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sports Diahuebs 6 OctOber 2022

Fan who caught Judge’s 62nd HR unsure what he’ll do with it

launched for his American nel around him as he took the
League-record 62nd homer. ball to be authenticated, he
was asked what he planned to
The historic souvenir came do with the prize.
sailing into the front row of Youmans was among the
section 31 in left field, a drive crowd of 38,832, the largest
Judge hit to lead off the sec- to watch a baseball game at
ond game of a day-night dou- the 3-year-old ballpark.
bleheader against the Texas
Rangers. Youmans snared it Many fans came clad in Yan-
on the fly. kees caps, T-shirts and pin-
stripe jerseys.
ARLINGTON, Texas fans and surrounded by a Instead, he hit the jackpot. Youmans, who is from Dal-
(AP) — As he walked sea of cameras, it was al- Youmans made the catch las, works in the financial Some came to watch Judge
through a concourse in most as if Cory Youmans of a lifetime Tuesday night, world and there’s no telling make history. Some came just
the outfield at Globe Life had hit a huge home run. snagging the ball New York yet what the ball could be for the history. Some traveled
Field, high-fiving with Yankees slugger Aaron Judge worth. With security person- a long way.

Ukraine links World Cup host bid to beating horrors of war

NYON, Switzerland (AP) said at a news conference, which cities. The Olympic
— Hosting World Cup “the dream of people who Stadium in Kyiv hosted the
matches in 2030 would survived the horrors of war finals of the 2012 European
be “the dream of people or are still in the occupied Championship and the 2018
who survived the horrors territories and over whom Champions League.
of war,” Ukrainian soccer the Ukrainian flag will surely
federation president An- fly soon.” The European bid is expect-
driy Pavelko said Wednes- ed to face a South American
day after his country Pavelko said the project is candidacy with co-hosts Ar-
launched a joint bid with backed by Ukrainian Presi- gentina, Chile, Paraguay and
Spain and Portugal. dent Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Uruguay.

The leaders of the three soc- The expected Spain-Portugal Saudi Arabia, which has built
cer federations joined togeth- bid, which has been in the close ties to FIFA and its
er at UEFA headquarters to works for more than three president, Gianni Infantino,
present a campaign they hope years, previously was made it’s the European bid,” Spain ety.” has been preparing a multi-
will connect people beyond UEFA’s preferred candidate. soccer federation president continent bid potentially in-
the world of sports. FIFA will vote on the host in Luis Rubiales said at the No details were given about cluding Egypt and Greece. It
2024. launch. “Together we repre- how many games at the 48- is unclear how Greece would
“This is the dream of millions sent the power of transfor- team World Cup would be approved by UEFA to be
of Ukrainian fans,” Pavelko “Now it’s not the Iberian bid, mation football has in soci- be staged in Ukraine or in part of that.

UPDATE: Fan who caught Aaron Judge’s 62nd HR offered $2M for ball

The owner of a sports caught Judge’s milestone it sailed into the front row of from the 1998 season. “We did make an offer of $2
memorabilia auction shot Tuesday night at Globe section 31 in left field. The million and that offer is still
house says he has offered Life Field in Arlington, Tex- homer pushed Judge past Cohen had previously valid,” Cohen said.
$2 million to the fan who as. Cohen says Youmans has Roger Maris for the AL sea- pledged to offer $2 million
caught Aaron Judge’s not yet replied. son record — a mark many for Judge’s 62nd homer. He “I don’t know where it’s at,”
American League-record consider baseball’s “clean” said his company has a good he said. “We’ll see what hap-
62nd home run. “I feel the offer is way above standard because the only relationship with the Yan- pens with that. It would be
fair, if he is inclined to sell National League players who kees and it would be willing great to get it back, but that’s
JP Cohen, president of it,” Cohen said in a telephone hit more have been tarnished to loan the ball to the team a souvenir for a fan. He made
Memory Lane Inc. in Tustin, interview with the AP on by ties to steroids. for an exhibit. He added the a great catch out there, and
California, told The Associ- Wednesday. team has frequently exhibit- they’ve got every right to it.”
ated Press on Wednesday that The record price for a home ed items owned by Memory
he has texted and emailed Youmans grabbed the his- run ball is $3 million, paid for Lane at Yankee Stadium.
Cory Youmans, the man who toric souvenir on the fly as Mark McGwire’s record 70th