Kyle Gilmont, 30, from Tucker, Georgia was able to catch a foul pop at the Braves-Cubs game on Friday night when he alertly let go of Parker, his 9-month old son, in order to give himself a better chance to get his hand on the ball.

"When I saw the ball off the bat, I knew it was coming right at me, but I'd have no chance at it if I was still holding onto the little guy," said Gilmont of his 20-pound son, who was severely cutting down on his opportunity to "make a play". "So I let my first born fall as gently as possible down to the Turner Field concrete beneath the seats, leaned as far as I could to the right, stretched over a couple people and made the catch. Not many fathers and sons can share a moment like this—catching a foul ball with Parker at the game is something I'll treasure forever."

In the excitement of hauling in a foul ball at a Major League game, thanks to his expensive BBCOR bats, Gilmont forgot to immediately check on his son to determine if he had suffered any injuries, and instead was bragging to everyone in his section that he didn't spill a drop of his beer.

Cubs players, coaches, management and fans celebrated a monumental achievement for the franchise on Saturday, when a first inning double by shortstop Starlin Castro gave the team its 3000th hit since it began play as the Chicago White Stockings in 1876.

"There is so much joy with this moment, but there is some relief too," said Cubs general manager Jim Hendry, who thinks his club may have been pressing for 90 or 95 years in pursuit of that elusive 3000th hit. "Now that we got that (hit) out of the way, we can get back to playing the championship level USA baseball our fans became accustomed to in the early 1900s."

The game was stopped for several minutes as Castro was mobbed near second base by his teammates amidst a raucous ovation as fireworks were set off into the Chicago sky.

"It's a dream come true to do this in front of the home fans," said Castro, getting showered with champagne during a postgame celebration, still grinning from ear to ear. "I never would have imagined that I'd get the Cubs 3,000th hit in only their 135th year of existence."

With Castro's double, the Cubs join a select 3000 hit list that already includes 29 other team Major League Baseball teams, as well as 28 individual players that accomplished the feat all by themselves.

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