From the JSOnline -
Atlanta - Because of his home-run incident involving former Braves catcher Brian McCann last year at Turner Field, Brewers centerfielder Carlos Gomez has been getting booed by Atlanta fans during the first two games of the series between the clubs here.
I wonder if Braves fans would boo Gomez tonight if they knew what he did today.
Gomez posted these tweets on Twitter this morning:
"Just went to see the young fan that was hit by my foul ball last
night. He was in great spirits and I had a chance to sign the ball."
"You don't like to see anyone get hurt, especially a child. Fans, please be alert and bring your glove!"
Batting in the seventh inning Tuesday night of the Brewers' 5-0 loss
to the Braves, Gomez fouled off a pitch from Julio Teheran that carried
on a line over the Atlanta dugout and into the stands, striking a young
boy.
Teheran and Gomez were visibly upset about the boy getting struck,
each crouching down in distress with hopes that he'd be OK. The boy was
carried off quickly so it was difficult to tell exactly what happened,
but he appeared to have been struck on the face.
Obviously, Gomez felt so bad about the incident that he tracked down
the young fan today -- which probably took some doing -- and visited him
to make sure he is OK. That is an act of kindness that can only come
from the player's heart.
Milwlaukee Journal Story
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