A 23-year-old Yankee fan made the catch of a lifetime when his father bobbled the home run that became Derek Jeter’s 3,000th hit. Memorabilia experts estimated that Christian Lopez could have earned at least $250,000 for the landmark line drive, but he pulled a stand-up move worthy of Jeter himself—he returned the ball to the Yankee captain and didn’t ask for anything in return. “It wasn't about the money," said Lopez, who has $100,000 in student loans. "It was a milestone. I'm not going to take it away from him." The Yankees, however, did reward Lopez for his good deed: They gave him four suite-level seats for the rest of the season and lots of signed Jeter memorabilia. Not everyone was impressed with the generous gesture though. "My boss actually talked to me today,” Lopez admitted after the game. “She said, 'You're going to keep the ball from me? You're fired.’”
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