The Angels fan who caught Albert Pujols' 600th home run ball gave it back for free

Doing a solid or misguided? You be the judge

Angels cloutsman and future first-ballot Hall of Famer Albert Pujols on Saturday cracked the 600th home run of his career. Emerging from the scrum with the historic cowhide orb was a college student named Scott Steffel ... 

History in Anaheim with the Twins. This is Scott Steffel who caught Pujols #600. His life might a bit different for the next few day$. pic.twitter.com/w0kReSI40n

— Chris Withers (@ChrisWithersTV) June 4, 2017

Being as he is a college student, Steffel, you'd think, would be inclined to keep that ball and auction it off for some dough -- potentially life-changing dough. But that's not how the lifelong Angels fan played it. Here's what he told CBS Los Angeles ... 

"It's not my ball, it's his. He deserves it. He's one of the best baseball players right now. Of all time."

For his generosity, though, he did get to present Pujols the ball and share a hug with one of the greatest hitters in baseball history ... 

Cool moment! Albert Pujols receives his 600th HR ball from #Angels fan Scott Steffel. #Pujols600 pic.twitter.com/xz90BtySsh

— Kevin Carden (@KevinCarden) June 5, 2017

But was it worth it to give up a ball that might have fetched six figures? Since the internet exists solely to allow us to pass thunderous judgment on the life choices of strangers, we ask you ... 

Judge like no one's watching, people.