Padres' Jackson Merrill shares adorable 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' story from mid-game showdown

Padres' Jackson Merrill shares adorable 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' story from mid-game showdown originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Jackson Merrill turned around during the San Diego Padres ' game on Wednesday and directed his attention toward the stands.

And then he played 'Rock, Paper, Scissors. ' Yeah, that really happened, and Merrill was asked about the moment after the game. His response was pretty priceless: "The kid asked me to play Rock, Paper, Scissors for an autograph, and he asked me for, like, three straight innings.

So I finally turned around and played, and I actually won. Credit to myself. I never win Rock, Paper, Scissors, but I actually won.

So, sorry to the kid that he didn't get an autograph. " MORE: Terrance Gore's son honors dad with perfect first pitch Padres reporter Annie Heilbrunn added in her post about the interaction: "This kid was smiling ear-to-ear, by the way. " It definitely isn't every day that you get the chance to play a game with your hero in the middle of his Major League Baseball game.