LA Man goes viral for catching foul ball during game while holding baby and ... trends now

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A Los Angeles man with his baby strapped to his chest and a beer in one hand went viral over the weekend for catching a foul ball in his free hand at the Dodgers game. 

Steve Pettit, a Glendale Fire Department engineer and father of two, caught the ball during Sunday's game at Dodgers Stadium against the St. Louis Cardinals. 

The LA baseball team posted the video of the spectacular catch to Twitter, which quickly blew up, receiving hundreds of thousands of views on the app. 

The dad spoke with FOX 11 and said the whole situation unfolded in 'slow motion' and that he was just doing his best to protect his daughter Kelsey from the ball.  

'That was my best protection mechanism,' he said of deciding to go for the ball. 'Just catch the ball. Protect everything: the beer, the baby. It all panned out nicely.'