen:
A Kris Bryant stickerreduces a young fan to his primal state
Sometimes, not even the presence of the actual player is required to draw out the purest of human emotions. A young Kris Bryant fan finally got his favorite player's Topps sticker, and was so happy/sad that he expressed every possible emotion at once:
No one can contain themselves around David Ortiz
There's a real possibility that David Ortiz is the most joyous player in baseball. He brightens the lives of everyone he meets:
He makes young fans happy:
And his mere presence even makes other MLB players giddy. Sometimes, they even interrupt their own press conferences just to give him a hug:
Of course, when it comes to extreme emotions, nothing can top 6-year-old Maverick Schutte's reaction to meeting his favorite player:
Well, this post started with one crying fan, and now we're all sobbing.