NY Daily News · Jun 20, 2015
Famous ballhawk snags A-Rod's 3,000th hit, won't return it
Zack Hample gets his hands on Alex Rodriguez’s home run baseball.Alex Rodriguez's 3,000th hit ended up in the hands of a ball hawk, and he’s not giving A-Rod his milestone ball back.
Zack Hample, famous for having caught more than what he says are 8,000 major-league baseballs, came away with Rodriguez’s first-inning home run to right field in section 103, just below where the Bleacher Creatures sit. The 37-year-old from New York City says he became a Yankees season-ticket holder last year and picked the right field area because it’s a “good spot.”