Fan Gets Nasty Bruise Trying to Catch Stanton Homer: UPDATE
Just get out of the way.
When Jordan Jacobson went to this year's Gillette Home Run Derby, he hoped he might catch a homer. But he wasn't expecting to be on the receiving end of a Giancarlo Stanton missile. On top of the nasty bruise and swelling, Jordan didn't even get the ball. Ouch.
Hey @Giancarlo818 thanks, I forgot to bring my mit pic.twitter.com/UmI2PXoXk8
- Jordan Jacobson (@JJacobson13) July 15, 2014Stanton put on a show in the first round of the Derby.
UPDATE: The story has a happy ending! Stanton responded to Jordan tonight and is sending him a glove and ball. Classy move from the Marlins slugger.
Sorry you had to "Bear" this pain @JJacobson13 ! But look on the bright side, now u get my Glove & a Derby ball! �� pic.twitter.com/0YmTCkZsUK
- Giancarlo Stanton (@Giancarlo818) July 16, 2014UPDATE 2: We swung and missed on this story big time, as according to Jordan, the original tweet was meant to be a joke with friends and took off from there. We sincerely apologize for the error in reporting.