Yankees star Juan Soto is no stranger to making jaw-dropping plays on the diamond. But Soto produced the same effect with a small gesture of kindness outside the white lines Sunday at Yankee Stadium.

Soto ranged to his left to catch a Javier Báez fly ball to right for the third out of the fifth inning in the Yanks’ 5-2 win over the Tigers. He took a few more steps to cross the foul line then handed the ball to the nearest fan, a grateful youngster in a Yankees cap reaching hopefully over the side wall.

After examining the baseball -- seemingly just to convince himself the moment was real -- the young fan high-fived a seatmate in excitement. He spent several seconds staring at the ball open-mouthed, wearing a look of pure joy.

And of course, it was Soto who won the game for the Yankees with his tiebreaking bases-clearing double in the bottom of the seventh, delivering another special moment -- for everyone in Yankee Stadium this time.