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History was made Tuesday evening in Arlington, Texas. New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit his 62nd home run of the 2022 season. The home run set a Yankees and American League record, breaking Roger Maris’ mark of 61 home runs. Barry Bonds remains the single-season home run champ with 73.
The ball was crushed into the front of the left field seats behind the bullpen and reports indicate a man named Corey Youmans caught the ball. Local media was following him after he caught the ball and was being escorted through the stadium by security.
#Rangers Security whisked away a Dallas man by the name of Corey Youmans who caught Judge’s 62nd home run ball.
— Joe Trahan (@JoeTrahan) October 5, 2022
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It’s not surprising security would be there for him. Youmans has several choices for the ball, but he could potentially claim $2 million for the historic baseball. The president of a collectibles company called Memory Lane offered $2 million to whomever caught the 62nd home run.
Youmans has a decision to make. He could collect a huge haul of memorabilia from Judge and the Yankees, but this was a lottery ticket of a ball, so a sale seems more likely.