What would YOU do with an ENTIRE STADIUM to yourself?!
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- This baseball game was closed to the public -- except for me! I got a special invitation to be the ONLY FAN in attendance, and it was pure magic. How many baseballs did I get? How friendly were the players? What did I eat (with all the concession stands closed)? How did this even happen in the first place?
Most importantly, while running around like a madman, I raised some money for my favorite charity. It's called Pitch In For Baseball & Softball, and I decided to donate $5 for every baseball that I got. I also decided to donate all the baseballs as well. Want to join me in supporting them? This charity provides baseball and softball equipment to kids and communities in need all over the world, so it's a great cause, and you can donate here:
pifbs.org/lp/donate-money/
BTW, this was a Low-A Southeast Minor League Baseball game at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. The two teams I saw were the Palm Beach Cardinals and the visiting Lakeland Flying Tigers, and the video was filmed on August 10, 2021.
Want to see the rest of my Minor League Baseball videos? Check out my brand-new playlist:
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Also, as promised, here's my blog entry about the Major League game when I snagged 36 baseballs:
mlblogssnaggingbaseballs.word...
Thanks to Andrew Miller (in Media Relations) and Andrew Seymour (the General Manager) for making this happen. Show the Cardinals some love online:
www.milb.com/palm-beach
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Thanks to "Fenway Chris" (@yonner on Insta) for filming. Thanks to Noah Goldberg for getting some bonus shots, and thanks to Kingston Liniak and Noah Mendlinger for being extra friendly -- and thanks to everyone else who was working at the stadium for making my time there extra special.
What a crazy day! Thanks for watching! - Sport
Friendly reminder to everyone out there to support your local minor/independent league team if possible! Best wishes to all.
Yes! I live a few miles away from my hometown MiLB team, and it's a fun experience so I agree
I’m from Southern North Carolina and I like to go see Durham Bulls games!
no
>:(
It's fun going out.If you go enough,players/coaches get to know you,it's alot of fun!!!
So the closest minor team is the Potomac nationals and in 2017 I think I threw the first pitch during summer break
Miller and Andrew are very smart. Talk about media relations, Zack has an enormous CZcams channel and as one baseball fan to another this guy has as fantastic knack for being in the right place to catch home run baseballs. Miller I hope you get an enormous boost in fans from this gesture.
That's very nice of you to say, and I sincerely hope that more folks go to this stadium to watch baseball.
@@zackhample Or hang outside for foul balls, lol, video showed people walking past baseballs next to the sidewalk ?
Andrew Miller???
Last night I got 7 balls at a minor league game then remembered you’ve gotten like 20 in one mlb game before 😂 keep it up zack
He got 36 in one MLB game in 2011.
7 balls at a game is still impressive tho
what team?
@@LuisFlores-kq5fh Carolina Mudcats, they're high A for the Brewers
@@wyattsexton4132 ok cause I thought it was the somerset patriots and I was gonna say that u got to go to the game before there stadium turned into a pond
I was dying when he used the ball trick while all the minor Leaguers were watching 😂😂😂. Much love Zack
Anyone else think Zack should be mic'ed up so we can hear him while he is being filmed from a distance?
Su rely
Wireless mic and mounting a receiver that won’t cause interference with other wireless signals is nearly impossible in a stadium. Also, not allowed sadly.
@@NYY212 aw dang
hes a baseball player?
Pretty sure anytime he’s being filmed from a distance he’s ripping ass
Once again, you’re living what most of us dream of. What a great video.
Thank you!!
Hi
@@zackhample hi
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Glad my buddy Nick hooked you up at 30:26 as I think he tossed you 3 during the night. Keep up the great work Zack!
He's da man! Tell him thanks for me.
I don’t even like baseball but I love watching zack he just entertains me thanks zack keep up the great work
Baseball is good napping TV. Unless it was This Week in Baseball or Jomboy.
Earlier this season I was able to do 10 minutes of Dodger BP inside Dodger Stadium by myself. A surreal but amazing experience.
How?
