Westporters Bring Home Ibanez Game-Tying Ball

UPDATE Wednesday night’s stunning Yankees victory against the Baltimore Orioles with Raul Ibanez hitting two home runs to tie and then win the game has become an instant Yankee legend—and it has Westport ties. WestportNow reader Siva Namasivayam, sitting in the right field Yankee Stadium stands, said his wife Kala retrieved the ninth inning game-tying ball hit by Ibanez, pinch-hitting for Alex Rodriguez, and gave it to daughter Maya who was celebrating her 12th birthday. “While there was a mad scramble, it just went to our seat and my wife plucked it,” he said. The Coleytown Middle School student is pictured with her brother Vig, a Staples freshman. Three innings later Ibanez hit another homer, giving the Yankees a 3-2 walk-off win to go up 2-1 against the Orioles in the best-of-five post-season division series. Dad is CEO of Farmington-based SCIO Health Analytics, a leading health analytics services company, while Mom works at UBS. Westporters for seven years, family members are avid Yankee fans. This the seventh game they’ve attended at the Stadium this year and the first time they’ve come home with a batted ball souvenir. Siva Namasivayam said no one from the Yankees tried to buy or trade the ball. “We’re just going to preserve it,” he said. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo