Fan Refusing To Give Up Alex Rodriguez's 3000th Ball: 'I'm Not Trying to Be a Jerk'
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 มิ.ย. 2015
- New York Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez made his 3,000th hit on Friday and the guy who wrote the book on catching baseballs was actually the one who caught it. 37-year-old Zack Hample has caught more than 8,000 baseballs. Hample knew he'd be catchi... #InsideEdition
“If I can’t have it, no one can.” Then he throws the ball inside the bin and shakes it up
Chuck Douglas 😂😂
Yeessss
Bahaha! Sounds perfect
It wouldn’t get past the top layer lol
1000th like
"There's a few baseballs here."
I have no idea what you’re talking about, that’s clearly just *a* baseball
@@randombeingonearth5947 he has a lot of baseballs and says there just a few here
@@ryanlind4217 yeah, i also made a joke
@@randombeingonearth5947 sure bub
Yeah only just a few😂😂
Kind of overkill that the title quotes “I’m not trying to be a jerk” when it is perfectly understandable for that person to keep the ball for himself.
It kinda makes zack sound like a a-hole
Saying that until your the one with the ball
@@reallycoolcat2686 I don't get it.
Welcome to social media, how may I take your brain cells? lmao
Probably because many people have called him out in that way?
He caught 8,000+ and wrote a book, he wanted this exact situation all his life
exactly
It’s easy for everyone to say they’d give it back until they’re the ones with $50,000 plus in their hands.
No ones giving a million for a damn baseball.
@@tmproductions18 exactly
@@tmproductions18 you'd be surprised, rare baseball cards have been valued in the millions and this specific ball is extremely rare considering it's a 3000th hit.
@@damagedone115 well that’s a baseball card
He wasn't going to sell it for anything
"Its my ball, and I have the right to enjoy myself" sounds reasonable to me..
You gotta enjoy yourself by playing with your balls every now and then.
Lmao
@@Enthusiast230 that doesn't sound right...
@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C who asked you to show up?
@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C ok and?
Sounds like this guy should be in the field! He's trained and practiced and is clearly skilled at catching, and without a doubt, he's earned all those balls. Bizarre to imagine someone would tell him to give it back when you'd never ask that of anyone else.
8000 balls is crazy. I dont watch baseball but I know fans would be happy to get 1 from a game.
@Billy Bob he gives baseballs to people at his games all the time
@Billy Bob Whine about it he does all the leg work and DOES give alot of balls to kids. Its his hobby and you lack the right or status to judge him for it lmfao
@@Aloso930 interesting that its "his games" lmao never knew being a fan entitled u to call it your game read a book moron
@Billy Bob what's with people telling other ppl what to do with their stuff? why don't you go catch 8k balls and give it to 8k children? as if a baseball ball would matter anyway
I love how this guy treats every ball as equal .
Hard to feel sorry for A-Rod - who is currently vacationing on a $300K per week super yacht. I think he could afford to pay to get the ball.
What the guy should do is trade him. The ball for a signed picture of him and A-Rod with the ball
@@nicholascooper8958 That wouldn't be worth nearly as much as you think. A photo of him, ballcatcher, in it would personalize the item and devalue it considerably.
That’s if the catcher chooses to sell it and his words don’t sound so promising.
@@SMBH-M87 ok, then just A-Rod with the ball
He got the ball
I bet everyone told him to give the ball back because they're salty af that they couldn't get it
Lmao
Yup, 100 percent.
That's pretty accurate
Ikr
Definitely
This guy literally does that's for a living, of course he won't give up his pride and joy
Why should he have to give it back? He caught it fair and square just like everyone else. People need to stop hating on this man and mind their own damn business!!!
I don't blame him. That's a mighty fine thing to showcase off at your house, and I don't even watch baseball.
He gave to to A Rod for a signed jersey and bat
Papa bless
If u dint play u wouldn't understand the milestone
not to mention, he caught the ball and it’s his sorry, it is what it is
Don’t you have better things to do Jonny? Like go after some black people 😏😂
UPDATE: In 2015, Zack Hample gave the ball to A-Rod in exchange for a signed jersey and bat. The Yankees also donated $150,000 to Pitch in for Baseball, a charity that Hample supports.
