Ever Caught a Foul Ball/Home Run?

Phantom Pain

I caught a foul ball at the Phillies game at the Vet

Dave Hollins hit it foul down the first line and I got the rebound off of another dudes hands and caught it !

We had great box seats that were field level

Jwmcc

Over the years in Section 39 RF bleachers at Yankee Stadium I caught around 80 batting practice balls, but haven't gotten one since 2005 or so.

I have three home run balls, one by Lofton in '98, O'Neill in '99 but both were scrambles after someone from the stadium threw it up into the bleachers when the ball landed in that pit which is now wheel chair seating.

The one that stands out though was Old Timers' Day 2005. Bottom of the 9th and the Yankees are down two to Cleveland, Bob Wickman on the mound to close it out, Ruben Sierra leading off. He hits one of those shots that I knew right off the bat was coming towards me. I stand up from my seat that's right next to the aisle and from previous experience expecting to get shoved from behind hard. It didn't happen this time though, then I hear the thud of the ball hitting someone's hand. I start to look down on the ground hoping to beat the scramble, but after a few seconds I see that the ball the whole time is in my left hand. So the best catch I ever made was one hand on the fly, and didn't feel a thing or even notice it happened to well after the fact.
Jw

Steve Dunne

haven't caught any homers, but i've hit a few...

Boss302

O's - Royals last summer. Tracked down a foul ball and caught it in the outfield bleachers. Didn't realize it, but i ran over a little kid in the process, so i felt bad and gave it to him.

jamminpearls

last year in the 1st inning chipper jones flied out to pat burrell who then threw the ball in the stands right to me. Then later in the inning chase utley lines a ball like 3 rows behind i turn around and the ball rolls right to me. 2 in the same inning and 0 in my previous 30-50 games lol.

PureandEasy

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

its a pretty funny story too.....

and i must have had 1,254 vodka/lemonades out in the bleachers.......

hey that's my drink of choice at the ball park too A friend of mine and i used to go to the bar and the bartender would make us up a big old batch of them and we'd sit in the right field bleachers and just soak up the sun and enjoy the game with some nicely mixed cocktails.

I never caught a ball, came close at a game I was at in KC, but it didn't happen

kenshunt

When i was 20 i went to the Skydome and during batting pratice, i think it was Paul O'Neil drove a ball down the 330 area were we were sitting and banged off the chair beside my mother, and it rolled to her and she picked it up.

rhinomagic

I was late to see an NCAA Tournament baseball game in 2003 between Texas and Florida State. As I was approaching the gate behind the left field bleachers, I heard a distinct ping and could see the fans stand up in their seats. I looked up and the homerun ball bounced about 10 or 12 feet directly in front of me, off the pavement, and into my hand.

Then I carried the ball to the gate, punched my ticket, and went in to see the game from my seat.

No such major league experiences to report, though I've gotten foul balls and homeruns from spring training BP. Usually give those away to the kids at the ballpark, though.

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Drop The Leash 10

when i was 11 i went to a sox vs indians game and CAUGHT a foulball. then got it signed by Trot Nixon.

Get_Right

no but I got a stick from Craig Muni after the oilers beat the bruins to win the stanely cup at the ole garden

DS1119

Never have yet. Had Mo Vaughn toss me a baseball in Montreal though.

JOEJOEJOE

Never caught a baseball, but I did end up with an Arena League football. The pk kicked a game-winning field goal, and the ball traveled into the crowd. Two fellas were trying to catch it, but it bounced out of their hands and into mine.

comebackgirl

I'm pretty sure I would duck if the ball got hit in my direction :oops:

push me and i will resist

I just hit home runs, maybe some of you caught one of mine

comebackgirl

push me and i will resist wrote:

I just hit home runs, maybe some of you caught one of mine

I'm pretty sure I ducked from one of yours :think:

push me and i will resist

comebackgirl wrote:

push me and i will resist wrote:

I just hit home runs, maybe some of you caught one of mine

I'm pretty sure I ducked from one of yours :think:

Probably, I hit the ball hard

comebackgirl

push me and i will resist wrote:

comebackgirl wrote:

push me and i will resist wrote:

I just hit home runs, maybe some of you caught one of mine

I'm pretty sure I ducked from one of yours :think:

Probably, I hit the ball hard

looked that way from where I was ducking under my seat

eeriepadave

no, kinda came close a few times. Got a hockey puck once and a Philadelphia Bulldogs roller hockey puck once.