ARLINGTON, Texas — As he walked down a concourse in the outfield at Globe Life Field, with five other fans and surrounded by a sea of cameras, it was almost as if Cory Youmans had hit a big home run.
Instead, he had won the prize.
Youmans made the catch of his life Tuesday night, catching the ball that New York Yankees shortstop Aaron Judge threw for his AL-record 62nd home run.
The historic hit came in the front row of Section 31 in left field, a Judge hit to lead off the second game of a day-night doubleheader against the Texas Rangers. Youmans nailed it on the fly.
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Youmans, of Dallas, works in the financial world, and there’s no telling what the ball might be worth. With security around him as he took the ball to be authenticated, Youmans was asked what he planned to do with the award.
“Good question. I haven’t thought about that,” he said.
After the Yankees trailed 3-2, Judge said he did not have possession of the home run ball.
“I don’t know where it is,” he said. “We’ll see what happens with that. It would be great to get him back, but that’s a memory for a fan. He made a great catch out there, and they have every right to that.”
Youmans was in a crowd of 38,832, the largest to see a baseball game at the stadium in 3 years.