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Let's bask in the glow of this Giants fan giving his dad a big hug after a foul ball mishap

It's every dad's dream: taking your kid to the ballpark, letting him see his favorite team up close, then putting the cherry on top by snagging a souvenir to bring home. And during the Giants' 7-0 win over the Braves on Friday, one dad was so close to pulling it off. Conor Gillaspie fouled one off over the third-base dugout, and the ball bounced right toward our hero -- but alas, he couldn't handle the hop, and the ball bounced away.
His son, however, didn't care about any of that. He just wanted to make sure dad was OK:

Baseball: warming the coldest of hearts since time immemorial. 

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