Happend watched his video
What an idiot. I would have said a million after taxes or no deal.
@@vcvortex6356 is this a joke
The click bait for this one is very off and should be changed
Pretty sure I watched that video
He’s not just a fan. He’s a legend
Actually I think he should be able to keep it. If it was someone just selling it for quick money it would've been different, but this guy genuinely cares about that ball.
He caught it, he should keep it. He’s not being a jerk
r/suddenlygay
Did he pay for it?
@@PWRMindset you never pay for the balls you catch in the crowd, you always keep them
@@PWRMindset no why would he its a baseball hit into the crowd once it goes in the stands it's fair game.
@@kewlman5417 yes let's do that in the bathroom
Pawnstars Rick: "Best I can do is 50bucks."
underrated
Rick: Look man, I gotta run a business
Customer: make it 60
Rick: 30
Customer: oke deal
50 k
Rick: all i can do it 1 cent. Im takeing a big risk here
Ok 49 and I'm losing money here
I will never forget A-Rod played for Seattle and so did my cousin's cousin! We went out to Anaheim to meet up with the team after the game and everyone was so cool, including Griffey Jr. besides A-Rod who gave us the cold shoulder! I wouldn't have ever given it to him!
@Paul Smith and you sound jealous 🤣 My second cousin is an LA film producer, is close friends with Ricky Gervais, and has even directed under the wing of Stephen Spielberg- but because of people like you, I never say a word. Just this once.
He sure had the balls to not let go of them all
The other fans pulled the "if I can't have it no one can!" By telling him to give it back.
LMAO yeah true
There’s always someone playing victim. 😊
J W like you
@@Murad_69 yeah how stop falsely accusing someone
@@Murad_69 I bet it was your salty ass
A-Rod wants it, he can buy it. Simple as that.
@J Jaxon89 why doesn't he deserve it?
@@Hugh_jenutts4 steroids
@@noobyoverlord defecation
@oha oha thats not soccer
baseball sucks
Look at the fan who just gave back Tom Brady’s 600 th touchdown football lol
Love how the description just cuts off.
It’d be one thing if the player ASKED for it back, but he didn’t. He caught it fair and square, and unless the player REALLY NEEDS it back, then there’s no reason to give it back.
Bri Zaring weird video your going to show bryce
yeah but in what case does the player NEED the ball back 😂
Jason Shaw honestly I don’t even know tbh
There is a big reason to give it back. It is a major accomplishment that only few players have succeeded in and it was a homerun which makes it all the better.
Marty Clinger did he ask for it back?
If ARod wanted to keep it he shouldn’t of hit into the crowd
Lol that's one way to look at it
haha
Lol
Funniest comment here 😂 surprised no one has missed the joke yet…
@@Mommavery Unlike the ball, the joke hasn't gone over anyone's head. lol
This was 100% a “take my ball and go home kid”.
Loved watching his videos back in the day
The people who didn't catch it would love for him to give it back "as a courtesy", sounds like jealousy to me. They wouldn't give it back either if they caught it. Hypocrites.
right.... I honestly would have sold it because I need the money but everyone else is jealous acting like they would give it back if it was them but I think they're forgetting it could be valued close to $50,000
The people who told him to give it back would’ve just snagged it for themselves
Generally, when you give the ball back, the player will give you something in return. In the past, Zack has netted baseball bats signed by guys who's home run balls he caught. Bats seem cooler, but for Zack, he just loves the balls and the memory of making the catch.
@@GeorgeOfAIITrades not all player will do the same thing tho
@@GeorgeOfAIITrades if he gives the ball back there’s no guarantee the player could just take the ball and walk away
A-Rod made a career hitting baseballs to fans. This fan made a career catching them. Let him keep his baseball, this is the highlight of his career.
Couldn't said it better
He also caught Mike Trout's very first career home run, and all he asked for in return was the chance to return it to him in person. Then Trout went on to become the best player in the sport, and he regretted not asking for at least a signed bat or something (which Trout eventually gave him years later) So when he got A-Rod's 3000th, he knew he had some leverage to get some signed memorabilia from him (which he did eventually)
That was beautifully said.
