The Ball-Catching Expert Who Caught A-Rod's 3000th Hit 

One thing is for sure, this guy has a lot of balls.

This could have all been avoided if he just didn't hit a home run

So it wasnt just any guy....it HAD to be.....the guy that had an obsession with collecting baseballs from games and had over 8000 of them in his apt. Had to, just had to.

At least hes doing what he loves and doesn't care what people say to him. More power to em, cant hate

he catch the ball therefore his fucking ball.....

This dude's skill, even if it is a strange one, is pretty damn impressive

Imagine he kept it and just gave a rod a random ball he caught.

I love the angry mobs defending a guy who makes $+100M, over an average joe who catches a baseball. If Arod wants the ball I am sure he can work something out.

Gotta respect this guy for the love of the sport.

Say what you want, but 1) he gave up $150k for charity, 2) it is eerily amazing how he manages to do this, 3) he gives the balls away to kids frequently, and 4) he gave up $150k for charity. Also, he gave up $150k for charity. More power to him.

Dudes like this are the ones who keep sports alive. The fans with true passion that lasts a lifetime. Anybody who hates on him is out of their mind

When he started talking in different languages I was dying 🤣

This guy is a class act. Couldn't have picked a more respectful route to go with the ball.

If I caught that ball I would try to get season tickets for life

The Yankees are a BILLION dollar team and they donated 150k? 😂

It's not like Mr. Steroids needs that ball back. Well he could use some balls I assume.

As a Yankees fan at first I saw this guy as a dick, but after watching this video and some of his, this is his passion that he truly enjoys. In the end, everyone got what they wanted. Happy for A rod and him.

The player is already rich and famous and can have almost anything he wants. Let this Zack dude have the fucking ball.

This is murr from impractical jokers loool

Low-key gave Arod a fake ball

Huge respect for the guy, on not being a douche and selling it, then keeping the money to himself and instead gave it to charity.

I thought this was a comedy sketch at first 😂

Catching hit balls is a big part of baseball. Zack caught a special ball, after buying a prime location ticket, being ready and making the catch. This is a valuable ball and potentially worth a good bit of money (to him), that is pennies to the Team and even A-Rod. So let’s be fair, all the haters who trashed Zack, “claim” they would give it back immediately. But would they ? It’s easy to say that, until YOU have $50,000 - $250,000 in your hand. Zack was badgered into what he did eventually, but he could have auctioned the ball, gave $150,000 to his charity and still had plenty left over. He should have gotten something out of this, whether you like him or not. I just don’t believe all the hate mail was written by “saints” who would have handed it over. Sorry.

Really sad that people decided to hate the guy before they even knew what the end result would be... Without him holding on to that ball, $150,000 would have never gone towards cancer research for kids... This guy did exactly what he should have done, and what I would have done... Hold on to the ball and don't jump to any quick decisions and try to figure out the best end result. He could have easily sold that ball at auction for life changing money yet decided to go the best route possible where everyone wins. This guy is a complete badass in my book. He handled the situation PERFECTLY while thousands of dumb asses would have never ended up doing what he did. All you haters are a joke, I'll end it at that.

Lol I can't believe people were actually mad at him for not giving the ball back.

guy made millions playing baseball and cant even offer a dude bro a good deal for a 3000th hit baseball. #YankeeScrubLords

He has Mike Trout’s First Career Homerun

this guy is a legendary who catches arods 3000th hit keeps it then sells it back for $150.0000 not for himself for his fav kids baseball chairty . big respect for that plus some of the balls he catches he gives to the kids who have not got 1 thats awsum in its own right. this guy jus does his thing leave him be why all the hate keep goin zack gd luck for the future buddy

Dudes at 9,000+ caught baseballs. Damn Zack, beast.

Legend has it Zack held the ball long enough to make a replica and put the sticker on it from the real one. Also Zack stores the ball in his dresser next to the dinosaur costume

I believe he should play outfield in pro baseball

If I caught that ball I would of gave that to A-rod for money or sold it to someone else

Why is zack getting so much hate I would've kept it, I mean it's not everyday you will get someone's 3000 hit if anything I would congratulate sack for getting a legendary ball

all 3 of those people deleted their tweets, look who received karma now lol

People pressured him into giving it back

People need to chill and stop hating this guy for catching the damn ball. There's no rule that says you have to return the 3000 hit ball. $150,000 is pocket change for the Yankees they should have paid him $500,000

This guy seems very intelligent but might come across weird to some people.

I love this guy, his passion is infectious.

More stuff like this please, I just loved this.

he probably swapped it for an identical one

I would have given it back for signed shirts from everyone on the roster, signed balls from everyone on the roster, free season tickets for life behind the plate, A-Rod's bat and glove, meeting all the players, throwing out the first pitch at the yankees game and free food at all the games.

This guy would be a good outfielder no cap

No wonder I’ve never caught a ball, this dude catches all of them

This dude deserves to go tip his cap at yankee stadium for giving it to charity

title has a error you misspelled gay-rod

$150,000?? - I am disgusted by the Yankees.

