Frankie Lasagna

Frankie Lasagna, a 37-year-old Toronto restaurant owner brought a glove to Wednesday's game. Instead, he watched the ball bounce into the bullpen.

"I would have held on to it for as long as I could (to) negotiate," Lasagna said. "It's like you're in the game, you're fielding and getting ready for the pitch," Lasagna said of the fan experience. "It's a very important ball," Romano said. I needed a fishing net and I would have got it." "I needed a bigger one ... Lasagna was one of several fans who leaned over the railing as the ball came within inches of their outstretched arms and gloves, instead bouncing off a wall and ricocheting into the Blue Jays bullpen.

It all seemed to line up perfectly for the Blue Jays fan who identified himself as Frankie Lasagna. But he missed Aaron Judge's 61st home run ball, ...

A second Blue Jays fan next to Lasagna also came close to catching the home run ball. He then held his left hand on his forehead as he tried to process what just happened, and later took off his hat and made a throwing motion with it in hand. Lo and behold, I was just a few feet away.”

There are tons of comedic possibilities with Frankie Lasagna's name, but he's not going to laugh about missing Aaron Judge's 61st HR ball.

[retrieved](https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-identity-of-aaron-judge-61st-home-run-ball-catcher-revealed/) the historic baseball, which prompted [divorce and retirement](https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-blue-jays-coachs-wife-hilariously-wants-divorce-after-giving-back-aaron-judge-61st-hr-ball/) jokes from his wife. At least someone in the Blue Jays organization will be happy despite the 8-3 loss they suffered against Aaron Judge and the AL East [champions](https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-keeps-it-real-on-walking-4-times-in-division-clincher-during-home-run-chase/) Yankees. [gigantic payday](https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-history-making-home-run-balls-could-reach-8-figure-price-tag/), which would have been a big boon for his business which is, interestingly enough, an Italian restaurant named [Terrazza](https://terrazzato.com/about-us). That’s the story of Blue Jays fan Frankie Lasagna’s life. Lasagna will forever rue the fact that he just wasn’t fast enough to catch Judge’s home run that had an insane exit velocity of 117.4 mph, the hardest hit homer of the season, And then you see the ball

Enter Judge, who in the seventh inning of Toronto's home contest, hit his 61st homer of the season, tying Roger Maris's American League record. The ball sailed ...

Enter Toronto fan Frankie Lasagna. At least that is the name he gave to The Canadian Press while being interviewed about being feet away from snagging a ball ...

[Yankees](https://www.si.com/mlb/team/new-york-yankees) play the Orioles in a three-game series where Judge will [try to hit homer No. [Judge](https://www.si.com/mlb/player/aaron-judge), who in the seventh inning of Toronto’s home contest, hit his 61st homer of the season, tying Roger Maris’s American League record. He told The Press he would have held onto the ball as long as he could’ve had he snagged it, and possibly would’ve tried to get Judge to come to his restaurant in exchange for the ball. “Two more feet and I would have had it,” he said, per The Press. But one fan’s name, a spectator who almost caught [Judge](https://www.si.com/mlb/player/aaron-judge)’s homer Wednesday night, may be the best story of all. jersey, can be seen putting his hands on his head, baffled by his proximity to catching the piece of history. “It’s like you’re in the game, you’re fielding and getting ready for the pitch,” he said, per The Press. [other fans agonized](https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2022/09/29/aaron-judge-61st-home-run-ball-hits-glove-blue-jays-fan-reaction) as the ball was recovered in Toronto’s bullpen by [pitching coach Matt Buschmann](https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2022/09/29/aaron-judge-61-home-run-blue-jays-coach-matt-buschmann-married-to-sara-walsh-fox-nfl-network). The ball, of course, had other plans. I almost got it.” He told The Press he usually doesn’t bring gloves to games. [The Canadian Press](https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/blue-jays-fan-frankie-lasagna-025231452.html) while being interviewed about being feet away from snagging a ball estimated to be worth $250,000 or more, [according to The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/28/sports/baseball/aaron-judge-home-run-chase.html).

