Salvador Perez tied the Kansas City Royals' all-time home run record on Wednesday. What happened next became a legal matter.
With his 317th career long ball, the 36-year-old Perez tied George Brett for the record in Kansas City. Facing San Francisco Giants starter Landen Roupp in the seventh inning, he took a center-cut sinker and deposited it in the fountains at Kaufmann Stadium.
While much of the attention was understandably focused on Perez in the moment, it turns out a fan jumped into the fountain to retrieve the historic ball.
Such mementos are usually the legal property of the fan who catches or first obtains the ball, but the Royals' website clearly states the fountains are off-limits for fans: "If at any time a guest enters a fountain, they will be immediately arrested, transported to the police station downtown and charged to the fullest extent of the law."
So the fan was soon arrested and escorted out of the stands, with the ball confiscated.
#kansas #Royals #tied #Legal
With his 317th career long ball, the 36-year-old Perez tied George Brett for the record in Kansas City. Facing San Francisco Giants starter Landen Roupp in the seventh inning, he took a center-cut sinker and deposited it in the fountains at Kaufmann Stadium.
While much of the attention was understandably focused on Perez in the moment, it turns out a fan jumped into the fountain to retrieve the historic ball.
Such mementos are usually the legal property of the fan who catches or first obtains the ball, but the Royals' website clearly states the fountains are off-limits for fans: "If at any time a guest enters a fountain, they will be immediately arrested, transported to the police station downtown and charged to the fullest extent of the law."
So the fan was soon arrested and escorted out of the stands, with the ball confiscated.
#kansas #Royals #tied #Legal
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