Derek Jeter shoos away adults to give souvenir ball to little fan (VIDEO)

Derek Jeter knows just how much rarer one of his game balls become with each passing inning and it has sort of become up to him to make sure some of the prized souvenirs don't fall into the wrong hands.

The Yankees' captain shooed away a few greedy grown-ups so he could roll a baseball to a boy behind the dugout during Tuesday's game against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The thrilled kid in a Yankees T-shirt immediately goes nuts, excitedly hoisting it into the air during a moment he'll never forget.

Even a little Cardinals fan gives his Yankees counterpart a high-five for the nice score.

And it's not the first time Jeets waved off some grubby-handed adults to gain a lifelong fan. Last month he made sure this little girl got the ball.