Un spectateur est passé à deux doigts de faire fortune, quand il a raté de peu la balle du 61e circuit de la saison d'Aaron Judge, à Toronto.

Frankie Lasagna avait l’intention de conserver l’objet de collection afin de la remettre en mains propres à Judge dans son restaurant. L’amateur des Jays s’en voulait, lui qui a vu la balle heurter le mur avant de retomber dans l’enclos des releveurs. Cet homme portant le gilet bleu poudre des Blue Jays se nomme Frankie Lasagna et il avait de grands plans en tête.

TORONTO - Baseball writers in Toronto were rather displeased a few years back when the press box was moved fro...

TORONTO - Baseball writers in Toronto were rather displeased a few years back when the press box was moved from behind home plate to a perch way out b...

The ball landed in the bullpen and was later handed over to Yankees reliever Zack Britton, who had walked over from the opposing bullpen. Frustration was etched on the faces of some spectators who came close. His eyes lit up when Judge made contact and the ball rocketed in his direction. But he didn’t quite bend down far enough to make the catch. 61 gave the Yankees the lead in an eventual 8-3 win and moved Judge alongside Roger Maris in the record books. Fans would get their baseball gloves out while others recorded the moment on their mobile devices.

"Two more feet and I would have had it," said Blue Jays fan Frankie Lasagna.

"I would have held on to it for as long as I could [to] negotiate" with the Yankees and Judge as payment for the ball, he told the outlet. "Getting to share this moment with my mom.... Following the home run, Patty cheered and got emotional as her son rounded the bases. "Lo and behold, I was just a few feet away." "I was like, 'Oh my God, I almost had it.'" Lasagna, wearing a light blue Toronto jersey, almost got it before it ricocheted and bounced in to the Blue Jays bullpen.

TORONTO — Of all the days for Frankie Lasagna's pizza cook to miss work, a sick day on Thursday was less than ideal.

"It's been crazy and it's been wild," he said. "The hard noodle on top sometimes just never appealed to me," he said. "But it's been cool and it's been fun. "Almost every other day someone will come in the restaurant, read the (family) story on the menu, see my last name and not believe it," Frankie said. I love the chirps, I love the funny comments," he said. "More than my wedding day, the birth of my kids.

TORONTO - Baseball writers in Toronto were rather displeased a few years back when the press box was moved from behind home plate to a perch way out by the.

The ball landed in the bullpen and was later handed over to Yankees reliever Zack Britton, who had walked over from the opposing bullpen. Frustration was etched on the faces of some spectators who came close. His eyes lit up when Judge made contact and the ball rocketed in his direction. But he didn't quite bend down far enough to make the catch. 61 gave the Yankees the lead in an eventual 8-3 win and moved Judge alongside Roger Maris in the record books. Fans would get their baseball gloves out while others recorded the moment on their mobile devices.

TORONTO - Of all the days for Frankie Lasagna's pizza cook to miss work, a sick day on Thursday was less than ...

TORONTO - Of all the days for Frankie Lasagna's pizza cook to miss work, a sick day on Thursday was less than ideal.

“The hard noodle on top sometimes just never appealed to me,” he said. “It makes for a good conversation piece.” The surname makes for a regular talking point with customers. “It’s been crazy and it’s been wild,” he said. I love the chirps, I love the funny comments,” he said. Judge tied a long-standing American League single-season record with his homer in New York’s 8-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.

But the Toronto restauranteur admits he was catching a little flak Thursday. While some were quick to judge, Aaron Judge sure wasn't. The happiest person in the ...

Turns out, even without catching the ball, it wasn’t just Aaron Judge who hit a home run. He was, however, not as animated as the other gentleman in the Bo Bichette jersey who looked really distraught. “I thought about maybe raising some money with Aaron for charity with it,” he said. It seems many wanted to get their hands on this coveted baseball, which some experts say could go on the market for anywhere between $250,000 and a cool million. “Then it was gone, in a blink of an eye.” Not only has he solidified his place in Yankees folklore, he didn’t have to negotiate with anybody about the record-tying ball.