Christina Reinwald at Crux has the ground-breaking news:
Papa Francesco may not be Big Papi, but he showed a bit of athletic prowess at the end of his weekly general audience as he strolled through St. Peter’s Square Wednesday.
Someone from the crowd tossed him a baseball to sign, but sailed it high above the pope’s head. His instincts kicked in as he jumped slightly — losing his zucchetto (his small white skullcap) in the process — and knocked it down with his right hand. He almost snagged it on the way down, but the ball bounced off his outstretched fingers.
There's video of the error at the link.
Thankfully, the opposition didn't score and the outcome of the game remains unaffected.
Carry on.