Channel: Zack Hample

Category: Sports

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Description: Trigger warning for the haters: you're gonna HATE this video. For the rest of you (and especially fans of Minor League Baseball), you're going to LOVE this and be amazed. And if you want to get a peek at Anthony Volpe -- the Yankees top prospect billed as "the next Derek Jeter" -- you're in luck because the Somerset Patriots were here! The Fightin Phils (Double-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies) invited me to be the featured guest at FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading, Pennsylvania. They even put my name on their promotional schedule and designed special bobbleheads for the occasion. I had field access, played catch with one of the players, enjoyed an early batting practice experience with my fans, threw out the ceremonial first pitch, and did a meet-and-greet plus multiple autograph sessions. It was NUTS. I did NOT expect this many people and was truly honored by all the enthusiasm and support. Here's the video I made three years ago in Reading: youtube.com/watch?v=MFjad39ci7I Want to watch “Zack Hample vs. The World”? That's the 95-minute documentary about me! Here's where you can find it: linktr.ee/zackhamplevstheworld Do you like the "Ballhawk-topus" t-shirt at the 9:27 mark or the "excited fan" shirt at 9:31? Here's where you can find those shirts -- and more: zackhample.com/merch How about my books? They're really good and you should read them. If you order them from the Argosy Book Store in NYC, I can sign them for you before they get mailed out. Check out argosybooks.com and give them a call or you can simply order the books from Amazon. Here's "Watching Baseball Smarter": amzn.to/3JJxEEf And here's "The Baseball": amzn.to/3jC5nok This video was filmed by "Fenway Chris" (@yonnernyc) on April 10, 2022 (and I did all the editing). Huge thanks to him along with my intern Max (@max_edelman), the entire staff of the Fightin Phils (@fightins), and everyone who showed up to see me. Thanks to future major leaguer Logan O'Hoppe (@logan_ohoppe) for playing catch with me and for being so nice in general. And thanks to YOU for watching!