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Watch: Freeman, Harper give signed ball to generous Phillies fan

Bryce Harper is in his third season with the Phillies. (John Adams/Icon Sportswire)

In Friday night’s game, a Phillies fan and his dad decided to give a home run ball hit by Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman to a nearby young Braves fan.

While the Phillies fan had a little trouble getting the ball — he dropped it a couple times when it was thrown up to him — he went out of his way to make sure it went to the Braves fan, who was wearing a jersey with Freeman’s name on the back.

This didn’t go unnoticed. Before Sunday’s game, the Phillies fan got a baseball signed by Freeman and Phillies star Bryce Harper delivered by the reigning National League MVP himself:

This was a nice gesture from both teams to make the young fan’s day after his generosity on Friday.

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