Foul ball landing in broadcast booth creates hilarious moment for ex-big leaguer

It’s almost like a rite of passage for baseball broadcasters: You simply have to joke about a foul ball entering the booth every time it gets close. And further, you have to express that you were ready to make the play if needed. But it doesn’t actually happen all that often.

That’s why Dodgers play-by-play voice Joe Davis had the perfect reaction when a ball off of Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman’s bat made its way into the upper levels of Dodger Stadium.

“Oh man! We got it!” Davis exclaimed. “Finally!”

Davis had an advantage, too. Former NL Rookie of the Year and 14-year Major Leaguer Eric Karros was on hand as the color commentator. The ball carried right toward “EK” in a rare chance to show that he’s still got it.

The Dodgers broadcast swapped to its booth cam, when Davis -- showing off the ball -- broke down the exciting sequence events.

“EK made an awesome catch,” Davis said. “You would’ve been so proud. And then he handed the kid the ball. Here I am.”

And what’s more, Karros received this golden opportunity with his son, Kyle, playing in the game for the Rockies. “Kyle, you’d be so proud of your dad.”

There was just one problem.

Karros didn’t actually make the play. In fact, he didn’t even attempt to make the play.

A replay showed what really happened. Karros tracked the ball all the way into the booth, but he backed away from his computer, stood up and turned to avoid a bounce off the desk in front of him. Meanwhile, Davis calmly reached forward and grabbed the ball from its final resting place, proudly shouting, “We got it!”

Hopefully Kyle Karros was unaware of what happened. “Disheveled as can be,” Davis joked of his partner.

This hilarious moment only added to what was already a thriller of an evening between the Dodgers and Rockies. The division rivals battled to extra innings -- the first such game for the Dodgers this season -- before Dalton Rushing delivered a walk-off single to win it.