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Babe Ruth’s ‘called shot’ jersey fetches $24.12 million at auction.–Photo from Heritage Auctions Sports
A jersey belonging to US baseball legend Babe Ruth shattered the record for the costliest piece of sports memorabilia ever auctioned on Sunday, fetching $24.1 million.
The net auction for the Latest York Yankee’s jersey lasted several weeks, and it was expected to best the previous record: $12.6 million paid in August 2022 for a baseball card for Mickey Mantle.
Until 2022, no piece of sports memorabilia had ever broken the symbolic $10-million mark, but that yr saw each the Mantle card and a jersey worn by basketball great Michael Jordan blow past the brink.
READ: Babe Ruth ‘called shot’ jersey could get as much as $30M at auction
The Bambino — certainly one of Ruth’s monikers — wore the record-breaking jersey during a historic game against the Chicago Cubs within the 1932 World Series.
Ruth was being heckled by the opposition, and he reportedly responded by pointing deep into the center-field stands, before pounding the following pitch exactly in that direction for a house run.
The Yankees went on to win the sport and the World Series, the ultimate championship win of Ruth’s profession.
Years after his retirement, Ruth donated the jersey to a golf partner. It was subsequently sold 3 times, most recently in 2005 for $940,000.
