Baseball dad turns hero to save son from flying Pirates bat

Baseball is a sport of fast hands and lightning reactions, but the sharpest reflexes in last Saturday’s Spring Training between the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates belonged to a father in the Champion Stadium stands.

And his young son got a wake-up call about the perils of excessive mobile phone use.

During the game, Pirates outfielder Danny Ortiz lost his grip on his bat, which flew towards the face of the oblivious eight-year-old, whose eyes were glued to his phone.