Nice.
best comment on here
Wow. He even writes books on how to catch balls?
Guy Steals A-Rod’s Ball and Goes to Jail. Starts writing books how to catch balls in jail 🤣
I'd say catching 8k balls is more.imoressive than hitting 3k. This man deserves an award
Making it to the MLB is more impressive than being a fan
@@d2rkie obviously? What's your point here lmao
@@ina3872 Implying that he wants the dude to have the ball im just saying
@@d2rkie willing to be that the likelihood of being in the path of 8k balls in your lifetime is less than becoming a MLB player. Being in the MLB is more by chance than it is skill based anyway, there's plenty of capable baseball players
@@d2rkie not very impressive, just lucky
If the player didn't ask for the ball back then he's not a jerk.
fk yeah
Even if the player did ask for it back, he can just refuse and get still wouldnt be a jerk in my book. If A Rod really wanted that ball back, he has enough money to buy it back. And if A Rod cant offer this dude enough money to convince him to sell him the ball back, then clearly the dude wants the ball more than A Rod does.
@@justintime2026 Good point
@@justintime2026 Wait but its not his property tho, how does baseball work?
Sahel Khosh Hal The baseball most definitely is his property.
He's not trying to be a jerk, by being an absolute jerk.
this man has the balls to say that
Rick: best I can do is 4.95
SARTHAK SRIVASTAVA I mean come on I’m taking a major risk here
I gotta make money too. I'm right here with the cash or you can wait and try yourself
Is taking a risk it by it and $4.95 lol
SARTHAK SRIVASTAVA 😂😂😂
Les gold would offer him $3
When his mom throws the trash out...
Why somebody's on their period.
EmeraldSnowman hahahah right
Kids gone
Kalea The Goblin I'll just not say anything because I know what you mean
😂
Gotta say… he’s got a lot of balls to do this
For that commitment itself it's almost poetic he ended up catching it
He caught it fair and square it’s the name of the game why should he sell it or give it back?
Angela Hagerman
It’s a legendary accomplishment it’s so hard to do they usually let them keep the ball as prize for a accomplishment only a couple people out of millions of people have done
Hopefully he wont be shocked when a rod comes and just beats the holy hell out of him lmaooo
He gave the ball back. The catch was they had to donate like 50k to some baseball charity
AlphaPath ok now that was a good way to do it possibly the best way to do it tbh 10/10
nygiants imagine laughing at the idea of an innocent man getting beat up. seriously, you need some help
The real question is... how would anyone know if he will return the “Actual” ball?? lol
He sends it to MLB and they put a shiny little sticker on it.
Leo Bowman no he means he could gove any ball from his 3000 collection instaed of giving the actual ball
They used a special ball. If you look carefully the have 1 and R already stamp on the ball
Anime ASMR 8000*
Anime ASMR the hologram that MLB put on it is tamperproof. That’s how they would know. The number on that hologram is in their database as the actual ball. If he tried to remove it and put it on another ball it would destroy the hologram.
Catching all those balls and a 3k hit ball as well! He should have been asking Arod for the bat to!!
The ball doesn't belong to Alex, the homerun does and that is what he gets to keep. The ball belongs to this guy for catching it.
That is an excellent point that I hadn't thought of.
Imagine being a kid at a game, ready to snag your first foul ball at an MLB game, then some 37 year old man comes and grabs it and adds it to his collection of 10,000 other balls
kookas 11 that'd be the greatest day of my life
If this guy grabbed the ball without snatching it out of someone's hands or pushing them away, then he deserves it.
He gives the majority he gets now away to charity or kids who haven’t got a ball
kookas 11 also snagging balls is really his main source of income by uploading them to TH-cam
ooo
He caught it, now its his. End of story.
Phinix tru
Phinix
Not when it's a piece of MLB memorabilia
Phinix ya i go with u he caught is it's his
GAMINGFORLIFE1735 bro that's like saying " you found a piece of gold from the ground, give it back, it's a piece of the earth."
+GAMINGFORLIFE1735 You must be trolling.
