Bottle-Feeding Dad Achieves Legend Status with Foul Ball Catch

This kid had one heck of a first MLB game.

By Tinybeans Team April 28, 2022

dad catches foul ball while bottle feeding baby

Jacob Kinglsey played one heck of a game of catch with his son on Tuesday, but unlike ordinary father-son games, he did it at the Cincinnati Reds stadium… from the stands nearest third base… with his son in his arms. A one-handed, seated catch of a foul ball from the stands? While bottle-feeding your baby?! We’re pretty sure that’s a grand slam in the parenting world.

The Kingsleys were interviewed after the epic catch by @JimDayTV for Bally Sports Cincinnati. “I saw the ball pop up and just wanted to keep him happy. And so did my best to protect him at the same time… reached a hand up, had some fierce competition, but ended up happening great…,” said Kingsley.

The baby’s name is Shepherd, but they might want to nickname him Cool Hand Luke, since he didn’t miss a beat as his dad snatched the baseball out of the airspace right above his head. He was strapped to Kingsley’s chest, facing out (obviously intrigued by the game) and taking his bottle. Kingsley was feeding him with his left hand, so luckily his catching hand was free. And, considering the foul was hit by Padres catcher Luis Campusano, the third-ranked prospect on the team this season, it was probably a heater.

Baby's first @Reds game!@JimDayTV took some time to chat with Super Dad. pic.twitter.com/KvWFuIbFw3
— Bally Sports Cincinnati (@BallySportsCIN) April 27, 2022

Wife and mom Jordan chimed in, “All game I was like ‘watch those balls’ because if he gets hit… and so he took the job seriously.” In the video, she appeared to rise from her seat to try and shield her child’s head, but her attention turned to her husband as he won Dad of the Year, instead.

“This will be a great memory to share with him. It’s his first Reds game,” Kingsley said. And, in true dad form, he added, “I was texting my college buddies and they were already sending me the Tweets that were coming in, too, so definitely some bragging rights there.”