The fan who came up with Barry Bonds' record-tying 755th home run ball is cashing in.

Adam Hughes, a 33-year-old plumber from La Jolla, Calif., said Friday that he was going to sell the souvenir through SCP Auctions.

The minimum bid price has not been determined. The same auction house sold Bonds' 700th homer ball for $102,000 in 2005.

Hughes got his lucky ball in the left-center field seats Aug. 4 at Petco Park in San Diego. Bonds' homer tied Henry Aaron's career mark.

"He made a lifetime achievement and I feel very fortunate that I caught this ball. Never in a million years did I expect it," Hughes said in a statement released by the auction house.

SCP, which is a partner of Sotheby's and specializes in high-end sports items, said the ball would be available in an online auction Aug. 28- Sept. 14.

Matt Murphy, the 21-year-old New Yorker who caught Bonds' record breaker in San Francisco, told NBC's Today show Thursday that he was leaning toward keeping his prize, even though it could fetch about $500,000.

NO APPEAL: Roger Clemens would rather sit than fight this time.

Clemens declined to appeal the five-game suspension he received for plunking Toronto's Alex Rios with a pitch earlier this week, and he began serving the penalty Friday night.

The penalty means Clemens' next start will be pushed back, maybe by only one day.

"We talked about it, but with something like that, it's like trying to plan for a rainy day," Yankees manager Joe Torre said.

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