Toronto – Aaron Richter Send a piece of history 394 feet to left field in the seventh inning Wednesday night at Rogers Center, long enough to free Wall from his 61st home run but short enough to escape the grasp of rabid fans.
Minutes later, Zach Britton was on a mission to get her back.
The ball fell into safe haven Also known as Bullpen Blue JaysBullpen trainer Matt Buschmann picked him up first before ending up at Jordan Romano.
A Yankees security guard and a club employee were quickly hung behind a row of chairs at the Bulls game, but the ball stayed with Romano until Britton found his way from the Yankees trigger to the right seat.
Britton then said, “When I got there, Romano saw me coming and said, ‘Hey, there you are.'” win 8:3. “It was good. It was great, he just did it. … He gave it to me and I said, ‘I appreciate it.’ If they want something, I’ll see what I can do with the judge. “
With a simple exchange — which would likely be a lot less challenging than if it ended up with a fan of the ball — Bryton suddenly had the baseball that tied Major League Baseball to Roger Maris and the franchise’s one-year home record, which has stood since 1961 .
“That was great,” Britton said, “some people, we were joking about our negotiations with Judge how that would be like. But I think it’s just a big moment. The ball was just a small piece of it. He had to. I just think it’s good to have that. Romano was great so we appreciate that.”
The judge said he appreciated Romano’s handing of the ball to Britton, describing it as a “collective movement”.
Britton wasn’t sure why he was chosen as a Yankees loyalist to help secure baseball from the Blue Jays. He joked that he probably should have warmed up since he came on minutes later at the bottom of the seventh inning. But after about 10 minutes, while Yankees security hadn’t returned, he wanted to see for himself.
“So the judge can just get that without – the negotiations know if that was put in the stands and who knows?” Britton said. “I don’t think it’s as important as people think it is. The fact that he’s there and will likely continue to train at home is a good thing that he’s managed to pull this off. We can return to New York knowing the fans will be very excited to see him continue batting.