Snagging Baseballs at MLB Stadiums

If you have ever attended batting practice at any Major League Baseball stadium, then you know that it can be a pretty fun experience. Now, if you are on the other side of that, then you should take one day to head early to the ballpark and enjoy the fun of seeing major league baseball players take their at bats before the game. Not only that, but you will most likely get a chance to mingle with some of the players, which in itself can be a pretty cool experience. If you have not done it before, I know it sounds a little crazy to come to the ballpark two hours before the actual game, but you won’t know what you are missing until you experience it.

I was one of those who thought it was a crazy idea to come to the ballpark early, and now, well I go to batting practice to almost every game that I attend. I have had the chance to speak to my favorite players, receive free baseballs, get autographs, and of course look at some amazing home run shots, not to mention catch a few. But if you want to make that experience even better and more fun, before you head to the ballpark give Zack Hample’s trick a try.  He’s collected thousands of official MLB baseballs and writes about it in a blog on MLB.com.  In this blog entry you will get the chance to learn how to make a ball-retrieving device with just using a glove, a sharpie, string, and a rubber band. Take your time to do a few practice grabs at home and then head over to the ballpark to try it out. You can end up going home with a few baseballs, you will find that people will try to trade you food, beer, and even money sometimes for the balls that you retrieve. It is a pretty fun experience.

One thing to remember though, be mindful of the fact that some ballparks don’t allow these devices and they may warn you to stop using the glove trick, if they do, simply put it away. Also, some players hate seeing these devices because they think it makes us fans look greedy which is understandable. So just have fun with it, don’t get greedy and give a ball or two to a child so that its obvious that your doing it all in the name of fun. If this turns out to be an experience that you love, don’t forget where you learned about it, signaturebaseballs.com.