Ball from Aaron Judge’s 62nd home run sells for stratospheric prices – Fox Sports

The 62nd home run ball of the season Aaron Judgewith which the gardener of the New York Yankees broke the record for Roger Maris in the American League Major League Baseball (Major League), sold for 1.25 million dollars at a New York auction, Goldin Auctions reported Sunday.

There were six offers to get the ball from the Judge’s 62 home run and finally the historic piece ended up in the hands of a collector whose identity has not been revealed.

The decisive offer 1.25 millionarrived less than an hour after the auction closed, after a collector offered 1.2 million dollars last December 7th.

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The home run ball It was picked up by a fan on October 4 at Globe Life Field in Arlington (Texas), who decided to put the collector’s item up for sale at Goldin Auctions.

Judge hit his 62nd home run of the season with which he broke the record for homers in a season in the American League that he had Rogers Maris with 61 in 1961.

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The 30-year-old outfielder sent the ball into the left-field stands in front of the Venezuelan pitcher Jesus Tinoco in the first round of the second match played by the Yankees before the Rangerson October 4.

Judge is part of the club of players who have shot 60 home runs in a season with Babe Ruth (60-1927), Maris (61-1961), Barry Bonds (73-2001), Mark McGwire (70-1998 and 75-1999) and the Dominican Sammy Sosa (66-1998, 63-1999 y 64-2001).