Marlins Man gives up World Series Game 3 seat to 'God Bless America' singer

Despite the World Series scene shifting to San Francisco on Friday, the now famous Marlins Man, aka Laurence Leavy, was seated front and almost center for Game 3 at AT&T Park.

Leavy was a little more difficult to spot as his bright orange Miami Marlins jacket and Marlins visor blended in with the San Francisco Giants orange being worn by fans around him. Still, once he was spotted, that's where our attention went as we once again pondered how he was able to land those second row seats.

At least those were our thoughts in the early innings. As we panned those same seats in the eighth inning, we noticed that Marlins Man was missing from his spot, but another familiar face had taken his place. As we quickly figured out, that was Steven Powell of the U.S. Navy, who just moments earlier performed a stirring rendition of “God Bless America” despite audio issues at AT&T Park.

It was no accident that Powell ended up in that exact seat, of course. It was Leavy's to start, but he happily gave it up so Powell could enjoy the final two innings from behind home plate.

A first class gesture by a first class seat holder.

Of course, it sounds like Leavy had yet another connection somewhere in AT&T Park.

We're not exactly sure where that seat was, but maybe Huey Lewis had some good news.

That, or the Giants simply hooked him up for doing a kind deed. Either way, it was a cool move by the man who at first probably rubbed some fans the wrong way when he showed up at Kauffman Stadium wearing the Marlins' orange, but now deserves a tip of the cap. Or visor even. Whichever works.

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