Here's the story on that kid. He lives in the house that Babe Ruth used to own in Massachusetts. Manny Ramirez of the Red Sox hit a foul ball that hit him in the mouth and knocked out a tooth. This also happened on the same night that the Yankees suffered the worst lost in franchise history 22-0 to the Cleveland Indians.
Supposedly all these were sure signs the "curse" was over. Then the Sox go and win it all. Go figure.