The young Yankees fan who caught Aaron Judge’s historic 60th home run ball gives it BACK to his hero
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The young Yankees fan who caught Aaron Judge’s historic 60th home run ball gives it BACK to his hero β even though it may be worth $50,000 β and gets autographed baseballs and bats in exchange for the gesture
- Aaron Judge hit his 60th home run of the season in the ninth inning vs. pirates
- The value of the ball was estimated to be between $50,000-$500,000
- The fan insisted he would rather give the ball back to Judge than keep it for himself
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A Yankees goes home with some great souvenirs after turning in Aaron Judge’s 60th home run ball.
20-year-old Michael Kessler and his friends received autographed baseballs and bats after he returned the ball that Action Network HQ estimates is worth somewhere between $50,000 and $500.00.
βI wanted to give back to the success story anyway. Return Judge for all he’s done for the organization, do my part,” Kessler said.
Michael Kessler was the fan who caught Aaron Judges’ historic 60th home run ball and handed it back to Judge and the team
Aaron Judge hit a historic 60th home run of the season and helped the Yankees to a stunning victory
Kessler’s catching the ball turned out to be a simple case of being in the right place, at the right time, as he tells it.
‘It [the ball] hit the top of the bullpen, then it fell off someone’s hand, and I just reached and grabbed it,” Kessler said.
βIt wasn’t that big of a pile. I was just trying to get out of there and get out of there as quickly as possible.β
Kessler and his friends received autographed baseballs and bats in exchange for the home run ball
Judge is now level with Babe Ruth and just one behind Roger Maris, who holds the American League record at 61.
He also currently leads MLB in all three triple crown categories, as he strives to secure the AL MVP as the season wraps up.
New York will face the Pirates again on Wednesday, when Judge will try to match the all-time AL-record with another long ball.
Yankees fans focused on Judge during the game on Tuesday and their hero delivered