I've been to the Yankee Museum there at the Stadium several times now and, if I were the one to catch the ball, I would have asked the Director of Stadium Operations and Tours to accompany me up there with his key to the display cases.
No money at all would have needed to change hands, just a simple trade...Jeter's ball for a the game used Ruth bat of my chosing. If they weren't interested in swapping, I would have taken it home and added it to the collection until I was ready to sell or trade it.
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