While all eyes were set upon the team's tricked-out, whiz-bang outfield sculpture following the first Marlins home run in their new ballpark, others could be excused if they were looking at other eye candy.
At exactly the same time that Marlins second baseman Omar Infante hit his long ball over the left field wall, Victoria's Secret model Elsa Hosk was shooting a live television interview nearby.
The "ball of destiny" was scooped by a fan standing next to Hosk, and in an act of chivalry... or in an effort to get her phone number... the fan handed the ball right over to the Swedish sensation.
Alas, while Hosk appreciated the gesture, she politely returned the historic piece of Marlins memorabilia to the heartbroken fan, thereby ending any hopes of it being a terrific start to a baseball love story.