Ballpark Mysteries Super Special #3 by David A. Kelly & Mark Meyers

Author:David A. Kelly & Mark Meyers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2018-08-06T16:00:00+00:00

“¡Hola, papá!” Kate said. “What are you doing here? I thought you couldn’t make it!”

“Hola, Kate! My schedule changed and I had a few free days, so I decided to fly out from Los Angeles and surprise you!” her dad said.

“You did!” Kate said. “How did you know we’d be at Monument Park?”

Mr. Hopkins looked from Mike to Kate. “Is that a trick question?” he asked. “I know you love mysteries, so I was hoping you’d figure out the note yesterday at the Cyclones game! I was there, but I couldn’t stay to watch you bring out the hot dogs, so I wanted to give you a surprise for the second Subway Series game by meeting you here!”

Kate took a step back. “You bought the hot dogs? And you left that note for us?” she asked. “We thought it was someone else!”

Mr. Hopkins laughed. “I figured you and Mike would have fun with my riddle. Get it now? I saw you at the Cyclones game, but you didn’t see me.” He looked at the Yankees plaques and memorials around them. “We’re meeting at the monuments, and I just gave you something special—a big hug! And you gave me a special hug, just like I wrote in the note!”

Mike stepped forward. “We thought you were a thief, Uncle Steve!” he said. “Someone took Aunt Laura’s notes from the Mets’ press box yesterday. The security cameras showed a man with a Yankees hat and Mets jersey, who might have taken them. We thought it was you because that’s what the hot-dog vendor said the man who left our note was wearing!”

“Yeah, why are you wearing a Yankees hat?” Kate asked. “You always root for the Mets!”

Mr. Hopkins tilted his hat back. “I do!” he said. “But since your mom loves the Yankees and I was coming for the Subway Series, I figured I ought to support both teams. That’s why I picked the different hat and jersey!”

Mike looked around at all the fans exploring Monument Park. “But if you didn’t take the notes, who did?” he asked.

Mr. Hopkins shrugged. “I’m afraid I don’t know,” he said. “Maybe you can figure that out when you’re back at the Mets’ stadium tomorrow. But I do know there’s a big game about to start. Why don’t we get something to eat and then watch the game together?”

Mike started rubbing his belly. “That would be great!” he said. “I’ve been wanting to try a New York egg cream!” he said.

Kate made a face. “Yuck!” she said. “What’s an egg cream? Eggs and cream?”

“Nope. They don’t have eggs or cream! It’s a New York drink. I read about it in the Yankees yearbook,” Mike said. “It’s got soda water, milk, and chocolate syrup! It sounds yummy!”

Mr. Hopkins laughed. “We’ll see what we can find, Mike,” he said. “But before we eat, I have to stop by the Yankees’ office to drop off a letter.”

Mike, Kate, and Mr. Hopkins left Monument Park. They wound their way through Yankee Stadium and took a special elevator to the Yankees’ business office.

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