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A's Trick Fans with the Ball-on-a-String Prank

No ball for you.

Getting a ball at a Major League game is quite the thrill. But don't go to an A's game hoping for a souvenir if you aren't ready to get messed with by the players. Sonny Gray and his dugout cronies played the old ball-on-a-string trick on the fans sitting just behind the dugout.