Anytime you can grab a homerun ball from Aaron Judge you absolutely should. The dude is probably going to be the AL’s MVP at the end of the season.
But, man. The ball for his 60th home run? That might be one that I, personally, would pass on.
Not because the ball isn’t special — it absolutely is. He’s in a class with absolute legends of the game right now. Barry Bonds, Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and so many more.
But look, man. When y’all see the dogpile that built up in the stands for the ball, you’ll understand exactly why this one seemed like it should’ve been avoided at all costs.
Look at this thing.
A fan had to get through this dogpile for Judge's 60th HR and only asked for an autograph in return 🙌 @BRWalkoff
(via @HonnyWags) pic.twitter.com/qne0FSMmLa
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 21, 2022
That’s dangerous, y’all! There are at least a dozen people in there trying to get to that ball. That’s pretty ridiculous. It doesn’t seem like anyone got hurt, which is great. But man. The fight for that ball went way over the top.
And on top of that, the guys who ended up with the ball didn’t even keep it. They gave it back to Judge, free of charge.
The fan who got Aaron Judge's 60th home run ball wanted Judge to have it.
A classy gesture 👏
(📸 @JohnstoneJD) pic.twitter.com/xBhjh8Yv04
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 21, 2022
That’s extremely kind of them, of course. And you absolutely love to see extremely kind things. But after getting it out of that dogpile? Nah, man. At least get a dinner or something off of Judge. Sheesh.
Anyway, all is well that ends well. The Yankees have 15 games left in the season over these next few weeks. We’ll probably see a few more of these dogpiles along the way.
Be safe out there, y’all. Be safe.
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