OHoppe ever Throwing a HR back at Yankee Stadium – Here’s ‘ proof
It was his senior year at St. Islip’s Baptist high school, as he always did after he got his license, he drove 45 Miles on Friday night to watch his beloved Yankees play the Orioles at Yankee Stadium on April 6th, 2018.
O’Hoppe, Yankees over hoodie jersey, catches the ball dartingly with his left hand, high-fives his friend, and throws the ball all the way back to the infield, where second base umpire Ben May is tasked with retrieving it.
Ohope after two months Drafted by the Phillies, he couldn’t help but smile when asked about the experience before the Angels start a three-game series at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night.
“I was 11 2 months left to get picked and I remember not being able to see the game because my phone was broken the rest of the way,” Ohope said. “So it was good practice tonight when my phone exploded.”
He also had the opportunity to play an exhibition game at Yankee Stadium as a high school student, Then in 533. Ohope nearly homered in that game, but there were no fans because of the pandemic.
So this back to school is extra special for O’Hoppe In particular, he estimates he will have hundreds of family and friends at the ballpark this week to watch the series. He said he left tickets for his parents, Michael and Angela, and his uncle Frank, but he had to leave the others to fend for themselves.
“This is so surreal,” Ohope said. “It was a really cool moment. We had some early work, so I was alone on the plate, and it took a few seconds [to take it]. It was cool, but the point was tonight’s game.”
“I grew up a Yankees fan, but They hit me so hard as a Philly, so I’m not a Yankee fan anymore,” Ohope said with a laugh. “I’m in the clubhouse I’m visiting.”
