Minor Leaguer Hits His First Home Run of the Year, Right to His Dad
Houston Astros prospect Conrad Gregor, playing for the Quad City River Bandits, launched his first home run of the season over the right-center field fence Saturday night, where a fan caught the ball and held it up. But not just any fan.
Gregor, 22, had hit the ball right to his dad, Marty, who made a deft basket catch to prevent it from flying over the guard rail.
The 3-run shot ended up winning the game for the River Bandits and making a 5-hour drive to the game totally worth it for Gregor's mom and dad.
"It's a little unbelievable, but I'm glad my parents were here to see it," Gregor told the Quad-City Times, "and when I got back to the dugout, I heard he made a pretty good catch."
