A San Diego Padres fan made a hilarious attempt to chase down a home run ball hit by Atlanta Braves batter Jason Heyward by diving into some bushes during Monday night's game at Petco Park.It happened in the top of the eighth inning as Heyward hit the HR to right field and the ball found its way into an alleyway between the bleachers and right field stands. The overzealous Padres fan took a flying leap over a railing into some bushes near the end of the alleyway, but didn't realize that the ball was still bouncing around on some steps in front of the bushes. That allowed another fan to come away with the ball and left the fan in the bushes feeling disappointed, and probably a bit silly.
Fortunately, the Padres won the game 7-6, so hopefully that helped the fan cope with the missed opportunity.
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