Albert Pujols reacts gracefully to a fan keeping the 700th home run ball.

[{"selector":"#anim-7e58d98a-ec7c-4fce-9699-b02305b43747 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-30.617187382385847%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Albert Pujols reacts gracefully to a fan keeping the 700th home run ball.

[{"selector":"#anim-db494569-a13f-4c54-a8dd-ce48d1728127 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-46.67787860268701%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google It's traditional for a fan to gift a Major League Baseball player the ball in return for some memorabilia after the player scores a significant home run.

[{"selector":"#anim-b4fc4639-ca99-462e-8d69-dcada71aebed [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.24414051119017%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google After Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees hit his 60th home run of the season, a fan recently performed this in Judge's honour.

[{"selector":"#anim-89b57bbb-8f25-4ebb-ae2f-b6fd0902f272 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.26171863629683%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Albert Pujols is okay with the fact that the fan who grabbed the ball for his 700th home run seemed to want to keep it rather than return it.

[{"selector":"#anim-d0f67dec-4beb-424a-a9bf-54d2f024b50c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.24414051119017%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google According to Los Angeles Dodgers beat writer Bill Plunkett, Pujols seems indifferent about having his 700th home run ball back.

[{"selector":"#anim-5aeaaede-cde5-4b2c-9e58-a7a66844f305 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-30.617187382385847%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google and that if the fan wants to keep it, he has no problem with that."Souvenirs are for the fans," said Pujols in reference to the baseball.

[{"selector":"#anim-4a12f162-ef65-4fa1-aecf-3c692ffaa136 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-47.01935906064826%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google I have no objections if they wish to keep it. If they want to return it, that's great.

[{"selector":"#anim-4d27a82b-5907-4467-a25f-38ed49f1a551 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-30.617187382385847%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The response is tasteful. The spectator who caught the ball will probably want to keep it as a reminder of their event, but he is convinced that he wants to keep the baseball for himself.