It's a super rare instance when you are able to catch a foul ball hit off Yankees superstar Derek Jeter's bat while on his playing career's final season. And while any baseball fan would be ecstatically thrilled, a young girl hurled Derek Jeter's foul ball back onto the field. It stunned the 40,059 crowd at the Yankees Stadium on Friday night.
During the New York Yankees game against Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night, a once in a lifetime chance happened to one of the baseball fans watching the game live. A family man celebrated when he caught Derek Jeter's foul ball and gave it to his daughter. Devoid of a distinct understanding of the importance of the ball, the little girl disinterestedly hurled the ball back onto the field. The throw back caused the crowd and fans to be extremely stunned.
Considered to be a valued possession, the reaction of the crowd when the little girl hurled back Derek Jeter's foul onto the field instigated incomparable reactions from her parents and the surrounding fans. The incident was considered to be a great baseball story in a decade.
The event happened in the seventh inning of the game between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays. And one lucky fan caught a foul ball hit by Derek Jeter. But it's sad to say that the prized memorabilia was hurled back by the fan's little girl.
During his 20-year MLB career, Derek Jeter, the 40-year old baseball superstar has only been an all-star 14 times, a .310 career hitter, five-time World Series champ, five-time Gold Glove shortstop and American League rookie of the year in 1996. But those achievements and accomplishments never mattered to the little girl who hurled back Derek Jeter's foul ball onto the field.
Derek Jeter's foul ball was tagged as invaluable in terms of value and it was a Holy Grail status in terms of sports memorabilia, since it occurred in the final season of his eminent career. When the little girl promptly hurled the ball back onto the field, sports enthusiasts said that it was a misdemeanor of the uppermost order.
As for the moment, the incident might be viewed with humor but as an avid baseball fan, it will never be humorous after letting go a prized memorabilia by Yankees icon Derek Jeter. But who can blame the little girl? She is still unaware of Derek Jeter's foul ball's sentimental value to his father and the true meaning of a fan's prized possession.
