When you sit in an outfield seat close to the field, your chance of catching a home run ball is like winning on a lotto ticket. Your odds are between slim and none in catching one. But when you do, it can be a special moment. Most fans though don’t see it in terms of monetary value. We all know the stories of Mark McGwire‘s home run ball that sold for $3 million. That is at an extreme. So was Aaron Judge‘s 62nd home run hit in 2022 that sold recently for $1.5 million. The Yankees tried to get Judge’s ball back, but the man that caught it was not as easy to deal with as the teenager who caught James Wood‘s first home run ball.
Home run balls go into bullpens, bounce back onto the field, and a few land into the hands of fans. Cason and his friend Jackson purchased tickets in Section 104 at Nationals Park on Saturday, they did not think that their lives would change when Cason, 17, grabbed Wood’s first home run ball. Before they knew it, Cason told us that a member of the Washington Nationals security team approached them and took them to the top of the section on the concourse where they were met by Greg Monahan, the team’s Director of Public Safety and Security.
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