What are the odds of a fan ending up with back-to-back home run balls . . . while perched in the packed bleachers of the Great American Ballpark? Is it in the millions? Billions?
Anyway, congratulations to Reds fan Caleb Lloyd:
The Thomas More junior said he didn’t keep either ball he caught in left field.
“I gave the Cozart one to my buddy whose uncle actually got us the tickets, so I gave it to him because he’s the reason that I’m here,” Lloyd said after the game. “And then the Leake ball, I gave it back because it was Leake’s first ever Major League home run, so I decided to give it back.”
Lloyd had never caught a home run ball before Monday’s game. He caught the second ball after it bounced around in the stands while the first one was still in his hand.
Drew Stubbs then hit a third consecutive home run for the Reds. However, that ball landed in center field.
Lloyd will speak to the media before Tuesday night’s game at 7:10 p.m. He will also serve as honorary captain and deliver the Reds’ game card prior to the game.
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