Being self-employed in real estate investments helped, he said.īennicaso stationed himself in the lower deck of the right-field stands in hopes of grabbing an opposite-field homer, certainly a possibility given Judge’s spray chart. He ran an idea past his girlfriend - what if he headed to Texas to take in Judge’s chase in person?īennicaso caught a morning flight to Texas. “Cowboy and Met fan - a rough combo.”īennicaso was home in Connecticut on Monday night having watched Judge fail to homer in the first of four games against the Rangers in three days. “I’m a Met fan, actually,” Bennicaso confessed. The latter two categories included Jimmy Bennicaso of Norwalk, Connecticut. Many fans came clad in Yankees caps, T-shirts and pinstripe jerseys. Youmans was among the crowd of 38,832, the largest to watch a baseball game at the 3-year-old ballpark. Soon after a local TV station posted a brief interview with Youmans in a walkway, Bri Amaranthus tweeted: “THIS IS MY HUSBAND.”Īmaranthus works in local media and is an alum of ABC’s “The Bachelor.” He made a great catch out there, and they’ve got every right to it.” It would be great to get it back, but that’s a souvenir for a fan. I haven’t thought about it," he said.Īfter the Yankees lost 3-2, Judge said he didn’t have possession of the home-run ball. With security personnel around him as he took the ball to be authenticated, he was asked what he planned to do with the prize. Youmans, from Dallas, works in the financial world and there's no telling yet what the ball could be worth. The historic souvenir came sailing into the front row of section 31 in left field, a drive Judge hit to lead off the second game of a day-night doubleheader against the Texas Rangers.
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