Home Run Tribute Ball Finds the Fan Who Needs it Most

Atlanta Braves 1st baseman, Freddie Freeman, has hit a home run on June 13th for each of the past three seasons. This date is also the painful anniversary of the passing of his mother and the home run is a tribute to her. This year’s home run ball literally fell into the seat of Brave’s fan, Amanda Brown. “I just can’t believe it came to me,” Brown said, who was attending the game with her son, Jace.

“I saw it coming and I couldn’t get out of the way fast enough! There’s was no way I was gonna get hit, you know. When a ball is hit it usually goes to a crowd. It landed right in my seat,” Brown said.

Freeman feels his special home run ball may have had a little help over the fence from his mother, while Brown feels it may have found her seat with a little help from her dad. Just six weeks ago, Brown lost her father to ALS.

“I hit that really high. I know I hit it good, but I think she pulled that one over for me,” Freeman told reporters after the game.