Young Red Sox fan throws back prized foul ball — and older brother can’t believe it

Tribune-Review | Monday, June 19, 2023 10:04 a.m.

Boston Red Sox’s Alex Verdugo, right, is welcomed to the dugout by Justin Turner (2) after scoring on a ground rule double by Red Sox’s Triston Casas in the fifth inning of the second game of a doubleheader against the New York Yankees on Sunday in Boston.

There’s no crying in baseball — unless your younger brother throws back a foul ball that was gifted to him.

That was the case at the Boston Red Sox game Sunday at Fenway Park.

The New York Yankees’ Jake Bauers hit a foul ball in the third inning that was retrieved by man in the upper deck. The man turned around and handed it to little Charlie Mulligan a couple of rows behind him, according to MLB.com.

Charlie, though, threw the ball back toward the field. Older brother Jack couldn’t believe it and began crying on his father’s shoulder.

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Pat Mulligan then was left trying to console both sons — his wife was at the concession stand. Happy Father’s Day!

The ordeal was caught by cameras — and by Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen.

Jansen asked a clubhouse staff member to deliver an autographed jersey and baseball to the Mulligans, according to WCVB.