Fan Refusing To Part With A-Rod’s Landmark Baseball
If you caught A-Rod's 3000th hit, would you hand it over for baseball memorabilia or would you hold out for cash?
Zack Hample, the fan who caught the ball, was offered memorabilia, season tickets and a few other promotional items in exchange for handing over the baseball. Instead, he refused and told the New York Yankees the ball is not for sale, yet. According to ESPN, Hample had this to say.
"I think that someone like Derek Jeter or Alex Rodriguez, who has made half a billion dollars in his career, doesn't really need a favor from a normal civilian and a fan like me. I don't know right now if I'm going to sell it.
having caught more than 8,000 baseballs between spring training and regular season games over the years. He is receiving a lot of backlash from fans who think he should give the ball back. But, with the Yankees valued at billions of dollars, and A-Rod with a net worth of around $300 million, should they offer him money instead of a few autographed items and tickets? Absolutely. But what do you think?
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