WATCH: Generous kid at Cubs game gives foul ball away to another kid

Wrigley Field is known as the Friendly Confines for a reason, and one young Cubs fan epitomized as much on Tuesday. (Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports)

Cole Little - Senior Writer - Wednesday, May 22 2019

Generosity and selflessness are not attributes that are typically associated with today's youth in America, but a young Chicago Cubs fan provided a glimmer of hope for the future with a display of compassion at Wrigley Field on Tuesday. In the matchup between the Cubs and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, a kindhearted kid helped make another little boy's night special by choosing altruism over greed.

After being gifted a foul ball by an on-field attendant, the charitable youngster was handed another foul ball by an adult fan, who, evidently, did not notice that the boy had already garnered a souvenir baseball. Therefore, instead of cashing in on the instance of dumb luck, the benevolent adolescent spotted a nearby Cub-loving kid without a foul ball in his possession. The noble exchange then took place, with the magnanimous Cubs supporter furnishing the gracious Cubs supporter with a foul ball of his own, thereby embodying the spirit of the Friendly Confines moniker.

This is why I love the game Of Baseball. When the kid says, “I don’t need it, I got one.” ??#EverybodyIn @Cubs pic.twitter.com/ExZHHZdlQH
— Dubs (@MikeDubsRadio) May 22, 2019