Yankees slugger Aaron Judge made baseball history on Wednesday night, matching Roger Maris’s franchise and American League record with 61 home runs on the season. The monumental home run wound up in the hands of someone notable as well.
In the top of the seventh inning in Toronto, Judge hit a blast to left field, falling just shy of the glove of a devastated Blue Jays fan and into the home team’s bullpen. The person who ultimately came up with the ball: Jays pitching coach Matt Buschmann.
The 38-year-old was a long-time minor leaguer, who had a cup of coffee with the Diamondbacks in 2016. Three years later, he became the Blue Jays’ pitching coach. He is also married to a very notable sportscaster, Sara Walsh—a former SportsCenter anchor who now covers the NFL and soccer for Fox and NFL Network after seven years at ESPN.
