It was a happy day for Derek.

Mr. Lanzillotta gave Derek the ball. Derek gave Mr. Lanzillotta a hug. (MLB)
Mr. Lanzillotta was kind to Derek. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Gregory Strong)
Derek got to meet his favorite player! (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Gregory Strong)
Aaron Judge hits a home run. (AP/Frank Franklin II)
A Blue Jays player slides past the Yankees catcher during a baseball game. (AP/Frank Franklin II)

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Derek R. went to a Yankees game. He hoped to catch a home run ball.

Aaron Judge hit that home run. The ball flew toward Derek.

Adult Mike L. caught it. Then he kindly turned and gave the ball to Derek!

Pray: Ask God to make you a kind person.

Read More: Nine-year-old Derek Rodriguez lives in Canada. But he loves the New York Yankees. He went to a Toronto Blue Jays game with his dad. The Jays were playing the Yankees. Derek’s sports hero Aaron Judge hit a home run. It headed straight for Derek’s section. He stood up and reached out his hand. But Mike Lanzillotta caught the ball. Then he turned around and handed it to Derek. Cameras caught it all. And Derek gave Mr. L. a big hug! Acts 20:35 reminds us that Jesus says, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”