@@haveeair It was one of the first games after them relaxing Covid protocols and allowing season seat holders early for BP. They randomly bumped up the time to 3 hours before, and I was the only one there. I was in there for 30 minutes by myself, but got the first ten or fifteen minutes of BP before anyone else arrived.
So cool!!
Oh that had to be exciting,you can't even describe it,just have to be there!!!
Stadium is clean, wasn’t sure about housekeeping but was very impressed, clean, comfortable seats and Baseball sounds like a great deal.
Great Video. Glad you take time to fuel the body
OUTSTANDING! A visit to Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium is on the list! Great work Z!
Glad to see you make the most of the opportunity. However, the empty stadium is a sad sight.
I hear you. The whole planet needs to get back on track.
@@zackhample Absolutely
Baseball retrieval #29 was my favorite. When Rich and I ballhawk outside stadiums the one place to look at are the street curbs. Cool, unique, interesting nice change of pace video.
Thanks, Mark.
Watching Zack find hidden baseballs is like watching a kid on an Easter egg hunt.
:D
I love your passion and enthusiasm Zack! It's inspirational!
The baseballs can't hide, when Zack is around ;-)
🤣🤣🤣 Love when you hurried to get the ball before the kid. He had no idea you’d give it to him, you just needed to get it first!
Ha, yeah, that took me by surprise and my instinct was to race him. I hate it when adults let kids "win" but I was still glad to hook him up.
@@zackhample agreed. I just simply explain I’m a 38 year old kid. 🤣🤣 At the end of the day, both you and the kid walked away with what you both wanted!! All that matters!!
No need to run but lots of walk 😉😄 Another great experience obviously!!!
This is such a fun change of pace! Great video work by Fenway Chris as always. Your the man Zack!
Thanks! And yup, I love how quiet and relaxed this was.
Thanks!
Probably one of the most entertaining videos I've seen from you. Loved it! More minor league games please!
Thanks! So glad to hear that and I will try.
Zack with the Esapnol “No Mas” lol 👍 Love it
Love Minor League Ball. Wish all the cities supported their teams more
Nice snag on the Mondesi ball last night! The big glove was no match!
Ha! What an amazing experience that must have been! I’ve been there for spring training…great little park.
Thanks!
Thank you for posting amazing videos lol!! It’s always nice seeing /exploring videos haha . Thanks 😂😂
Hi zack
Love to hear the crack of the bat like that. Beautiful day for a ball game.
Great to see that ballpark again.. I played for the Montreal Expos Org so i spent many hours around and in Roger Dean Stadium ! Thank you Zack from Amsterdam
How far did you make it?
I follow players I saw in college.One really made it,Aaron Judge!
@@terrytitus6945 short season Single A
I got 41 baseballs at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale, AR. The NWA Naturals (a double A team) plays there. I got there when the gates opened, got 23 baseballs pre-game, and then followed with another 18 balls during the game. There were actual fans in the stadium to top that. Love your vids zack! Thanks for reading this comment!!
Were there just a gazillion easter eggs? Or actual bp
I love the sound of the baseball hitting the metalbleachers. Beautiful but also scary AF :-)
Greetings from Germany :-)
Now this is how u treat zack hample. The dodgers need to make it up to him
Grew up going to this stadium as a kid and having season tickets to the hammerheads. crazy you got to have the whole place to yourself!
I saw you catch adalberto mondesi’s home run last night. I’m a Royals fan and when I saw you catch that I went nuts!
I was watching the Indians last night and I saw that as well! I'm like, is that Zack Hample? Of course it is lol. He is everywhere.
Awesome! Glad you saw it and thanks.
that 7 th baseball with the cup and rope trick is just pure PERSERVERANCE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! zacK is the "JOE DIMAGGIO OF BALL HAWKERS"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love how quiet it was especially during BP. must be so relaxing 😌
Very. Miller was nice enough to keep the music off for a bit.
The Marlins and Cardinals share that stadium during preseason. It’s a nice place. The surrounding area is nice as well.
19:45 I do this 😂 ... but at least you curved the brim!!!!!!
Great video! This one was fun and a great cause. You’re a legend. Hope to one day meet you at a game!
