It's All Relative
There was another baseball match up a few days later. This time it was down in the Bronx. After a bunch of games since their last encounter; the Toronto Blue Jays came State side. Their last match up ended in a victory for Toronto.
As a way to bond with the kids some more; Beckett had decided to take the kids to the game. So Beckett had Castle get the tickets.
"Victim is a Hispanic male, mid-30s. A local spotted him when he was out walking s dog, around 10:30. His wallet's missing. If it was a robbery, I bet my week's salary that the killer didn't know who he was rolling."
"You I.D.'ed him without a wallet?"
"Unfortunately."
"You know the guy?"
"Everybody in New York knows the guy."
"Cano Vega, the baseball player."
"Yep."
"Cano Vega? Are you sure?"
"He was my first-round draft pick in my fantasy league three years running. .314 batting average, 4 gold gloves, and one... championship ring."
"I almost caught one of his homers once. He had just came to the States from Cuba, and my dad took us out to the bleachers over at Shea."
"I didn't know you were a baseball fan."
"It's genetic, on my dad's side. He's been taking me to games since I was 3."
For season tickets, front row seats behind the Yankees dugout in the Legends Suite; Castle dropped $9,450. It had made more sense to Castle to get season tickets. Both Castle and Beckett thought it was worth it.
Castle had his traditions; the laser tag, amongst other things. Beckett wanted to have some traditions with the kids.
The family of six headed over to the Bronx a few hours early. Today was a special moment for Beckett and one of the kids. This was the first game that young James Royce got to go to his first baseball game.
Once they were in their seats watching the teams warm up; Beckett had James Royce sit on her lap.
"JR; when I was around your age, Grandpa Jim started taking me to baseball game. I continued the tradition with your sisters and brother. Now it's your turn."
Before the game started both teams came to see Castle, Beckett and James Royce. Just as his two older sisters and his older brother got to play catch with the catcher of the Yankees and the visiting team when they went to their first game; James Royce got to do the same.
Shortly after James Royce's game of catch; Beckett received a huge honor. Both teams wanted her throw the first pitch of the game.
"Please rise from your seats as the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees welcome one of New York's own from the 54th precinct; Homicide Captain Katherine Beckett - Castle."
The stadium erupted in cheers and applause as Beckett stepped onto the pitcher's mound in the middle of the diamond. Behind the plate; the Yankees' catcher was set. The pitch was thrown. After that an idea came to the Yankees' catcher. He quickly ran his idea by the people he had to and then by Beckett before Beckett retrieved her son.
James Royce got an honor his older siblings never got to partake in. With the Blue Jays' catcher behind the plate now; James Royce got to throw the second pitch. After that Beckett and James Royce returned to Castle and their seats as the game got underway.