This photo was made by a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review photographer Christopher Horner and has gone viral. That’s no wonder, since he managed to capture a really impressive and threatening moment, which could have ended in a tragedy were it not for the father’s reaction.
Shaun Cunningham took his son to his first baseball game as an early birthday present, while his wife and daughter went shopping. 8-year-old Landon was happy to sit so close to the field, but he didn’t know yet it put him in a great danger.
The boy was taking pictures with his father’s phone and was choosing the best ones to share with his mom. Luckily, his father was paying attention to the players and noticed when the bat slipped out of the athlete’s hand. It was spinning and flying towards the spectators.
Shaun recalls that at first, it seemed like the bat would go over their heads, but then he realized it might actually hit Landon. He threw his hand up, hoping it would prevent the inevitable. And it did.
The man says he did not realize how close the bat was to his son’s face until he saw the picture.
@BiertempfelTrib The two frames showing just how close the bat was to the boy's head. pic.twitter.com/7VwnfWp8L1
— Christopher Horner (@Hornerfoto1) March 6, 2016
Landon will sure remember his first game and have enough to brag about. The boy is also ready to go to other baseball games — as long as his dad sits next to him.
