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‘The baseball got trapped right in the fried dough’: Red Sox fan’s backstory behind bizarre catch

"They were like, 'I thought you were sick,' and I was like, 'Well...'"

Red Sox Fried Dough Game
David Hamilton slides into home plate for the winning run in the Red Sox-Blue Jays game that had earlier included a fan catching the ball with his fried dough. AP Photo/Jim Davis

By Hayden Bird

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A Red Sox fan, a foul ball, and some fried dough: During a Red Sox-Blue Jays game last Thursday, the Red Sox walked off with a win, and Boston fan Max Kivekas walked away with an unusual souvenir. Not only did he end up with a foul ball off the bat of Toronto’s Bo Bichette, but he made the catch via fried dough.

“I sort of raised my shoulder, and the friend dough was here,” Kivekas explained to WCVB’s Peter Eliopoulos in a post-catch report. “The baseball got trapped right in the fried dough.”

“All the seams, powdered sugar all over it, so I kind of had to shake it off,” he noted of the unique catch, but added, “I was keeping that [fried dough] on me, I definitely wanted that after.”

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One hilarious twist was that Kivekas had attended the game only because he had called out sick from his work. Of course, having garnered attention for his ballpark moment, Kivekas joked about being caught in a (harmless) lie.

“Everyone was like, ‘Was that really you?'” he joked, “I was like, ‘That was me.’ They were like, ‘I thought you were sick,’ and I was like, ‘Well…'”

Fittingly, Kivekas held the event in proper perspective as it takes it place among the great food-related baseball moments at Fenway Park.

“It was awesome. A once-in-a-lifetime experience.”

Trivia: The famous “Here comes the pizza” moment occurred at Fenway Park on Patriots’ Day in 2007. Who was Boston playing that day?

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(Answer at the bottom).

Hint: The outfielder in question was Garret Anderson.

Scores and schedules:

On Sunday, the Red Sox got a 3-1 win over the White Sox thanks to Garrett Crochet’s seven and a third strong innings (allowing one run and striking out 11). The Red Sox begin a three-game series in Tampa against the Rays tonight at 7:05 p.m.

Also from Sunday, the Celtics closed out the regular season with a 93-86 win over the Hornets. Boston will begin its title defense in the NBA playoffs starting on Sunday (opponent TBD).

On the national sports scene, Rory McIlroy defeated Justin Rose in a playoff to win The Masters in a crowning moment for the 35-year-old.

Tomorrow, the Bruins close out the season with a matchup against the Devils at TD Garden at 7 p.m.

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Rory’s moment: Though he was unable to do it the “easy way” (as if there is such an easy way to win The Masters), McIlroy got there in the end, winning the playoff to complete his career Grand Slam of the majors.

And his enjoyable post-round soundbite: “What are we all going to talk about next year?”

On this day: In 1967, Red Sox pitcher Billy Rohr was protecting a no-hitter against the Yankees in the 9th inning of his first MLB start. It appeared to be in jeopardy when New York’s Tom Tresh hit a shot to left field. Legendary Boston left fielder Carl Yastrzemski raced back and dove to make an incredible catch, bringing even Yankees fans to their feet to applaud.

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Of course, Elston Howard promptly ended Rohr’s bid for a no-hitter two batters later with two outs, but Boston nonetheless emerged with a 3-0 win at the start of what would become an impossible dream of a season.

Daily highlight: Even though it still led to a playoff, this remains an incredible shot from McIlroy.

Trivia answer: Angels

Hayden Bird

Sports Staff

Hayden Bird is a sports staff writer for Boston.com, where he has worked since 2016. He covers all things sports in New England.

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