There's something uniquely thrilling about going to see a live sports event. Sure, it's fun to kick back with a beer and watch a football game with some friends at home - but nothing compares to being in the crowd at the Superbowl, or cheering on the tennis stars at Wimbledon, or - if you're lucky enough - catching a foul ball at a baseball game.

Gabby DiMarco, a Padres fan from San Diego, knows exactly what this last thing feels like, as she managed to catch a stray ball on Tuesday night. Well, we say she caught it, but it was her beer that did most of the work.

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DiMarco was enjoying the game at Petco Park earlier this week when the Braves batter, Ender Inciarte, hit a foul ball behind him into the stands. The crowd watched with bated breath as it went up and up, then cheered as it came back down and landed - splash - right in DiMarco's drink.

"It bounced from behind me, I wasn't trying to catch it at all, and it landed in my cup," the baseball fan said.

As soon as she realised what had happened, the woman got up and began encouraging cheers from around her. Then, with all cameras focused on her, she downed the entire beverage with the ball still in the cup.

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Unfortunately, the Braves ended up beating the Padres by a score of 14 to 1 - but we all know that there was really only one winner that day, and it was DiMarco.

Immortality can come in many ways. Some individuals will forever be remembered for bestowing the world with some of the greatest inventions humanity has ever seen. Others will be remembered for being great leaders of men. But none of them will ever compare to this living legend.

A fan in the crowd of a College World Series game in Nebraska has gone viral after catching a baseball with one hand before chugging the entire contents of his beer.

A video of 23-year-old Austin Buysse's single-handed catch was shared by ESPN's Twitter page and began rapidly accumulating shares and views. The clip has currently been viewed over 4.51 million times.

This is the moment one man single-handedly catches a baseball before chugging his beer:

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People were as impressed by the epic catch as they were with the fact that the Minnesotan native managed to hold onto most of his beer.

"The only reason why we sat in the left field was to see the scoreboard in the right field. We just grabbed some beers and walked down," he told the Argus Leader. "We just sat there, and we thought we might have a chance at a home run ball — but let's be honest, there's not a chance. Because what are the chances of a home run ball coming to you?"

"I was shocked that I caught the ball and everyone was looking at me," Buysse said. "I was so pumped that [chugging the beer] was my first reaction."

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He continued: "It was crazy; it was like a dream. But it was fun. We'll probably have to wear the same jerseys too next year and sit in the same spot. Maybe that's what brought us luck."

However, this woman actually caught the ball in her cup, and then chugged it:

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It turns out that Buysse was quite the accomplished athlete back in college, having played quarterback in college at Dakota Wesleyan University. He was also the star quarterback in high school for the Minnesota Vikings, passing for 5,323 yards and 58 touchdowns.

Those stats may be impressive, but not as impressive as Buysse's one-in-a-billion catch!

A father at a baseball game has gone viral after nearly dropping his baby to catch a foul ball, then catching the falling child while hardly spilling a drop of beer.

The man in question was watching the Diamondbacks play against the Giants over the weekend while holding the infant.

But at one point in the game, an errant ball shot in his direction - and he had absolutely no qualms about catching the ball despite already having his hands full with his child and beer.

The clip has been widely shared on social media, with a huge discussion taking place in response to the miraculous catch on Reddit.

The clip also made its way to Facebook. Check it out here:

Captioning the short video, u/sordacytome94 wrote: "This guy let go of the baby momentarily to catch the ball then saved the baby and barely spilled a drop."

Plenty of people have since shared their thoughts on the man's attempt to juggle his baby and his beer as he caught the foul ball.

One Reddit user wrote: "Absolutely epic. How were the people around him not going nuts!"

Another gushed: "Wtf! He deserves to be on the team with a catch like that."

A third wrote: "Best part is that he’s more proud of not spilling his beer than catching a ball barehanded or not dropping his daughter."

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And the comments just kept flooding in, with one person sharing how they personally would have handled the foul ball.

They wrote: "I would have dropped that beer and covered my child with my body whilst getting out of the way of the ball so it could hit someone else."

A final person shared: "What I take from this is a proof [sic] of the athleticism of humble humans. This is not negligence. All these people pay to appreciate athleticism, but it is inherent in all of us.

"Have any of you ever thrown a baby in the air? Now before you stamp out a darkly cynical reply, think about what flying feels like, like in a dream, yeah."

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Whatever you think, I believe we can all agree that this man is some kind of Super Dad.

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A baseball fan has found himself the butt of an internet joke after his weird habit was caught on camera.

The New York Yankees fan was filmed indulging in a very odd drinking method while he was watching the Yankees vs. Mets game.

In a clip of the moment shared online by Instagram user Nicholas Heller, aka New York Nico, the man can be seen coring his hot dog with a straw. As if this wasn't strange enough, after sucking the meaty center out of the plastic straw, the man proceeds to use his hot dog as an actual straw, sticking it in his beer cup and sucking away.

Heller has a reputation for capturing weird and wonderful moments in and around the city.

He shared the clip of the unidentified Yankee with the stunned caption: "Wtf is going on at baseball games this year?"

Unsurprisingly, it wasn't long before the internet weighed in on the bizarre moment. Many people made it clear that they did not approve of the drinking technique.

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"Good morning to everyone except for the guy that drank his beer with a hot dog straw last night," one person tweeted. Another wrote: "I don’t normally get grossed out by dumb s*** ppl do. But that one vid of the man at the Yankees game using a hotdog as a straw. Like… why are y’all like this."

"Who drinks beer with a straw?? Wasting a good hot dog," a third chimed in.

Some even thought the hot dog straw was so outrageous that they joked the man needed to be locked up.

"Life sentence. No parole," one person tweeted. A second wrote: "Arrest this man."

However, other people rushed to the Yankee fan's defense, pointing out how awful it must be getting caught on camera doing something strange - and suggesting that the combination might not be so bad after all.

"My heart goes out to hot dog straw guy, my biggest fear is going viral for being weird at a baseball game," one person wrote. Another tweeted: "If you don’t stand with hot dog straw guy then we can’t be friends. Life is about living, drinking beers out of a hot dog is exactly that."

"Man is out here testing the limits of your reality and the internet won’t leave him alone. I put peanut butter on a grilled chicken breast and it think it tastes amazing. Let the man use his hot dog straw," added a third.

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It was a bad night at the ballpark for one baseball fan on Tuesday night, after they were "shocked" by the response they got from a security guard.

During the game between the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardians, the Reds fan rushed the field at the Great American Ballpark. Check out the dramatic moment below:

After pulling off a rather impressive backflip during a break in play in the ninth inning, the fan attempted to flee a pursuing security guard - but, unfortunately for him, he didn't get far enough.

After eventually being tased and detained, the overzealous fan has been identified as 19-year-old William Hendon.

Footage of Hendon being taken down swiftly went viral on a number of social media platforms, including Reddit, where users were quick to share their thoughts on the matter. "Getting tased does not look fun," one person wrote.

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"People are desperate for attention," another said. "I imagine social media was somehow involved, either having a buddy film it in hopes of posting it on YouTube or just hoping to brag on Facebook bout it later."

Others highlighted how, given the increase in threats made to players on social media, it was no surprise the security guard took a no-nonsense approach to Hendon running the field.

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Hendon later went on to appear in court for his actions -- even having the gall to wear his Reds jersey.

To make matters even worse for Hendon, Cincinnati fell 5-3 at home to the Guardians and dropped to 32-35 overall this season. Meanwhile, Cleveland improved to 43-22 on an electric night at the ballpark.

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Not exactly results worth backflipping over... nevertheless, he's now a social media sensation.

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