A Texas Rangers fan who caught New York Yankee Aaron Judge’s historic 62nd home run ball from the stands Tuesday night already has a $2 million offer for the collectible.
“I feel the offer is way above fair, if he is inclined to sell it,” JP Cohen, the owner of Memory Lane, a California-based auction house that deals in sports memorabilia told The Associated Press.
He said he has yet to hear back from Cory Youmans, the owner of the ball.
Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees rounds the bases after hitting his 62nd home run of the season against the Texas Rangers during the first inning in game two of a double header at Globe Life Field on October 4, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. Judge has now set the American League record for home runs in a single season.
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Youmans was walked out by security after the spectacular catch from the front row of section 31 in left field with a glove Tuesday for his safety. He told reporters at the time he hadn’t “thought about it” yet when asked what he might do with the ball.
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He reportedly works in the finance industry.
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge hits a solo home run, his 62nd of the season, during the first inning in the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.
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Judge’s homer Tuesday was an all-time record for the American League and the seventh-most in Major League history.
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.”
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Three other players, Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, have all hit at least 62 home runs in a season, but all of them were associated with performance-enhancing drugs.
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge (99) approaches home plate as the teammates come out to congratulate him after hitting a solo home run, his 62nd of the season.
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McGwire’s 70th home run ball from 1998 auctioned for a record $3 million.
Cohen said his company has a relationship with the Yankees and would be willing to loan it to the team for an exhibition.
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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.”
Fox News’ Ryan Morik and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
