It appeared as though Cory Youmans had hit a monster home run as Arlington strolled across a concourse in the outfield of Globe Life Field, high-fiving with spectators and surrounded by a sea of cameras.
Instead, he hit the jackpot.
Tuesday night, New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge shot the ball for his American League-record 62nd home run, and Youmans made the catch of a lifetime by catching it.
With the first pitch of the second game of a day-night doubleheader against the Texas Rangers, Judge blasted a drive that sailed into the front row of section 31 in left field. Youmans quickly caught it.
Youmans, a financial professional from Dallas, is unsure about the ball's potential value at this time. He was surrounded by security agents when he presented the ball for authentication and was questioned about his plans with the reward.
After the Yankees lost 3-2, Judge said he didn’t have possession of the home-run ball.
Bri Amaranthus tweeted: "THIS IS MY HUSBAND" shortly after a local TV station posted a quick interview with Youmans on a walkway.
Youmans was one of the 38,832 spectators, the greatest baseball game crowd ever at the 3-year-old facility. Many supporters arrived wearing pinstripe jerseys, T-shirts, and caps from the Yankees. Some people attended to see Judge create history. Some people only came for the history. Some traveled a long way.
Bennicaso spent Monday night at home in Connecticut after seeing Judge miss a home run in the first of four games against the Rangers in three days. He boarded an early-morning plane for Texas. He claimed that working for himself in real estate investments was beneficial.
Given Judge's spray chart, Bennicaso set up shop in the lower deck of the right-field bleachers in the hopes of catching an opposite-field home run.
Instead, Judge hit a home shot that surpassed 메이저토토사이트 Roger Maris' 1961 AL record.