Youngster’s First Base Confusion Has Everyone Cracking Up

This youngster’s first base confusion had everyone cracking up. The child was not sure where to go after making contact with the ball. Watch the short but hysterical clip to see what happened after this little one put the ball into play.

Baseball is a simple game that Americans have played and enjoyed watching for decades. You see the ball, hit the ball, catch the ball and throw the ball. Of course, what you do and when will vary depending on the specific situation while playing, but instructions on how to play a game do not get much easier than that.

However, after hitting the ball and putting it in play, the batter will then run to first base. They will try to reach that spot before being tagged or before the ball reaches the base. That step is straightforward and goes without saying for most people who have ever played or watched a game of baseball. But there are always exceptions to every rule, and a clip posted on YouTube shows a case where that step needed to be explained a little better to one child.

The video begins with a young man playing tee-ball, taking a good swing and hitting the ball up the middle toward the defense. But after that is when confusion and a fair amount of hilarity soon set in, creating quite an unexpected scene.

After hitting the ball, the little guy was absolutely baffled, seemingly completely unsure of what to do next. Many people, including the guy behind the camera, instruct the child to run, and seconds later, that’s what he does. Instead of heading up the first baseline as would be expected, the miniature player heads up the middle of the field, toward the pitcher’s mound.

Once he’s near the pitcher’s mound, the ball comes rolling near the runner’s feet. Deciding that he wants to be kind and helpful, he picks the ball up and throws it to first base. He helped the defense get him out.

Sometimes, sports are not for everyone.

Proverbs 22:6 “If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old, he will not be turned away from it.”