Professional baseball catcher snags 2 balls during Red Sox final ALDS game
There are fans of the Boston Red Sox pumped for the American League Championship Series, and then there’s Zack Hample.
He’s excited for the next round of baseball at Fenway, but not just to cheer on the Sox. He has different aspirations.
“This is Rafael Devers’ and this is the Wander Franco ball. I can tell the difference just based on little scuff marks on the MLB logos,” Hample said.
Hample should know.
He is a professional baseball catcher. He snags them just about everywhere around the park. Monday night it was in dead center.
“I specifically picked those tickets just for that game because I knew it was a good spot for home runs,” Hample said.
He has a YouTube channel with thousands of followers.
“I do, actually, have an exact count. So yeah, including batting practice, toss-ups, foul balls, like any possible way to get one, the number is 11,656 and that includes the seven that I got yesterday. Five in batting practice, most of which I gave away to kids and the two during the game, which I’m keeping,” Hample said.
Back home in New York, Hample is hoping to return to Fenway for ALCS Game 3 on Monday.