Baseball Bat Is About to Smash Into a Kid's Face at a Spring Training Game — but Then at the Very Last Second...

During a spring training game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves on Saturday in Kissimmee, Florida, a baseball bat headed toward the stands was about to smack a kid in the face.

But a fan seated to his right stretched out his arm and blocked it at the last second.

Just want to RT this awesome photo by @Hornerfoto1 of dude saving kid from facial surgery during Sat #Pirates game pic.twitter.com/hD35aZTVQU

— Rob Biertempfel (@BiertempfelTrib) March 6, 2016

Check out the pair of photos snapped by Christopher Horner of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

@BiertempfelTrib The two frames showing just how close the bat was to the boy's head. pic.twitter.com/7VwnfWp8L1

— Christopher Horner (@Hornerfoto1) March 6, 2016

"The two frames showing just how close the bat was to the boy's head," he wrote.

The dangerous scenario can occur when a batter loses hold of the bat during a swing.