I really needed a good kind of viral moment lately, and two baseball fans in Toronto gave me that.
And it led to this moment earlier today.
The Toronto Star spoke with the guy who caught the ball, who seems to be as cool as you hope he’d be. Also a great back story about the kid, who emigrated to Canada from Venezuela with his family and was named after Derek Jeter.
I just really hate that a Yankee made me cry in a good way.
(Also, the Blue Jays' George Springer gave the ball guy two signed jerseys for his kindness. Lots to love about this whole thing.)
#BlueJays George Springer gifted #BlueJays fan Mike Lanzillota with a signed jersey for his act of kindness in giving #Yankees fan Derek Rodriguez, Aaron Judge’s HR ball. pic.twitter.com/AYdQoahQry
— Hazel Mae (@thehazelmae) May 4, 2022