Thanks so much. I hope so too.
Great Video Zack. I had so much fun watching you run around to find foul balls inside and outside the Stadium. As a Cardinals fan I have been to Cardinals spring training games in that stadium. Not been there recently, but I go to Clearwater a lot. I got a Florida State League baseball couple years ago from the Clearwater Thrashers. When I am down in Clearwater I like to go to a Clearwater Thrashers game or a Phillies spring training game. Miller and Andrew at the beginning made me think of Andrew Miller a Cardinals pitcher.
Pregame is so quiet compared to a major league game.
Thanks! I was hoping people would enjoy this weirdness.
Imagine how much pressure he was under when he was being watched by the entire team at that moment and doing that cup trick to get the ball
Love u Zack and hopefully soon I will get into pitch in for baseball!
Love this stadium I was just recently was there
I live in Jupiter and go to this stadium all the time!
Go Job Zack!! God Bless you!
I remember watching the world babes all classics when I lived in Jupiter, first time I got to meet David Ortiz, it’s a beautiful stadium along with Abacoa
This is like Easter for you Zack! Even my childhood wasn't this great haha
Ha.
I had 46 in one game at Frederick 7 years ago. 44 in BP and 2 during the game. Frederick pitcher Parker Bridwell threw a 1 hitter vs Potomac in Early May 2014. I went to 19 Potomac Nationals games that year. That was the also only time I saw Potomac lose that year 18-1. Tony Renda had the only hit in the game. Ended up briefly playing with the Reds.
It's always great to have a new long Zack video
I saw your catch last night. Very nice.
I had that happen when I would attend batting practicevfor UNLV Rebel baseball.I talked to any players who would stop.Some just came over.I would watch the direction of balls being hit,watch what they were doing in the bullpen,drink the fountain drink I brought,ate snacks It was a blast!!!
some catch that🤣 10:40 nice one
36 baseballs at a major league game is awesome. He must have had some luck along with skill for that one. 35 baseballs is not too shabby either. Keep up the good work Zack. Love watching the videos.
Many thanks!
Just saw this vid from 9 months ago!!!! It really shows your passion for the game!
I LOVE having the whole stadium to myself! It's happened a few times for me. Difference experience for sure. Even more fun, if you can is be there for sunrise, since most fans don't get that option, even in Boston when they do the Patriots Day game in April. Had this kind of fun several times in Boston (always helps to "know a guy" as you know). 9/11 blood drive at Fenway once one reason, but in Texas and Tampa, just was there until the "Hey you, go home" message was given. And like this video...minor league stadiums are even easier to get to yourself...unless it's a Red Sox/Yankees minor league club. LOL
Oklahoma city dodgers games are always packed too
Minor league teams deserve some support from fans and locals. You never know when one of these players may become a future all star.
Minor league teams are just as much fun, also better prices, close to field, cheaper food, and again its BASEBALL!
He’s so kind for every baseball he gets he donats 5 dollars
I live in royal palm and love going to the hammerheads games and sitting in the cool zone🎉
Good afternoon Zack! Nice catch yesterday!
I live right by the stadium and it’s good to see you in town to watch a game! I love your videos, keep up the great work.
Thanks!!
Same
You are my favorite CZcamsr of all time. Keep up the great work!
12:11 great excuse to leave a boring ass game 😂
Lol 😁 @14:04 That gal didn't give a rat's patooty about that baseball on the grass.
Living the Dream, Zack. Shag away bro lol.
Saw you catch that Mondesi homer! keep it up man
Awsome Zach!! Just another great video like always also good to see Fenway Chris back in a video!
Thank you Jimmy!
Shagging balls outside the stadium is amazing. I attend virtually every game at my minor league stadium, but my "seat" is outside the stadium. I know how special that feeling is to zoom around (like in your video, there is sometimes hardly anybody outside) and see a ball lying by a curb or on the grass, knowing that it's all yours.
It's a shame that the stopped using the regional league balls, and use the generic "Minor League Baseball" (I found it interesting that one of the game balls you shagged was a FSL). I was lucky enough to go on roadtrips to get one ball from every affiliated league (except the Gulf Coast, which stopped using their own ball before I got there) before the switch.
