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Little girl releases Derek Jeter foul ball back into the wild

Young fan throws back Derek Jeter foul ball

As any good camper knows, when you find yourself in a park, you're supposed to "take only pictures and leave only footprints." Perhaps this young fan thought this applied to ballparks as well as national parks -- on Friday night, after her family snapped a photo with a foul ball off Derek Jeter's bat, she promptly returned it to its natural habitat:

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But the ball didn't get very far into the wilderness before it was snagged by security and returned to the father, who presumably told her that baseballs, especially ones hit by The Captain, can live very happily in domestic environments, especially when they look like Daddy's den. 

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