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A Willow Grove Boy Who Caught A Foul Ball At Wed. Phillies Game Gives It To Crying Girl

Aaron Pressley, 10, of Willow Grove, caught a foul ball at Wednesday's Phillies game. He ended up handing it over to a crying girl nearby.

WILLOW GROVE, PA — A 10-year-old local boy's kind actions at a Philadelphia Phillies game this week that were caught on camera has folks singing his praises.

Aaron Pressley, a fifth-grader from Willow Grove who dove for a foul ball at the Wednesday evening baseball game, is making headlines for turning over the ball to a little girl nearby in the stands who cried after she failed to catch the ball herself. He wanted to dispel the myth that all Philadelphia sports fans are ruthless.

Pressley's actions were highlighted in a 6 ABC news report. More of the story can be found here.

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