Chicago Cubs proprietor Thomas Ricketts is used to getting an earful from followers about his baseball staff … however now he is even drawing the ire of LITTLE KIDS — ‘trigger a six-year-old baby referred to as him low cost straight to his face!

TMZ Sports activities obtained the hilarious clip shot final weekend on the staff’s annual fan summit referred to as “Cubs Conference.” Within the clip, Ricketts, proprietor and staff chairman, was making the rounds signing autographs and chatting it up with supporters … when he encountered the disgruntled younger boy.

We’re instructed the plan was for the child to ask Ricketts to signal a bat inscribed with “The most affordable proprietor in Baseball” … although TR clearly did not play alongside.

After ensuring he heard appropriately, the 61-year-old proprietor requested who his dad was, understanding the kid was in all probability instructed to do that by his pops. Sadly, the video cuts off earlier than we see how the interplay ended.

The younger supporter isn’t alone in his criticism of the Cubs honcho. Followers grew aggravated lately when he mentioned they could not spend cash like their New York or L.A. counterparts.

“They assume by some means we’ve got all these {dollars} that the Dodgers have or the Mets have or the Yankees have and we simply hold it,” he mentioned. “Which isn’t true in any respect. What occurs is we attempt to break even yearly, and that’s about it.”

Regardless of the proprietor’s declare, many aren’t shopping for the reason … particularly contemplating the staff is valued at round $4.225 BILLION. In accordance with stories, Ricketts additionally has a private internet price of round $2.3 billion.