re: What’s a small thing you’ve always wanted to do but haven’t…

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There’s about a 1/2000 chance of catching an opposing team’s home run. Not sure I would consider that a small thing.

If you went to every game for your team, including away games, for 11 seasons, statistically it would happen only once to accomplish this feat.

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Hample caught his 6,000th baseball in 2012.[7] By 2022, he claimed to have caught 12,000 balls.[11] He developed a device for catching balls at stadiums made out of a baseball glove, rubber band and pen.

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In 2008, Hample caught the last Mets homerun hit at Shea Stadium. On April 18, 2013, Hample caught two home run balls during a game at Yankee Stadium, including the first career homer of shortstop Didi Gregorius.[18][19][20] He also caught the first career home runs of Mike Trout and Mike Nickeas,[21] and Barry Bonds' 724th home run.[22]

In June 2015, Hample caught Alex Rodriguez's 3,000th career hit, which was a home run.

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