At the time of writing this entry (1/29/24), baseball season, specifically MiLB, is exactly one month away. With that, I’m sure many of you are wondering what to expect from me this coming season, and I’m happy to give answers. This year I’ll be planning:

1. College Ball Hawking: While I don’t count college balls, it’s still fun to catch them. And considering college ball starts a month before MLB and MiLB, I like to go to college games as “Ball Hawk Spring Training”. Hopefully I wind up at more than two this year, and I do intend on filming videos for them all.

Me at a local D3 game in 2022

2. Longer, better videos: Last season, my videos barely made it past 6-7 minutes, and half of the clips were just random fill ins with not many being actual snags/catches. This season, I plan to change that, with the help of the GoPro shown here. Not only will I be able to get lots more snags on camera, but I also won’t have to worry about getting a videographer.

3. Travels: With the travels 2023 brought, I can’t wait to see what 2024 brings. Hopefully these trips align with any teams that may be using commemorative baseballs so I can expand my logo ball collection, but if that doesn’t work out, I’ll still be able to add more stadiums to my list of visited ones over the years, and add to my Major League lifetime total of 16.

Me with the Phillies Wall of Fame commemorative I snagged on 8/12/23

4. Charity Work: Last but not least, this season I hope to kick off my charity campaign. Basically, for every ball that I snag, I’ll donate money to various charities throughout the season. My goal is to partner with a sponsor so I can donate a reasonable amount per ball while also helping out said sponsor by promoting their company. And even if I don’t get a sponsor, I’ll still donate some sort of amount.

With all of these ideas in mind, I’m always open to new ones as well. Got suggestions? Shoot me an email (aydentempesta@gmail.com) and I’ll see what I can do! Here’s to an amazing 2024!