Many MLB fans aren't showing up for Oakland Athletics games these days, but at least one of them wants a spot even closer to the action.In an image caught by The Athletic writer/editor Melissa Lockhard, a mystery child was sitting just a few rows behind the plate during Wednesday's Athletics game against the Cleveland Guardians. The child's movements pantomimed that of the home plate umpire through every pitch.Melissa Lockard@melissalockardThere’s a kid dressed as a home plate ump here and he’s calling balls and strikes. This is awesome!2184283There’s a kid dressed as a home plate ump here and he’s calling balls and strikes. This is awesome! https://t.co/d5owodTlTFAs the video clip went viral, baseball fans took great delight in watching the child's efforts.Daniel Brown@BrownieAthletic@melissalockard Enrico Palazzo Jr.36@melissalockard Enrico Palazzo Jr.TerryMcSweeney@TerryMcSweeney@melissalockard Hilarious!!@melissalockard Hilarious!!🥤S|krause🥤@Skrause44399143@melissalockard This is the cutest and most entertaining thing I've seen all day! Who needs actual umpires when you have a little one doing it better? #FutureMLBStar Follow me I'll follow back@melissalockard This is the cutest and most entertaining thing I've seen all day! Who needs actual umpires when you have a little one doing it better? #FutureMLBStar ⚾️🔥 Follow me I'll follow backQuite a few baseball fans figured that the young amateur umpire might do a much better job than several professionals.Jimmy Felon@csweet@melissalockard Even from that distance that kid already has a more accurate strike zone than Angel Hernandez, C.B. Bucknor, Brian O'Nora, and Laz Diaz.331@melissalockard Even from that distance that kid already has a more accurate strike zone than Angel Hernandez, C.B. Bucknor, Brian O'Nora, and Laz Diaz.Ihateskipbayless@ocdan74@melissalockard Guaranteed he's already calling a better game.19@melissalockard Guaranteed he's already calling a better game.banana cognac biatch@millenialmuser@melissalockard @umpireshow this kid probably can do better than Angel Hernandez18@melissalockard @umpireshow this kid probably can do better than Angel HernandezThere were unconfirmed reports that the child had to throw his mother out of the game for conduct unbecoming of a parent that should be doting on their progeny at a ballpark.Chris Whitney@Realcwhitney@melissalockard @__ChrisCote Heard he tossed him mom in the 6th for arguing Apple Juice and Chocolate Milk@melissalockard @__ChrisCote Heard he tossed him mom in the 6th for arguing Apple Juice and Chocolate MilkBrian Gunning@Gunning_247@melissalockard @__ChrisCote This kid definitely reminds the teacher they haven’t assigned homework yet.@melissalockard @__ChrisCote This kid definitely reminds the teacher they haven’t assigned homework yet.Quetzalcoatl Cortes@QCortes@melissalockard gonna have to put a pitch clock on mom for that hot dog6@melissalockard gonna have to put a pitch clock on mom for that hot dogUm, not quite sure about this reaction. Is soaking umpires -- or worse yet, children -- in lukewarm beer a tradition at RingCentral Coliseum? Of course, there are only a few more than 3,000 fans showing up to MLB games in Oakland these days, so that might not amount to much beer to soak anyone in.Sal Iafrate (105.2 MPH)@Vacuum_Suck@melissalockard Why isn’t that kid soaked in lukewarm beer yet?1@melissalockard Why isn’t that kid soaked in lukewarm beer yet?The mystery child is attending MLB Umpire Camp in JulyUumpire Chad Fairchild during the ninth inning of a New York Yankees/Philadelphia Phillies gameFollowing a discussion between MLB Umpire Camps and the yet-unknown child's aunt, this junior umpire will be attending an umpire camp in July. So, who knows, if robot umpires aren't in effect by the time the child grows up, they may be calling balls and strikes for real one day.