NEW YORK—Condemning the unlawful possession of its property by generations of spectators, Major League Baseball issued a recall Monday of all foul balls that have ever been taken home from its ballparks. “These balls belong to Major League Baseball, and we want them back,” said MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, stressing that any fan who has ever kept a foul ball is legally and morally a thief. “Just because a baseball ends up in your hands doesn’t mean it’s yours. You wouldn’t take a plate from a restaurant just because it was sitting in front of you, so why would you think you can walk out with one of our baseballs? We paid a lot of money for those. They’re very nice balls. They have leather on them. We thought it was understood that you’re supposed to give them to security on your way out of the ballpark, but apparently not.” Manfred added that there would be a 30-day grace period for fans to return balls to designated collection bins at MLB stadiums before facing criminal charges.
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