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Mark McGwire’s 70th home run ball from 1998 was sold to comic book artist and writer Todd McFarlane for $3.05 million, making it the most expensive ball ever. Action Network’s Darren Rovell spoke with Youmans, who said he wasn’t comfortable with a private sale — There were offers up to $3 million before he let Goldin handle the auctioning. Lanzillotta and his family also received an all-inclusive trip to Barbados, paid in full by Barbados Tourism Inc. “They just said the people of Barbados were so touched by how kind I was, which to me was just amazing,” he said.
The blast carried just 55 feet above the field and traveled 111 mph off Pena's bat, according to Statcast. One lucky fan had one heck of a time at Fenway Park on Tuesday after catching not one, but two home run balls — in the same inning. After catching the baseball, Youmans reportedly declined a $3 million offer to send it to auction. Well, according to Goldin Auctions, the baseball sold for $1.5 million on Saturday. Specifically, it was for $1.25 million with a $250,000 buyer’s premium. Martinez hit a 401-foot, two-run homer back to left field in the bottom of the third, but that ball was out of the fan's reach.
Fan who caught Aaron Judge's 62nd home run ball offered $2 million
It takes being in the perfect place at the perfect time, and some fans never get the opportunity to snag one. The most amazing feat pulled off at a Major League Baseball game Monday night wasn't by a player, it was by a fan who defied astronomical odds to catch not one, but two home run balls. Cory Youmans, who caught the ball in the left-field seats at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, turned down a private offer of $3 million for the ball last month. Over the years, his family has been given balls by fans of opposing teams.
Left fielder Yordan Alvarez and right fielder Kyle Tucker smacked the first two long balls of the inning. But as rare as that feat was, it was not the only time that it has happened. Last Monday, during a game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves, another fan was in the right place at the right time to pluck two home run balls for himself. "I didn't expect to actually catch it. I never actually caught a home run ball. It hurt really bad."
This Blue Jays fan gave Aaron Judge’s home-run ball to a nearby kid. What happened next was ‘unbelievable’
The 20-year-old junior from Thomas More College was in left field when Reds pitcher Mike Leake hit his first career homer in the fourth inning. The ball went directly to Lloyd, who had never caught a ball at a game. He had some prime seats for the game, as four balls were sent to the Green Monster. And don’t worry, there were plenty of opportunities for other fans to get their hands on a homer, as the teams combined to hit eight through the first four innings. Pena took a called strike on the first pitch of his exchange with Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi. He hit the next pitch to left field for a 411-foot solo homer.
One fan at Fenway Park did exactly that during Tuesday’s game between the Astros and Red Sox. After the Astros decided to have a home run derby in the second inning, the fan managed to corral Jeremy Peña’s solo homer to left field. A few batters later, he made an even more impressive play to do what seems impossible, catching Yuli Gurriel’s two-run shot on the fly. The Boston Red Sox hosted the Houston Astros in a game that ended 13-4 for the visiting team. In the second inning, Jeremy Peña hit a solo home run into left field, which was caught by a fan.
Fan catches two Astros home runs in same inning while sitting on top of Green Monster
Judge received numerous offers from teams, such as the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres, the latter of whom sent him a 10-year, $400 million deal. Ultimately, after speaking with Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, Judge decided to stay in New York on a nine-year, $360 million contract. After breaking the AL’s single-season home run record, Judge won the 2022 AL MVP award by a wide margin over Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani. This all happened in a contract year, and he explored his options in free agency. Eovaldi allowed eight hits and nine runs over 1 2/3 innings to drop to 1-2 this season. He also became just the third pitcher in MLB history to allow at least five home runs in the same inning.
The next day, Lanzillotta and Rodriguez and their families were given VIP seats at the Rogers Centre while getting a chance to meet Judge before the game. The Jays also gave Lanzillotta a signed George Springer jersey. It was a brief but classic moment of baseball generosity that a young boy will never forget.
Ball was hit more to him than the guy who ended up with it both times. Judge also said it would be "great to get it back, but that’s a souvenir for a fan. He made a great catch out there, and they’ve got every right to it." The Yankee beat Roger Maris’ 1961 American League record of 61 home runs in a season, prompting Maris’ son, Roger Maris Jr., to call him the "new CLEAN HOME RUN KING."
CINCINNATI — What's more unusual than a team hitting back-to-back homers? The late Tommy Lasorda might've said this fan bleeds Dodger Blue, because he threw back the Tatis ball (from the star shortstop's fifth homer of the series) and kept the Taylor ball. At the time, Brad Efron, chairman of Stanford University's department of statistics, told ESPN.com that the odds of catching a pair of homers are really not as astronomical as one might think. Alexander Martinez, of Hartford, Conn., caught a pair of home run balls on Aug. 5, 2007, at Yankee Stadium, prompting one expert to put the odds at 1 in 196,000,000. He arrived at the figure by calculating the odds of catching one homer at 1 in 14,000, and then squaring that figure. Obviously, only fans in the outfield stands in fair territory have a shot, and the closer they are to the wall, the better their chances.
Third baseman Rafael Devers gave the Red Sox a short-lived 1-0 lead with a solo homer in the bottom of the first. The Astros responded with five home runs in the top of the second. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only.
Somehow, it's happened at least one other time -- and just five years ago! -- when an unbelievably lucky Dodgers fan caught two homers in the same game while sitting in the bleachers at Dodger Stadium. With that level of frequency, look for the next double-dinger grab to happen around 2027. For many baseball fans, catching a home run during a Major League game is a bucket list item.
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