This Dallas man made a ton of cash by catching a historic baseball. But he took a ton of heat for it, too.
Rangers fan Cory Youmans with the ball Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit for his 62nd home run at Globe Life Field in October.Last May, Cory Youmans was just trying to climb the ladder at a Dallas financial services company — one day talking business outlooks, the next to an oncologist.
Little did Youmans realize that dealing with melanoma would be less unnerving than becoming a millionaire.Like all sports fans – the Texas Rangers are his team and Highland Park-bred, Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitcher Clayton Kershaw his favorite player – last fall he was captivated by Judge’s pursuit of the American League single-season home-run record. The mark of 61 was set by New York Yankees’ icon Roger Maris in 1961, making the chase and the New York’s media coverage of it intense.
“Had I known then what I know now, I would’ve reacted differently,” he said. “But at the time, ignorance was bliss.”In the holding room, Yankees executive director of security Eddie Fastook arrived and offered Youmans the chance to meet Judge and exchange the ball for memorabilia, photographs and tickets. He politely declined. An authenticator then checked the ball for special markings affixed by MLB.
Instead, he’s a pragmatist who meticulously researched the ramifications of how he handled one of baseball’s most important artifacts. Youmans’ decision to decline sketchy offers – everything from Ferraris via direct message to suitcases full of cash – and instead to net $1.5 million through an auction gave critics a punchline. But it gave him peace of mind.
“That’s a lot of money,” he said. “But I guess he’s got a better plan or thinks he can get some more. Hopefully he’s making the right decision for him and his family.”
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