A Record Setting Catch With My Dad and Son

Paul Semendinger
Sep 22
1 min read

By Paul Semendinger

September 22, 2025

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Yesterday was a special day...

I have had catches with my dad for most of the 57 years of my life.

I have had catches with my sons for all of their lives including my youngest son Ethan's 26 years.

I had a catch with my dad on the Field of Dreams years before it ever become a "thing."

I have catches with Ethan at least twice a week all spring and summer long as we play on the same baseball team.

Each time we have a catch, it is something special, wonderful, and timeless. I cherish every single catch we have. Having catches with my dad and my sons are some of the most special and the happiest times of my life. Sometimes the most simple things have the most meaning.

Playing catch with my dad is special.

Playing catch as a dad is special.

But never before have we had a catch that ended up in the Guinness Book of Records!

Yesterday we attended the big event at Yogi Berra Stadium where we were part of the biggest game of catch in history.

What follows below are some articles, video footage, and more from this great event.

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(Ethan is wearing a Lafayette College jersey, my dad is wearing a Red Sox jersey, and I'm in the Yankee pinstripes wearing uniform number 4.)

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ARTICLES:

FROM ESPN: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46341075/yogi-berra-yankees-biggest-game-catch-ever (We are quoted in this article!)

FROM MLB: https://www.mlb.com/news/new-guinness-world-record-for-largest-game-of-catch (We are pictured in this article!)

FROM NEWS12 New Jersey: https://connecticut.news12.com/world-record-for-largest-game-of-catch-shattered-in-honor-of-yankees-legend-yogi-berra (We are seen in the video footage.)

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PHOTOS:

10 Comments

rcuicchi

Oct 9

Nice memories for you and your family. Count your blessings to have the experience.

Robert Malchman

Sep 22

Those are three lucky guys.

lenjack

Sep 22

I tear up when I think about having a catch with my dad. I'm tearing up right now.

Alan B.

Sep 22

Great little piece!

etbkarate

Sep 22

That's great (except for your Pop's team of choice!!)

Alan B.

Sep 22

Replying to

Or mother. My mother wanted me to be a Mets fan. But as the story goes, I made my choice at 3 years old.

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