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This is what happened at Wednesday night's D-Backs game. A kid named Ian had a ball tossed to him by Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks. A younger kid -- a Brewers fan -- was in tears because he almost caught the ball before it was given to Ian. Ian, recognizing the kid's anguish, gave him the ball. Faith in humanity: restored.
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