Fan Who Jumped Fence Trying to Catch Aaron Judge's 62nd HR Suffered No Injuries

One of the fans at Choctaw Stadium really wanted to catch Aaron Judge's 62nd home run of the season.

Judge launched the American League record-breaking long ball in the first inning of Tuesday's game between the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers, and one of the fans appeared to jump from the railing in an effort to catch the ball:

Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reported the fan did not suffer injuries but was escorted out of the stadium for trying to jump the fence.

The fan who did end up with the ball didn't have to jump a railing and ended up having quite the fortunate trip to the ballpark.

USA Today's Bob Nightengale reported security escorted the fan to the authentication process to provide protection considering the ball is thought to be worth more than $2 million.

While the all-time record for home runs in a single season belongs to Barry Bonds from when he launched 73 in 2001, the number 62 still holds plenty of meaning. Nobody in American League history has ever hit that many long balls in a season, as Judge surpassed Roger Maris' mark of 61.

He is also the Yankees' record holder, which is no easy feat given Maris' 61 and Babe Ruth's 60 from a single season.

It should be noted that Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were linked to steroids, so their home run totals come with some controversy. McGwire hit 70 home runs and 65 home runs in separate seasons, while Sosa hit at least 63 three different times.

That some might see Judge's mark as more of a de facto record because he was not connected to performance-enhancing drugs likely makes the 62nd home run ball all the more valuable.

It was valuable enough for one fan to make a leaping effort, and fortunately there weren't any injuries in the process.