I hate that people say that catching certain baseballs means you have to give it back. It’s the fans choice and it’s part of the game. It’s literally a reason people will buy those seats
Imagine someone placing the ball in a bin
English Teacher: So what books did you kids read this month?
Kid 1: Hunger Games
Kid 2: Charlotte's Web
Kid 3: How To Snag Major League Baseballs
Life Hacks
Haha good one
Hey, it’s still reading.
Kid 3 is going places
Reminds me of high school...everyone was reading well known books for a book report, and some guy rolls up and does his on a Goosebumps book.
“Yeah there’s a few baseballs”
Yeah you don’t say
Beaumont Leweniqila thank you I was waiting for someone to do that
That's Some Balls!
That Came Out Wrong..
We know that
REDSKINS4life Suckers sarcasm u idiot
TheDon123 Ik u idiot
He has to be in the world record book with that many baseballs ⚾️ 📖
He also holds the record for being the worlds biggest virgin
0:29 the kid at the back was the one who originally caught it, he just snagged it from him
So he’s been to 8,000 games. That’s what I’m more fascinated abt
No he probably caught dozens at a time at batting practice
You can catch more than one ball at a game pretty sure if you’re lucky
Not even possible
@@Aashishkebab Nah it’s possible, you just have to show up early for batting practice and if they hit balls in the stand they don’t ask for them back
@@pageboy25 I meant not possible to attend 8,000 games
“I’m not trying to be a jerk about it”
Shows 8,000 baseballs...
that he caught,himself and paid to be at all those games so its not like they were free.
evey ticket he bough paid for the right to catch a ball,he just happens to be the worlds greatest at it.
how much does it cost to attend a major league baseball game anyway?
trillriff-axegrinder $8
trillriff-axegrinder by pushing people out of the way lol I’m 23 an have caught a couple homerun balls and guess who got them? The little kid that was close to me not myself. This man is a weirdo.
trillriff-axegrinder and by the way on average I pay $65 a ticket to $125 and been to over a couple dozen games lmao tickets aren’t expensive if you buy them at the right time
Jeremy Ganther He’s a weirdo for enjoying things? Lmao bro sorry but it’s not like he’s breaking the law, and in the video I didn’t really see him shove anyone to get the ball, I mean the whole crowd moved, so.
Let’s say your hobby was football. You’re a weirdo for liking football since I don’t like football. Does that seem fair to you? Nothing seems weird about him catching baseballs in a baseball game XD
He's not a jerk. He has his rights and he can keep em just like anyone would do. Everyone has a collection. Why can't he. People collect baseball cards. Why can't he.
This guy has mastered the matrix on catching baseballs and become successful at it. Good for him. 🙌🏻
Burglar: "This tv ain't worth sh*t, i'll take all these balls"
😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
It’s all fun and games until a-rod shows up
@Cavs 2016 Champs you should say that to Gordon ramsay
@Cavs 2016 Champs I don't think that's gonna stop them from swearing...
@Cavs 2016 Champs not everyone believes in your god, get over it
Opens up 2 trash cans full of baseballs and says yeah got a few here 😂
Savage Paul 101 Dab He's even more savage than you
That's the joke
He has over 9000 literally
"It's my ball and I'm keeping it...... there's a chance he might get it back.... " Tell it like it is; he can have it for a price.
“It’s my ball” man literally snagged it 😂
for those who don’t know, he gave the ball back for a 150,000 donation towards his favorite baseball charity
Not his favorite it's technically his charity. Correct me if I'm wrong though
@@1_1898 Technically not wrong but if presented in that manner it is a half truth which is also a lie. Not saying it was presented as if it wasn't his charity but if it had been it would be a lie
@@1_1898 donating to your own charity is incredibly sketchy
@@noxycodonenobody oh I’m sorry can your own charity not get money any more? Tell me one way they can make money without donations nor advertising.
@@noxycodonenobody That’s true, but I bet he could have just sold it if he just wanted the money for himself.
This guys has lots of balls
Hahahahh
Especially considering I only got two
🗣
@@mp4f yeah same
Sus
he caught it fair and square
End of the day it's just a ball if you don't capitalize on it.
He ended up giving the ball back to the Yankees for a donation of $150,000 to his charity. I met Zack Hample at a couple Mets games this year and he's a very cool guy.
