[11] He developed a device for catching balls at stadiums made out of a baseball glove, rubber band and pen.

[12] Hample claims to have developed friendships with current and former professional baseball players including Richard Bleier, Heath Bell, and Jeremy Guthrie.

On April 18, 2013, Hample caught two home run balls during a game at Yankee Stadium, including the first career homer of shortstop Didi Gregorius.

[23] However, he eventually agreed to give the ball to Rodriguez as part of an agreement with the Yankees where the organization donated $150,000 to Pitch In For Baseball.

[26] In August 2022, Hample attempted to enter a prohibited section at Coors Field, which required a specific ticket for entry, to catch a Nolan Arenado home run ball.

According to one Twitter user, a Rockies usher also claimed Hample had grabbed a ball dropped by a young fan and refused to return it.

"[28] The Portland Pickles, a collegiate summer baseball team, announced that Hample was banned from attending games at Walker Stadium following the incident.

[33][34] Craig Smith of The Seattle Times wrote that it "isn’t the first book to take on the challenge of explaining baseball intricacies, but I’ve never seen it done better".

[41] Hample announced on Twitter that he was attending the game, and would donate $100 for every ball he collected to a charity for military veterans.

[45] He posted a lengthy apology on Twitter, which CBS sports writer Mike Axisa stated "boils down to 'I'm sorry but I really wanted to go.

[52] In 2022, a Colorado Rockies usher witnessed an incident in which a coach threw a ball to a young fan who then dropped it.

"[60] On July 2, 2012, Hample attempted to catch a baseball dropped from a helicopter 1,000 feet above LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Massachusetts.

[61] Wearing catcher's gear that was donated by Rawlings, Hample caught a softball dropped from a height of 312 feet.

On July 13, 2013, Hample made another attempt at LeLacheur Park and succeeded in catching a baseball dropped from an altitude of 1,050 feet.

[67] Hample, a competitive video game player, appeared briefly in the 2007 documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.