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After last week’s shocking incident where a father fell to his death attempting to catch a baseball thrown to him by MLB All-Star Josh Hamilton, my jaw dropped when I saw the same scary incident almost play out again during the Home Run Derby on Monday night.

With the likes of Robinson Cano and Prince Fielder cranking out some monster shots at Chase Field in Arizona, this fan (after already catching three home run balls mind you) decides to jump on a table and dive for another.

Unbelievable and ridiculous is what this is considering recent events, but thankfully his friends saved him from following the same sad fate of Shannon Stone.

Is the souvenir really worth risking an unnecessary tragedy?

RM

Is this a lesson in a true fan’s selflessness or is this just bad financial planning?

When Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees surprisingly cranked a home run for his historic 3000^th hit in Major League Baseball, all I could think about was the person that catches that ball just hit the jackpot.

Enter 23-year-old salesman Christian Lopez who made the catch of a lifetime off Jeter’s long ball. While estimates had his precious gem worth around $250,000, Lopez opted to return the ball to the 28^th Major Leaguer to reach this milestone.

For his efforts, Lopez was rewarded with four tickets to a suite in Yankee stadium for the remainder of the season including the playoffs.

If I caught that thing I would sell it to the highest bidder and reinvest the profits in a profitable mutual fund to put my future kids through college (no, I’m not married and no I have not fathered any mini-Meghjis yet), but then again I don’t love the Yankees like Lopez apparently does.

Which begs the question. What would you do?