Fan receives an unbelievable offer
Two million dollars for a baseball!
Aaron Judge in the game against the Texas Rangers – and a damn valuable ball
hjb, dpa, Tony Gutierrez
A fan can become a rich man after attending a baseball game in Texas. After a home run by New York Yankees pro Aaron Judge, he caught the ball and received an offer of two million US dollars. But what makes this baseball so special?
Auction house offers two million dollars
This visit to the stadium was definitely worth it: baseball fan Cory Youmans was there live on Tuesday evening when the Texas Rangers played against the New York Yankees. Then, when Yankees pro Aaron Judge swung and hit a record-breaking home run, Youmans caught the baseball — and got to keep it. It is precisely this ball that could suddenly make the businessman from Texas very rich.
Youmans has a purchase offer for the record ball for an actually unbelievable two million dollars. That’s how much the owner of an auction house wants to pay. This was reported by the AP news agency, citing a conversation with JP Cohen, President of Memory Lane in Tustin, California.
What makes the ball so special?
New York Yankees pro Aaron Judge’s 62nd home run of the season broke a 61-year-old record in the American League, one of Major League Baseball’s two divisions. Because the even better values in the National League were all achieved by players with a doping background, the value was considered the clean record in American baseball.
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Immediately after the catch, Youmans had replied when asked what plans he had with the ball: “Good question. I haven’t thought about it yet.” However, with the huge supply, it is very likely that he will weaken and sell.
Youmans’ stroke of luck can still be topped. The record price for a baseball hitting a home run is $3 million. The sum was paid for the ball with which Mark McGwire set the record of 70 home runs in a main round in 1998. (jlu/dpa)
