Dallas man Cory Youmans catches Aaron Judge's 62nd home run

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• Aaron Judge's record-breaking 62nd home run ball is fetching $1.2m after fan who rejected $3m offer
• Here's the fan who caught Judge's 62nd home run
• Watch: Fan who caught Aaron Judge’s 62nd home run ball gets full security detail
• Cleveland Indians - Progressive Field
• Vintage baseball memorabilia hits big at auction
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• Chicago Cubs - Wrigley Field

Watch for the ball entering the crowd and you'll see the catch from the dude in the Rangers hat. Judge's 61st home run fell just out of reach for fans as it was retrieved by a member of the Blue Jays’ bullpen in Toronto. The ball was passed along to Judge, who later presented it to his mother, Patty. Yes, but the IRS limits the amount you can deduct each year, based on your income. You can carry forward for five years any non-deductible donation but lose it after that, which may make deducting a multimillion-dollar ball difficult. Pickering advises you to speak with a tax adviser when making a large charitable gift.

It happened to roll to them and they picked it up. They didn't even catch the tossed ball. There is no reason to ever keep that damn ball when there is a kid next to you who wants it.

Aaron Judge's record-breaking 62nd home run ball is fetching $1.2m after fan who rejected $3m offer

An adult doesn't need any of that. Most adults should have hands big enough to catch a ball without needing a glove. Sure, a hot smash down the line is probably going to hurt, but the chances of a ball coming your way are too slim to sit at the game with a glove on the entire nine innings.

Youmans emerged on social media after he made headlines for catching one of the hottest commodities in MLB history — Judge’s 62nd homer ball. The Yankees slugger reached the historic milestone in a game against the Rangers in Texas on Oct. 4. The scenario in which to let the ball go foul is when there is a runner on third, there are less than two outs, and the defensive player risks falling into the out-of-play area. As a player, you need to be aware of the situation of the game.

Here's the fan who caught Judge's 62nd home run

I'm not suggesting the fan shouldn't try to catch the ball, but wait until it comes into the stands. Two security personnel spirited him to a golf cart and snaked through the interior of the stadium so Youmans could avoid any hassle. He stopped to meet Rangers owner Ray Davis and president Neil Leibman before departing through the players' entrance.

If you have kids at home, go be that hero to your kids just the same as if you caught it. Don't feel the pressure of fans cajoling you to give the ball to a nearby squirt whose dad was too slow to get it for him. If I'm at a game without them and I catch a ball, I don't care if a family of four is next to me and one of the kids wants the ball.

Watch: Fan who caught Aaron Judge’s 62nd home run ball gets full security detail

I have never caught a foul ball in my life, but I found one when a ball was hit into my row in Camden Yards about 10 years ago. This is an important baseball fan distinction. Those who catch balls deserve cheers. Those who find balls are lucky idiots. That guy needed to be vilified for catching the ball where he did, not lauded for making a good grab. Celebrating with the guy only serves to illustrate the type of unaware fan you are as well.

To this day, nobody is sure if Bartman really did anything wrong. He certainly didn't do anything any other fan in the crowd wouldn't have done. Yet whenever people think of the 2003 NLCS or the Cubs Curse, it's Bartman who gets blamed, not Dusty Baker's mismanagement or Kyle Farnsworth's relief implosion in Games 6 and 7. Baseball bleachers are a melting pot. There are young fans and old fans.

Cleveland Indians - Progressive Field

And if you do happen to snag a milestone baseball, there’s a big decision to be made. Do you keep it, sell it or give it back to the team? A recent video on TikTok is a solid argument why all dogs should be allowed at baseball games. The clip from @cbssports shows one lucky Golden Retriever catching a home run while at a Mets game.

The ball is worth $2 million — at a minimum — as Memory Lane President JP Cohen has previously put that number out as an offer for Judge’s 62nd home run ball. Aaron Judge hit his 62nd home run in Game 2 of the Yankees’ doubleheader against the Rangers at Choctaw Stadium, and a lucky fan named Cory Youmans came away from the ball. A person receiving a baseball or any other gift owes no taxes as long as he or she keeps it.

None of you have any business being that close to the field. The auction ends on December 17 and the Judge ball will have to rack up some significant offers in the remaining time if it has any hope of breaking the record for the most expensive baseball ever sold. The slugger is chasing fellow Yankee legend Roger Maris’s American League record 61 homers and fans are prepared to battle it out for what could be a multi-million dollar souvenir. That is, if and when he hits another homer. Currently, Judge is stuck at 60, which ties him with Babe Ruth, and leaves him shy of matching Maris. Estimates have already started to come in regarding the 61st ball, which memorabilia companies have valued at $250,000 to over $2 million.

I am all for silver linings. If a ball comes flying into the stands down the line, or looping into the first row of the upper deck and you catch it, you keep that ball. If you have front-row seats, you have to have a better understanding of the situation when a ball is coming your way.