Kid being tackled by security at Padres game

We do not often see young kids being tackled on the field, but that is exactly what happened when the San Diego Padres took on the San Francisco Giants.

Kevin McGonigle homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.

An overzealous San Diego fan learned a brutal lesson Tuesday night when security tackled him to the ground at Petco Park after he ran onto the field in the eighth inning of the team’s 5-1 win over the Giants.

We’re used to seeing fans run on the field at games and getting laid out by security guards before being hauled off to a jail cell, but that practice is usually left for adults.

This has to be the youngest fan to ever storm a field at a professional sporting event and find out that security did not care about his age or size.

To be fair, one security guard grabbed him, but another overzealous one clearly wanted his shine and came through with a massive hit from behind, which sent the crowd into a chorus of boos.

As you can see, the young Padres fan ran onto the outfield grass, prompting a chase from the ballpark’s security team. Video shows one security guard wrapping up the fan and holding him upright before another guard raced in and tackled the young fan to the ground from behind.

Padres reliever Jason Adam also grimaced as he watched the situation unfold from the pitcher’s mound.

The San Diego Padres Are Rolling In 2025

Aug 20, 2025; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres catcher Freddy Fermin (54) scores in front of San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey (14) during the eighth inning at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images
The San Diego Padres lead 2-1 in a four-game series with the San Francisco Giants.

The team has made up some incredible ground in the National League West, with a stacked Dodgers team only leading by one game. As the Dodgers continue to falter, San Diego stays right on their tail in an effort to win the division for the first time in almost 20 years.

San Diego last won the National League West division title in 2006. That year, they finished with an 88-74 record

As of this writing, the team is currently 71-56 with 35 games to play. The team just needs to win 17 more to get to that 88-win marker and possibly run away with the division crown and start the playoffs at Petco Park with their insane crowd.