I watch his YT Man thats one way to give it.
Lies
To his weed charity
Lol sure to his “charity”
Jonny Lopez It's Pitch in for baseball a charity to help under privileged kids play baseball and softball so it's real he does great with his charity
He ain’t being a jerk about it. Aron acting kinda entitled to think he can get his ball back for free with no problem when he sent it into the stands.
Fr, the guy caught it fair and square, it's not illegal to keep a milestone ball🤷🏻♂️
It's called respect. Obviously you all have about as much as he does lol
@@xWuWuWaWu Arod cheated his whole career. He doesn’t deserve as much respect as you think he does.
@@swk1129 id say 60 percent of active players cheat. what's the difference
@@xWuWuWaWu even if you consider using sticky substance as a pitcher cheating that numbers gonna be wayyyy off chief. You got guys busting their ass out there, giving it their all naturally. You think a dope fiend deserves the same respect?
Keep the ball and do as YOU wish. Great catch!
Biggest “is what it is” moments 😂
If Arod wanted it so bad, he shouldn't of hit it into the stands. Duh!!!
Flyout
@Dylan Jones Jr You're an idiot
The logic here is as clear as a brick wall. I think making your 3000th hit a dinger is a major milestone. Its stadium courtesy to give back a players first career home run but I dont see why that wasnt enforced here since it was such a milestone.
@@bro89174 r/wooosh
Junior Raymond r/wooosh
The Media makes Zack Hample seem like a crazy asshole, he's not that at all. Everyone should watch his TH-cam channel and see what kind of a cool guy he actually is
Yes
Ikr
ya
ikr i watch him everyday he is such a nice guy he gives baseballs to kids who haven't got one and stuff like that
Austin Rodriguez true
A lot of people would make a point about all of the balls that he has already, what would one more mean?
It means the absolute world to somebody who has dedicated that much time and effort into a craft. This is his golden moment.
he traded the Yankees the ball in return for them donating $150k to a charity he supports. He is the furthest thing from a jerk
Great ad for his book
Don't even give me the bull that "you would give it back" no you wouldn't stop lying to yourself he caught the ball it's his.
Agweef
I dont get why people love them
Newsflash he returned it in exchange for them donating to a charity. He's a nice guy really.
"There's a few here"
a fEW??? LMFAO THATS MORE THAN A "FEW"
ιику he was joking
ιику Sarcasm is wasted on people like you isn't it?
what I was thinking 😂
understatement
OkayNiceOne Yes, I am a bundle of sticks
"Yeah there's a few in here" - the person who caught 8000 baseballs
11,000+
Nope it’s his ball, his property. If there’s an issue maybe the MLB should change the rules
He has already traded the ball. This is one very old story.
It’s not even signed so at this point who is to say whether that is the “actual ball” or not.
It doesn’t matter if it’s signed or not there’s video evidence of it being the actual ball
Rex The pup you never know if he sold it or did something and just graved a random ball to say it was the actual one Ik the video proves he has it or had it but from beyond that point you don’t know what happened(Not tryna sounds rude)
Video evidence and picture proofs 😂
Rederino he could have gotten the exact same ball type and sold it as the “actual one”
They ball commission just checks the bin number inside and restitch with the same thread, is common practice
He’s not being a jerk because he caught it fair and square
you mean fair and round?
Arron I see what you did there😂 horrible joke but it made me laugh
Arron 🤣 😂
If it were me, I would give the ball back to A-ROD....if he could afford it.
Is not about working hard but working smart.
I believe my exact words would be "Well, I'm not gonna "give" it up."
Zack: I have A-Rods 3000th hit ball
Rick Harrison: How much do you want for it?
Zack: $50,000
Rick: I’ll go $5 and that’s it. You need to remember that I have to make some money.
300 is a lot less than 3000 buddy
GaphMurder ?
@@MWB18 you edited your mistake lol
“We’re running a business here, it’s the best I can do”
LMAO
It's his, he caught them.
Ashton Lilley
I thought whoever paid for it owned it.
