Zack Hample, the man who caught Alex Rodriguez’s 3,000th hit and has collected over 8,000 baseballs simply by attending games, was allegedly viciously assaulted at last night’s Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees game at Yankee Stadium.

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Hample gave his side of the story on Twitter.

(1 of 5) As for the BP incident, Miguel Gonzalez recognized me and threw ME a ball. Some huge 20-ish-year-old guy with a glove took issue…

— Zack Hample (@zack_hample) July 23, 2015

(2 of 5) He shoved me from behind and swatted the ball out my glove twice. On the third throw, which I caught, the guy grabbed/tackled me… — Zack Hample (@zack_hample) July 23, 2015

(3 of 5) He punched me in the face and clawed my neck and slammed me against the sharp edge of the concrete wall in the front row…

— Zack Hample (@zack_hample) July 23, 2015

(4 of 5) His father confronted me later and actually defended him, saying, “He’s just trying to get a ball like anybody else.” Wow. Okay… — Zack Hample (@zack_hample) July 23, 2015

(5 of 5) Police got witnesses. Medical staff attended to me. Security said the guy & his father will never be allowed in the RF seats again.

— Zack Hample (@zack_hample) July 23, 2015

It looks like Hample will be fine, so don’t be surprised if you soon see him catching and collecting every foul ball at a game near you.