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Originally Posted by YOUR Hero
I say the ball belongs to Mientkiewicz. There is no rule stating that the game ball belongs to the team. If that were the case, all the fans that have caught memorable balls wouldn't have had any claim to them. Either the MLB needs to ammend rules on ball ownership, or teams cannot claim ownership.
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honestly, I could care less.
that being said, does MLB pay/supply the balls or the home teams? maybe the ball belongs to MLB, what about bats? jerseys? gloves? is the team pays/supplies it, isn't it like your job buying you a screw driver to use and then asking for it back and you trying to keep it?
As for the fans, that could be considerd a choice MLB makes, also I've seen the home club send people into the stands to negoatiate with somone to get a ball.
I was at a sox game I think Ortiz his 40 or something and they called out the guy who caught it and he came back with an autographed bat.