Ashton Lilley not really
So that kid I caught at the mall today is mine? Thought that was kidnapping or whatever
Pr0dyTV Be mature its a baseball not a child.
Pr0dyTV
Laughed far too hard at that.
He is a part of that history now because the player hit the ball and he catches it so its a shared experience 😎
Nahh that’s his ball fair and square. I don’t believe there’s anyone in the world that will cherish that more than this guy
Man: "There's a few baseballs here"
*Sees how many baseballs there is*
Me: " Dude you have about 8000 baseballs that ain't a few"
Gamer girl RBX give him a year or so. He wants OVER 9000
pws3rd 1 get out this isnt 2009
Gamer girl RBX at this point its over 9600
Gamer girl RBX I would say that understanding sarcasm is your best trait
8000 I only have 1😂
I would keep it if I was him. And give up only when I could get more than 50000. It's quite reasonable.
chel simpson
if it were me is do the right thang and give it back
chel simpson this is the real world not everyone is nice enough to give it back
Well its not the right thing to give it back cause its pretty much his. Not trying to be mean here but thats what I think he has the right to keep it. And there is no right thing the man catches balls for his videos and books and thats like a legendary ball.
Doing the right thing is giving it back I don't think it's right for him to keep it show some kind of guy he is
Michaels Gaming exactly! If giving back is " right thing" why MLB let people take any out-of-field ball.
If there is one guy on the earth who deserves that ball, it’s him.
I'd dump one of those bins then smack it outta his hand 🤣🤣🤣
To the people saying “ he should give it back” it’s like saying to a car salesman that it’s it 4000th car sold so he should get it back for free.
Great analogy!
Yeee
Lol i, the baseball is the product and trophy of his career which is basically his life (as a baseballer). A car seller has no attachment to a car he sells, it isn’t his. He is only an agent but a baseball hit by the player which symbolizes an achievement in his part and will go down the history ? It means mich more to the baseballer than a fan who collects just any other baseballs of any other players. Anyways i dont really care but i dont like the car analogy. It’s shallowww
The baseball isn't "sold" like how the car was. It's caught, for free (unless you think of the ticket you bought to get there)
Good idea but a really bad analogy there.
Try again.
@@Blitzkit Lol, but that’s not it at all. He shouldn’t get to keep it because it is in no way his, he didn’t buy it, he didn’t stand there and catch it, he hit it, that’s his job, to hit the baseball and run as far as he can. It's not his place to say “I want that mat, because I have done a home run on it for my 50th time. Gimme gimme gimme” that might be something an entitled four year old would do, but certainly not a grown man. 🤣
What a sad life catching dudes balls
Stephen Crockett he makes money off of it to so don’t judge
@@fazemammal961 It was a joke, dolt.
Mark Wisch A joke at the guy's expense, One Mammal knew that, you're the dolt here
Football
Just like your life depressing
It is his personal choice, people should not be arguing about his choice and I think he already has this settled.
Omg 3000th, it’s not that big of a deal, I’m not saying much but congratulations on 3000th pitches but, he caught the ball, I think people shouldn’t be mad about him keeping it
See people calling him a jerk cus he didn’t give it back but if they had the ball they wouldn’t give it back either and I sure as hell wouldn’t give a way something worth 50k
Nerf, they’re just stupid, look at the top comment and see all the replies.
@@concon6012 what a great guy
@@abcdefg2591 honest*
They're just jealous that they didn't get it.
500k*
Imagine Zack dropping the ball into one of those huge tubs.
A perfect example of when greed meets greed. They fight over a ball they both need to humble themselves.
0:38 "yeah, there's a few baseballs here"
Yeah sure a "few" then Proceeds to show 7 full trash cans of baseballs 💀👍
Wow Murr has some crazy hobbies
The Thiccest Widowmaker
😂😂
The Thiccest Widowmaker impractical Jokers
I THOUGHT HE LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE 😂😂😂
The Last Ugandan Warrior lmao
He didnt know de weh
0:05 I thought my phone cracked
Ya lol
What?
lol
PS4 And pc gamer 12 omg lol me 2
Anime Police your dumb the black line
This is THE ball right here"
I have a friend who will always get the setlist after any concert..always goes to him..I guess it's comparable to this