Aaron Judge took a home run away from the Indians and noted home run snagger Zack Hample
Generally speaking,
In the top of the sixth,
Of course, a man Judge's size can do some damage:
But wait -- who is that over Judge's right shoulder? Ready to turn Lindor's dinger into a souvenir if Judge couldn't make the play? Computer, enhance:
Why yes, that is Zack Hample, Major League ballhawk extraordinaire -- more than 10,000 in all, as detailed in a 13-minute short film presented by New Era entitled "Zack Hample vs. The World." And he was in perfect position to add one more to that total, until Judge turned the home run robber into the home run robbee.
The Internet, as it is wont to do, had some fun.
Sometimes Twitter is good. pic.twitter.com/tTFenEKBIw
— Jared Diamond (@jareddiamond) October 9, 2017
But the star of the show may have been this guy, who managed to keep his cool right in the middle of the action:
This dude rules pic.twitter.com/8QaoAYK8IP
— Chris Gaines fan (@trillballins) October 9, 2017
And just one inning later,