This guy has passion which is hard to find now a days

he looks like Murr from impractical jokers

Very complex character, nice report vice

Zack Hample has an almost supernatural ability to somehow know where to position himself in a crowd of people and still have the ball land in his exact location! It's honestly amazing to see! He's done it several times!

Wow! Love this guys commitment. His work ethic, and the fact he doesn’t care what people think about him. Great guy in m y opinion.

baseball isn't very interesting but people probably think that about my interests too at least he's passionate about it and actually devotes his life into it even though it's just catching baseballs he's following his dream props to him

If 'A-Rod' really wants that ball, he has more than enough money he's earned over his career hitting them, to offer to buy it.

Gotta love Zack Hample. 🙏🏻

Inspiration man! I'm a huge baseball fan also and it brings joy to me to see somebody else so passionate about the sport! I've yet to catch a single ball...I did receive a toss up from Cleveland Indians catcher Einar Diaz but there was a child younger than I next to me so I gave it to him, I enjoyed seeing how joyful it made him!

A-Rod used steroids, keep the ball.

Love to see someone doing what they love,his passion and dedication is inspirational

this makes me SOOOO happy!!

This is amazing makes me want to start playing baseball again

stop giving this man hate. he is doing what he loves and he gives baseballs to kids that haven't caught any. You know that you would keep the ball if you were the one that caught it

Goat of basketball: MJ Goat of hockey: Gretzky Goat of US Football: Tom Brady Goat of ball-catching: Zack Hample

Zack, Congrats on 1500!

I feel his passion, I've gotten about 12 baseballs in my lifetime and they all bring the same excitement as the first...what a rush

hahah <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="530">8:50</a> family in the car "shut THe Fuck Up already" haha u can see it clearly

I don't really understand why giving it back to him was such a necessity. It's like the old adage "give it to the kid." You are not required to give the ball to them. Is it a nice gesture, sure, but they have many more years of attending games in them. Sooner or later, they can get a tossup themselves. Same with A-Rod's 3000th hit. You're not required to give it back to him. I think of it as winning the lottery. You get $300M and according to this, people expect you to spend it on developing countries in Africa, helping the homeless, and not for yourself because YOU have money. (for buying food, gas, clothes, etc.) That's dumbass logic right there. He can keep the ball if he wants. So what if he has 8000 baseballs?

I think the fans deserve the baseballs more than the players

The moment you realize he caught mike trouts first homer in ball and compared it to this.

Everyone is being rude if I caught it I would keep it, and so would most people

You deserve the ball.

I love how it looks in the boxes

Zack is such an awesome guy

This guy caught a ball. If arod wanted the ball he shoulda hit a single

To be fair, A-Rod doesn't deserve to have it anyway.

This is an amazing story.

Bet homie is still waiting on that first kiss

Dude .. saw the end ... class act, dude. In my heart, man. Great job.

dont know why people are hating on this guy. hes clearly a smart dude with a huge passion and he is using his intelligence to make him the best at what he loves, and hes obviously very happy. big ups to this guy

real easy to watch the first 2 min and think “what an asshole.” but by the end of it you’re like “yo, this dude is really dope...but how does he do that?!” 😂 keep doing what you love, dawg.

dude is a genius at what he does .... his streaks are mindboggling

You was robbed and treated like a chump by those baseball millionaires and billionaires. I would have held out for a half-mil for me personally or else I would have told them I'm flushing it down the toilet.

What a great guy... you can see in his videos he ALWAYS asks kids if they have one yet, and if not he gives it to them... Hes always accepting autograph requests... hes a great guy and I cant believe he got hate for this... imagine if those people were in his shoes.. i dont think they would be so quick to give it back either..

When the world paints you as a money hungry, terrible person, but deep down, all this guy wanted was to own that baseball forever simply for the fact that it made him happy and proud that he achieved one of the peaks of something he has put hours, days and years into doing. On top of it, when he did one of the hardest things for him to do, giving the ball back, he did it in recognition of a charity. The world needs more passionate individuals that work hard at what they love, with good hearts like yours Zack Hample.

Respect. I like this guy. Good for you, buddy. Keep it up. You've earned it.

arod doesnt deserve it either used steriods for half those hits

You know this dude got cut from his little league team.

LOVE this guy...!!!

“what turkish baseball players are you running into” LOL

I don't blame him for keeping it Anyone would have kept that ball

This guy is amazing I have never seen this in my life wow 😳

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="522">8:42</a> ..... is this actually his apartment? his mind must be running at a thousand feet per second

I just started following Zach. I didn’t realize he was this well known. I saw him catch harpers Phillies homerun live. Crazy shit

actually this is really introspective look at it. he's kinda of a jerk. but i get it. he's complex. i think they should have paid him for the ball and the charity. like 2 million for that ball. seriously.

He loves the game enough, he can keep it

Amazing!

I dunno what to think about the whole issue. But that's a heckuva good short documentary.

Get this guy on a team he would make an Amazing outfielder

Seems like a great guy.

The transition from the hallway into Zack's collection of stadium balls while he says that it isn't the first time he's caught a ball was perfect

Man this guy is good. He's prepared, gotta give him that.

what if he just gave him a different ball