Lucky Yankees Fan Catches A-Rod’s Record Grand Slam Ball, Returns It
A 15-year-old Yankees fan drove six hours from North Carolina to see his team play the Atlanta Braves. He had quite the lucky day. Randy Kearns caught a home run ball with his Yankees’ hat, which was Alex Rodriguez’ 23rd career grand slam that tied him with Lou Gehrig for the most all-time. He was also kind enough to return the ball to Alex Rodriguez, who gave him an autographed bat, jersey and a ball.
“I didn’t know how big of a deal it was,” Kearns said. “I thought, ‘It would be cool to give it back to him.’”
I once almost caught a foul ball hit by Manny Ramirez when I was walking back from the bathroom at Comiskey Park and gladly would have exchanged it for an autographed hand towel.
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June 13th, 2012 at 12:44 PM
/adjusts pink hat
June 13th, 2012 at 12:46 PM
Metaphorically speaking you should have held out for an autographed package of his birth control pills.
June 13th, 2012 at 12:48 PM
is it a record grand slam if it doesn’t set a record?
caught a foul ball from Ichiro once. some 12 year old girl behind me in a Nomar shit was all broken up about not getting it, apparently she didn’t get the notice that sometimes life sucks.
/lost out on a 1998 world series foul ball the same way
June 13th, 2012 at 12:50 PM
He was also kind enough to return the ball to Alex Rodriguez, who gave him an autographed bat, jersey and a ball and a painting of a centaur.
More likely.
June 13th, 2012 at 12:54 PM
I would douse the ball in gasoline and light it on fire.
June 13th, 2012 at 12:57 PM
Bear?
June 13th, 2012 at 12:58 PM
high five!
June 13th, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Hope lives.
June 13th, 2012 at 1:00 PM
I heard it “Floats”
June 13th, 2012 at 1:01 PM
Did everyone who flipped out at the parents of the 4-5 year old kid who cried as the oblivious woman was photographed with her recently caught foul ball?
They told him he doesn’t always get everything he wants.
The interwebs were angry that day my friends.
June 13th, 2012 at 1:01 PM
Good for that kid.
/Beer money from Jeff Francoeur >>>>>>> Anything signed by A-Rod
June 13th, 2012 at 1:02 PM
Like an old man sending back soup in a deli.
June 13th, 2012 at 1:05 PM
no link to the guy who returned heets’ 3000th? he was stupid and so is this guy
/$$$
June 13th, 2012 at 1:05 PM
oops, jeets
June 13th, 2012 at 1:08 PM
Well now you’re just being difficult.
June 13th, 2012 at 1:08 PM
I would douse the ball in gasoline and light it on fire.
Your favorite baseball team plays in ARod Park!
June 13th, 2012 at 1:08 PM
i’d say it’s more like the rest of the people in the Deli getting mad at the woman behind the counter b/c the old man looked upset and sad, and then the passerby’s got angry b/c the whole deli was yelling at an old man for no reason.
June 13th, 2012 at 1:11 PM
I know, and they haven’t made it to Omaha since he donated the money. But, thanks for the money bro.
June 13th, 2012 at 1:12 PM
/Beer money from Jeff Francoeur >>>>>>> Anything signed by A-Rod
Good call.
I’ve got a pretty good arm. I’ve often dreamed of catching a HR ball from the likes of A-Rod, Manny, Victorino, or some other asshat, then throwing a frozen-rope-one-hopper right at his ribs as he rounds second base. It would be worth the time in jail or getting banned for life.
June 13th, 2012 at 1:18 PM
Had Jeter broken the record, the kid no doubt would have received a gift basket in return.
June 13th, 2012 at 1:19 PM
Edited for open possibilities
June 13th, 2012 at 1:24 PM
Edited for open possibilities
Contemplating between
Good job, good effort.
OR
I got no time for your clown comments, bro.
June 13th, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Go with this one.