That First Home Run Ball

[steveringo]

When a rookie hits his first MLB homer, the team usually gets it for him - and gives the lucky fan some cool shit.

Red Sox Masataka Yoshida hit his first, but Boston was unable to negotiate an exchange with the fan that caught it...

Zoikes.

 

[catman]

I wonder what the fan asked for. I remember talking to a player a few years ago about his first home run and I asked what it took to get the ball. He said he had to sign a bat for the fan and I said, I'd have done it for a signed ball. He asked if I had a pen and signed a ball for me.

 

[Carnzo]

Terrible.
And the kid was handed the ball caught by a Pirates fan, he didn't catch it.

 

[calsnowskier]

Terrible.
And the kid was handed the ball caught by a Pirates fan, he didn't catch it.

Pure conjecture on my part, but…

Tough story, but if it was just a kid, he had a HR hit in an actual MLB game. He didn’t want to give that up.

He was too young to understand.

 

[steveringo]

If Masataka has a shitty MLB career, can we blame this dude?

 

[Carnzo]

If Masataka has a shitty MLB career, can we blame this dude?

Yes but I hope not.

 

[wood20ks]

Fuck them greedy spolied athletes....mfers are always out for themselves,and it costs us tons of money to pay their way thru life,they want something back from a fan,pay dearly for it like we have to........especially if its some tupe of record breaking milestone......

 

[Sportsguy9695]

Wow that’s really messed up.

 

[Wolverine830872]

The batter wanted the ball so bad, why did he hit it into the stands in the first place? What an idiot.

 

[calsnowskier]

The batter wanted the ball so bad, why did he hit it into the stands in the first place? What an idiot.