I thought I would be over ballhawking after ~5 years. I was so wrong lol. So I definitely appreciate and admire your passion, Zack. Keep up the good work man
i love watching Zack's youthful excitement.
Zack: "I'm the only fan in the stadium!"
Me: "Then who da heck is moving da camera"
Fenway Chris
@@sherriolsen7578 then he's not the only fan in the stadium
My favorite of all your videos! You wore out Fenway Chris!!!!
I’m old. It’s easily done.
@@NYY212 Funny! Zack is the Energizer ball chaser.
You with the cup and all of the players watching had me dying😂
Love that stadium been there for a spring training game a few times
Nice catch at the Royals Indians game on that homer Zach can’t wait for the video
at the 19:52 mark where the usher gave you that cap , i myself ALWAYS TAKE OFF THE STICKER TOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Always excited to see that notification pop up with Zack’s name. Love the vids my man
i go to this stadium twice a week
such a great stadium i love to go there for the games
ZACH you have got to be the greatest and most respected ball chaser of all time 🙌
AWESOME JOB ZACK! THATS INSANE! SO MANY BASEBALLS!
:D
I was expecting some kind of clickbait honestly…YOU WERE NOT LYING!
"would you like some pizza?" very smooth zack :)
Wow! This is a dream come true!
I used to work there i was the mascot for the Jupiter hammerheads best job ever
Zack you killing me 🏃♂️. That's habit for you. Nice little field except the lack of outfield bleachers. Fun video. Thx for tour.
Thanks for watching, Ty.
I like how all the players stopped and watch Zack use the cup trick
Great one!!
I love these minor league stadiums, I moved to Tampa this year, and going to the Tarpons, Flying Tigers, Dunedin Blue Jays, Clearwater Threshers, all those stadiums/teams are great and super friendly.
I go to Clearwater Thrashers games sometimes when my family and I go to Clearwater. I also been to Phillies Spring Training.
@Rowdy Jr When I can they just cost way more when you add in parking, and food/drink.
Zach is the GOAT of Ball hawks
Zack, Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium is my main ballpark I go to for baseball! My dad and I go to 10+ games there each year. My lifetime baseball collection total is currently at 188 balls, and exactly 100 of those were snagged at Roger Dean (tossups and foul balls). I got my 100th there last week, and I’m going to another game next week. Also, at 17:00 when you reached under the Jersey Mike’s sign, I got a baseball the exact same way a couple months ago! A foul ball hit off my glove, landed in the seats, and I reached under the sign to grab it. Loved this video, really cool to see you film a video in Jupiter! 👍
^
I’ve gotten exactly 100 baseballs at Minor League games at Roger Dean. I’ve gotten an additional 6 at Spring Training games.
Very cool! Nice to hear from someone who knows the place well.
Awesome fun.
everyone standing around to watch the cup trick made me laugh my ass off lmaooo
Happy you went to a minor league game! Awesome!
Your a great youtuber my guy, makes boring games pure entertainment!
That’s awesome
I’ve been here before! It’s awesome!!
I know that Stadium very well, been there many times
You should try out headlock field in Portland Maine! such a great experience! lots of foul balls and 1 spot in the outfield but not so much home run balls. there. anyway my favorite minor league stadium🏟. Hope you’ll be able to go there at one point. Last game is on sep.19. Have a great time at the other stadiums!
thanks for being the best part of my day zach
Zack it’s always a good day when you post
Bro that kids living his best life he can go to his brothers games whenever and get 15+ balls guaranteed and some nice baseballs dude could do literally what ever he wanted baseball wise
Your my favorite CZcamser
Hey Zack... great video. And I think the charity you is very worth while, I am happy to say I donated $50. I love what you do for the game - whether its at a major league or a minor league level. Its too bad it was closed for the public because I think the kids would have seeing you there. Insidently, for the level of baseball that is played there, I thought it looked like it was a nice place to catch a ballgame.
Thank you so much for watching and donating!
Can wait for the royals videos coming up. Thanks for the picture Zack