Aaron Judge has made history this season in the MLB after getting a whopping 62 runs or ‘home runs’ during the 2022 regular season, breaking the historical record. A moment that could also have its repercussions on the economic level.
Cory Youmans, the fan who caught the ball from that ‘home run’ on October 4 at Globe Life Field in Arlington (Texas), has put this ball up for auction for which a historic price could be paid and for which He has come to reject offers of up to three million dollars to find out its true value through this auction that will be held by Ken Goldin’s house starting on November 29. I think the ball it may become the most expensive baseball ever sold. I think it will sell for more than three million dollars,” said Ken Goldin. in statements to The New York Times.
In this way, it is expected that the bid for Aaron Judge’s historic home run ball will surpass the historical record for a baseball that dates back to 1999, when Mark McGwire’s 70th home run ball in the 1998 season was auctioned for $3.05 millionalthough McGwire soon after admitted that he had used steroids.
The historic ‘home run’ has not been the only great achievement of Aaron Judge in this 2022 season, since the Yankees player has also been named MVP of the American League this Thursday. A Judge who could continue to make history if his 62nd home run ball ultimately becomes the most expensive ball of all time.