It’s not really a thing, here, to do so. People will occasionally run off with sports balls, etcetera, but it’s not a commonplace thing.
Or is keeping these items just something we (people outside the US) see in movies or on news stories that make it seem like a regular thing?
When did it become a thing if it is a commonplace thing? Or has it always been a thing?
If it was always a thing, then isn’t it weird that the baseball league would be willing to let kids take home free baseballs when a famous athlete literally played in no shoes, and was nicknamed for it?
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It’s a cheap souvenir that can hold sentimental value for the ones who acquire it. For the fan, it’s something neat they get to take with them after the immediate moment has ended. For the stadium, it’s a couple dollars that give excitement to the crowd, the hope that you might be the one to catch it next. It’s engagement that brings people into the game.
Essentially: low “risk” (cost), high reward.
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