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Australian soccer fan catches Texas Rangers foul ball

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Australian soccer fan catches Texas Rangers foul ball
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Australian soccer fans in town for tomorrow's match against Egypt caught a different game tonight. The Texas Rangers welcomed the Aussies, who brought plenty of green and gold to America's pastime.Down Under at the DiamondAustralians are no strangers to baseball. But to experience "America's pastime" in Arlington was an opportunity the "Socceroos" did not want to miss out on. Australia will play Egypt in a knockout match at Dallas Stadium on Friday afternoon.The Rangers offered fans discounted tickets to Thursday night’s game against the Detroit Tigers and made sure they felt like part of the home crowd with rally towels and all. "You do know that we call this ‘America’s pastime,’ right?" FOX 4 asked one fan."Yeah, we’ve heard it’s like cricket. Everyone just drinks beer and watches the game," replied Sebastian Butler.The Randall family has spent the past month traveling around North America. They’ve gone to every World Cup match for Australia."I guess we’re here for a sports trip, wat

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