It could have been worth a big payday, maybe as much as $100,000, but Angels fan Scott Steffel opted to turn Albert Pujols' 600th home run ball back to the man who hit it. Pujols reached the milestone late Saturday night, becoming the ninth player to reach 600 and the first to do it with a grand slam. Here's some video shot from the bleachers, just steps … [Read more...]
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Cubs Opt to Preserve Schwarber Home Run Ball Atop Scoreboard
It looked like Kyle Schwarber hit it to the moon—or at least onto Sheffield Avenue, behind the right field bleachers at Wrigley Field. That’s what would have happened before the Cubs installed a massive new video scoreboard. Instead, it’s going to become a permanent fixture, on display where it landed Tuesday night. The titanic homer during the National League Division … [Read more...]
Man Who Caught A-Rod’s 660th Home Run Ball May Sell
The man who caught the ball that tied Willie Mays on the all-time home run list sounds like he might be consigning it to an auction company. Michael Shuster snared the homer hit by Alex Rodriguez at Fenway Park Friday night. The 25-year-old financial planner drove in from Rhode Island and had just rushed back to his seat after a trip to the restroom when the ball came … [Read more...]
Pujols Hits 500th Homer; Fan Returns Ball
The trend continues. Another baseball fan gave up a potentially big payday to return a milestone home run ball to the player who hit it. Tom Sherrill, a member of the U.S. Air Force and an Angels fan, just happened to be at Nationals Park Tuesday night and just happened to be the guy who came up with Albert Pujols’ 500th home run ball. Sherrill turned it back over to Pujols … [Read more...]
Victorino’s ALCS Clinching Slam Ball Could Fetch $50,000-$100,000
The grand slam home run ball hit by Shane Victorino last week to push the Red Sox into the World Series will be a part of SCP Auctions’ fall auction beginning Wednesday, Nov. 20. Nick Wood, a 23-year old University of Rhode Island student and lifelong Red Sox fan from Westborough, Mass., has consigned the ball to auction after it landed at his feet in the stands at Fenway … [Read more...]
Man Who Caught Victorino Home Run Ball Mulls Options
He didn't make a barehanded catch or a leaping grab but Red Sox fan Nick Wood has quite a tale to tell about the home run ball he's walking around with these days. Wood sort of lucked into tickets for last Saturday night's American League Championship Series game but came away with the biggest souvenir of the night. Seated in the stands at Fenway Park with the Sox down … [Read more...]
Story of Bobby Thomson Home Run Ball Comes to TV
On October 3rd, 1951 New York Giants third baseman Bobby Thomson hit "The Shot Heard Round the World" - the walk-off home run against Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca clinching the National League pennant and achieving one of the most dramatic moments in baseball and American sports history. But the central artifact of the game - the home run ball - landed in the … [Read more...]
A Tale of Two Home Run Balls
[View the story "Tale of Two Home Run Balls" on Storify] Tale of Two Home Run Balls Two historic--and potentially valuable home run balls were hit last weekend. Each wound up back with the player rather than on the market, but one guy will have much better memories. Storified by Sports Collector · Mon, Aug 20 2012 19:11:47 Derek Jeter reached a career milestone that … [Read more...]
Teen Snares Manny Machado’s First 2 Homers
His arrival in the Major Leagues has been much anticipated but that didn't mean every seat at Camden Yards was sold out when Orioles prospect Manny Machado made his debut Friday night. In fact, there were plenty of good seats available in section 78. That's where Adam Corder was sitting with his older brother and two friends. The Orioles’ first round selection (#3 … [Read more...]
