Young fan gets pranked by umpire

Umpire Laz Diaz jokingly pretends to take a souvenir away from a young fan, before giving it back

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[roler]

Kid is so chill, no fit when giving back the ball and then he shows he can appreciate a joke like that with a fistbump. Well raised.

[GenZapata]

Awesome to the little boy who completely understood it was a joke. Well done parents.

[KOHF]

For the record, Laz Diaz consistently gets ranked as one of the best umpires in the league by the players.

[char-lee]

Greg Gibson the homeplate umpire disliked this.

[palmbeachautodetail]

check out the guy in the white shirt his reaction when the ball is taken away is awesome

[hdface]

That was hilarious!!! One of my favorite moments ever in baseball besides the fights LMAO!

[mino]

So loved this moment 😍
The kid, the umpire and people around them reactions

[danielandsolange]

If everyone doesn't know laz Diaz here's something interesting, laz is the only umpire in MLB currently that served in the marines

[bobbyrutts]

I'm not a baseball fan, but this channel has some of the best content!

[moran]

Greg Gibson, The homeplate umpire wants that ball back

[bensmarzynski]

Lax Diaz is probably the coolest ump out there (sorry Greg Gibson, the home plate umpire)

[JuanMartinez-thfr]

As a Mariners fan, I love Dave Sims and Mike Blowers. Coolest broadcasters.

[MrDannyJ]

Couldn't help but notice Laz Diaz is wearing Doug Eddings' #88 base jacket.

[Mr.Derogatory]

If only some of the blown calls he makes were pranks too then he wouldn't have ejected so many players in his MLB Umpiring career

[baseballlife]

who wanted to see the pitch after that

[mopey]

But when a usher for the Dodgers did the exact same thing he was being a monster.

[maxpayne]

The girl with the black shirt is cute 😍

[mybluebelly]

Why am i here? I don`t even watch baseball.

[firebirdude]

I I really don't see that as funny?