Overview
- Max Quinn apologized Wednesday in a WJW interview, calling his grab for the souvenir a bad decision and saying he is sorry.
- The incident unfolded Monday after Cleveland’s Daniel Schneemann hit a home run, when an adult in the left-field seats wrestled the ball from 11-year-old Evelyn as Rays broadcasters condemned the act on air.
- Rays sideline reporter Ryan Bass later brought baseballs to Evelyn and her brother, and the girl’s mother said the original home-run ball was returned several innings afterward.
- The video spread widely online, and Quinn said he faced threats, deleted his social media, and saw his vintage store hit with one-star review attacks before platforms removed them.
- Evelyn and her mother, Nikki DeVore, say they forgive him and have urged people to stop doxxing or trying to ruin his life, a plea that highlights how viral fan disputes at MLB games can quickly escalate beyond the ballpark.