Dodgers fan who caught team’s first 2026 home run reveals plan for prized ball

Aaron Blank had an inkling he might catch a home run at Dodger Stadium on Thursday.

After all, the guy specifically moved his season tickets to center field this offseason to chase prized souvenirs.

And, sure enough, in the fifth inning of the Dodgers’ season opener against the Diamondbacks, an Andy Pages blast found its way right into his mitt.

Aaron Blank moved his season tickets to center field this offseason.

Blank snared the go-ahead, three-run shot in the bottom of the fifth inning. AP

Blank snared the go-ahead, three-run shot — the first home run of the Dodgers’ 2026 season — and told The California Post minutes later that the moment was specifically why he wanted to sit in that part of the ballpark this year.

“We sat by the foul pole in home run territory last year, the whole season,” Blank said. “And we moved. This is our first game sitting here. We moved our seats here because we wanted to catch home run balls.”

“It’s amazing,” he added.

Blank said he’s only caught one other homer in his life, and that came some three years ago while he was in the crowd for the MLB’s Home Run Derby in Seattle.

His latest memento clearly felt a little sweeter for the man who was clad in a Dodgers jersey and LA hat.

“It is the first home run ball of the year for the champions,” he said. “So, you never know. It could be valuable.”

That said, Blank told The Post if Pages or the Dodgers’ want it back, he’s open to talks.

“If the Dodgers approach me,” he said, “I’m game.”

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