Just because a sport is non contact does mean it is safe, even for spectators as this young boy found out at Major League Baseball game.
During a game between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates - A batter lost grip of his slugger sending it spinning into the stands.
Missed by the Live TV footage - the wooden bat narrowly missed the head of a young boy.
The close shave, however, was caught in a series of photos taken by sports photojournalist, Christopher Horner.
In the images, a man can be seen holding his arm out in front of the boy's face as it spun centimetres from the youngster's face.
These wooden bats normally weigh around 2 pounds.
In case you were interested, the Pirates beat the Braves, 9-6.
This incident took place at the Atlanta Brave's spring training stadium in the Walt Disney World complex, outside Orlando in Florida.
