Remember the guy who caught Ken Griffey’s 600th home run and sold it at an auction for $42,000? Or the dude who wanted $10,000 for Carlos Gonzalez’ first home run ball? Our latest ballhawk apparently does, because how else would he muster up the audacity to demand so much from an obscure A’s rookie outfielder named Matt Carson?

Outfielder Matt Carson does not have the ball from his first big-league home run - the fan who caught it Monday refused to give it up unless he was paid for it.

“I only want money,” the fan told clubhouse personnel before leaving.

“He wanted a lot, too,” said Carson, who like others heard that the demand was $10,000…

Does he know who I am? Exactly-he shouldn’t!” Carson exclaimed at a press conference following the game. “My mom doesn’t even know I’m in the major leagues, and my dad still confuses me with my older brother at Thanksgiving dinner.

To tell the truth, I’m pretty sure the ball was worth more before I hit it. I’m Matt Carson, for God’s sake!”

Sadly, Matt—a career minor leaguer—is probably right. He’s also probably not in the position to drop 10 grand on a symbolic baseball—unless that baseball is made of pure gold, in which case it’d be pretty hard to hit out in the first place. But I digress. This guy is an asshole.

A ‘fan’? That’d be generous SF Gate

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