Anyone here ever catch a foul or HR ball at a major league game?

[JakeT.]

With MLB season just around the corner I figured I'd see if we had any members lucky enough to come away with one.

I have a ton of batting practice balls that the Blue Jays used but my grandpa got them for me when I was still little so I've never had the chance to catch one.

On a side note, my dad was coaching little league baseball on a team I was on and a foul ball found his car windshield...

 

[patrick7033]

My father has owned season tickets for the Orioles since they moved to Camden Yards. The seats are six rows behind the field on the first base side. You can almost touch the first base coach and player. Between when I was a kid and now, I've probably been to 150-250 games. My dad gives any tickets he doesn't use to friends, family or clients so those seats have been filled for over 2000 games.

I, nor any of my friends or family who have used those seats has ever caught a foul ball in them. No client has ever told my dad they got one either. I've only been close a few times. It's just a really strange spot on the field I guess since most foul balls go way farther into the stands. My closest efforts are when someone from the railing on the next level drops a ball or one hits off the ad/scoreboard.

 

[Fishhead]

I was sitting in a semi-packed area at TROPICANA FIELD(even with 1b) and caught TWO FOUL BALLS in a span of THREE PITCHES!!

Poster Patrick McIrish and Kyhawk were with me to verify this..............

I gave both balls to young toddler two rows in front of me.

FH

 

[Geoff101]

I was at a Cubs playoff game a few years ago and I almost got one, but this dude wearing glasses, a walkman and a cubs hat knocked me out of the way....at least he didnt come up with it either....asshole.

 

[JakeT.]

I was at a Cubs playoff game a few years ago and I almost got one, but this dude wearing glasses, a walkman and a cubs hat knocked me out of the way....at least he didnt come up with it either....asshole.

Haha I don't think the left fielder would have been angry if you went onto the field to try and retrieve it after the play.

 

[JakeT.]

I was sitting in a semi-packed area at TROPICANA FIELD(even with 1b) and caught TWO FOUL BALLS in a span of THREE PITCHES!!

Poster Patrick McIrish and Kyhawk were with me to verify this..............

I gave both balls to young toddler two rows in front of me.

FH

Very cool Fish. How freakin tall are you anyway? Or were they just perfect shots?

 

[OAKAS]

About ten years ago I was at Royals Stadium sitting about 20 rows back on the third base side.

My beloved A's were in town and Terrence Long hit a high foul pop that was coming my way. I had about 3/4 of a cup of beer and lunged and caught the ball one-handed, not losing a drop of beer.

The fans all were cheering me and I was eating it up.

 

[BadCo]

I've been to a gazillion games and never mustard a foul ball even when Charlie O owned the A's and there were 1500 or less of us in the crowd.

I go to a Sharks game one time and catch a puck.........go figure.

 

[TheMailman]

I have "caught" 2 fouls balls at MLB parks.

First at Fenway park behind first base. It was a line drive that hit me in the gut. I held on despite being grabbed at by what seemed a thousand hands.

Second. Last Season at what was Comisky park in Chicago. This time however it hit me and deflected into the empty row in front. Luckily i was able to be on the bottom of the scrum and captured the ball.

Both of which are proudly on display in my son's room

 

[Drewgasm]

Looooong ago.....1986 I believe old Tiger Stadium....I caught one from Don Baylor who was playing with the Angels....pretty luck actually....was just getting back from the bathroom and it bounced right in front of me in the bleachers in the concourse, it hit through a walkway up to the bleachers...pretty good poke........anyone who knows Tiger Stadium would know what I mean....just like Yankee Stadium.....anyway, thats my big homerun moment and it wasnt even a Tigerhno:


Cheers
:toast:

~Gasm

 

[bigtendominator]

Caught one back in '89 I think. The old Cleveland stadium, off off Torey Luvollo's bat of the Angels.

 

[C.P.]

Was at a DH..Cub game v. Houston (70's)...

Roger Metzger...from HOU...in the second game hit a foul ball towards us..

had it not been for the DH...no Fvckin' way I get the ball...the place was empty..

then again it was the Cub's and the 70's...you do the math...:grandmais

wierd how you remember stuff..:think2:

 

[texansfan]

Was at a DH..Cub game v. Houston (70's)...

Roger Metzger...from HOU...in the second game hit a foul ball towards us..

had it not been for the DH...no Fvckin' way I get the ball...the place was empty..

then again it was the Cub's and the 70's...you do the math...:grandmais

wierd how you remember stuff..:think2:

Roger Metzger, there's a name I haven't heard in a while.

 

[thinkmcflythink]

I caught a ball at shea stadium off a shot from David Wright

 

[thinkmcflythink]

well i say caught it richochet off some guys shoulder and i caught in the air off the bounce. I gave the guys's kid the ball, I sat there for 4 innings more and watched this poor guys shoulder swell to where it looked like he had a water balloon in his shirt

 

[C.P.]

Roger Metzger, there's a name I haven't heard in a while.

true story...to top it off...
one of the girls behind me (wish they made camera phones then)

wore short, shorts...w/no panties...(you get the idea)

I've never looked behind me so much....TO THIS DAY

Wow... funny part is she caught on...and just kept rollin' w/ it

Thank You..Roger Metzger...maybe thats why, I remember the foul ball

 

[Bryan24K]

I caught a foul ball at Yankee Stadium off Griffey's bat when he was with the Mariners

 

[FuriousDrew]

Caught a foul ball at a Mariners game VS Boston Red Sox once. Gave the ball to a young kid in front of me and the dad bought me and my friends a round of beers.

 

[ScottL]

Foul pop by George Vukovich in the stands in rightfield.

Bunt attempt by Larry Bowa that bounced off the third base dugout and landed under my seat.

 

[Hucklebuck]

Troy Glaus off Freddy Garica
Bobby Estallea off Troy Percival

Have almost 100 from Batting Practice. Lived about 5 minutes from Qualcomm in college and used to buy $3 ticket and get there 2 hours early for BP. I had a BP scouting report on every Padres hitter.