MLB stars left stunned as young kid brutally tackled by security after rushing onto the field
And as one young boy learned in San Diego on Tuesday, the modus operandi goes unchanged when the infiltrator is a child.
Viral footage from the Padres' 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants shows the boy circling San Diego right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. as security closed in around him.
Standing perfectly still, Tatis watched as one guard finally got two hands on the boy as another colleague lowered his head for the tackle. Consequently, the boy and several security guards came crashing to the turf amid a chorus of boos from the crowd.
And those boos weren't directed at the child, who interrupted the game in the eighth inning, but rather at the overzealous security guards.
There were also reactions among the players, including Padres reliever Jason Adam, who grimaced as the tackle was made.
Youngest fan to run on the field in MLB history? pic.twitter.com/TsMxBxk619
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Tatis, however, remained stoic as the child was dragged off by security.
Another fan would rush the field in the ninth inning, but she appeared slightly older than the boy who'd been apprehended earlier.
Daily Mail has reached out to San Diego police and Padres spokespeople for more information.
Five-time All-Star Adam Jones reacted online, writing: 'Anyone who runs on the field should be fined 10k or harsher. No space for it in baseball.
'This looks like a kid who shook the hell outta the security. But I'd be fining his parents,' he added.
It's unclear if the parents were in attendance at the game.
Neither of the field invaders on Tuesday have been identified publicly.
It was the second straight game in which Padres fans interfered with play.
On Monday, San Diego's Xander Bogaerts had a home run overturned because a fan had reached over the fence to catch it. The Padres would ultimately drop their fourth straight, 4-3.
Wednesday's 5-1 win put the Padres two games behind the Dodgers in the National League West. The team also has a 3.5-game cushion in the Wild Card chase.
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