The morning after being hit by a pitch from kid brother Beau, All-Star cleanup batter Wil Myers of the Padres made light of his home-run derby plunking.

Wil Myers posed for pictures at All-Star Game FanFest at the San Diego Convention Center. Photo by Chris Stone

“It was great,” Myers told Times of San Diego. “It was perfect. It was everything I wanted it to be — it was a perfect experience for both of us.”

Minutes later Tuesday, at the All-Star Game FanFest, Myers took part in a clinic in which he was coaching kids at the San Diego Convention Center.

His job was to tag kids sliding into base. But at one point, he changed the script and started throwing small foam balls at the children — to their delight. The youngsters played dodgeball and tried to throw the All-Star souvenir balls back at him.

Wil Myers throws a foam baseball at youngster during FanFest clinic. Photo by Chris Stone

Monday at the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, Myers “acquitted himself well in his inaugural Derby voyage, hitting 10 dingers but falling by one in a nail-biting first round matchup with Adam Duvall,” an MLB blogger wrote. “The real moral of the story, though: If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the new Derby format, it’s that family can’t be trusted.”

The San Diego Union-Tribune said: After the event Myers said he was upset about not advancing and call the beanball ‘a memory we’ll never forget.
He laughed about it, I laughed about it.’”

Social media had a chuckle as well.

Padres All-Star Wil Myers pelts a fan wearing a jersey with his name on it at the All-Star FanFest. Photo by Chris Stone
As Padres All-Star Wil Myers aims to throw a foam ball, a ball fires back at the All-Star FanFest. Photo by Chris Stone
Padre Wil Myers took part in a FanFest clinic in which he tagged kids who slid into base. Photo by Chris Stone
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