Brain Break: (Literally!) Hero Saves Boy From Flying Bat at Pirates Game

By Dan Bova | Mar 07, 2016
Christopher Horner | Twitter

The above photo is one of two freaky frames captured by photographer Christopher Horner during a Pittsburgh Pirates spring training game this Saturday. When a bat went flying into the stands, most people ducked (can’t blame them) but thankfully one unidentified man put himself in peril, narrowly avoiding a little kid from getting whacked in the face. Get that man an ice pack and an ice-cold beer!

The above photo is one of two freaky frames captured by photographer Christopher Horner during a Pittsburgh Pirates spring training game this Saturday. When a bat went flying into the stands, most people ducked (can’t blame them) but thankfully one unidentified man put himself in peril, narrowly avoiding a little kid from getting whacked in the face. Get that man an ice pack and an ice-cold beer!

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Dan Bova is the VP of Special Projects at Entrepreneur.com and host of the How Success Happens podcast. He previously worked at Jimmy Kimmel Live, Maxim, and Spy magazine. His latest books for kids include This Day in History, Car and Driver's Trivia Zone, Road & Track Crew's Big & Fast Cars, The Big Little...

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