Freddie Freeman cemented his legacy in Los Angeles Dodgers historical past when he launched a walk-off grand slam into the fitting subject pavilion, securing a Sport 1 World Collection victory over the New York Yankees.
The ball, which landed within the palms of 10-year-old Zachary Ruderman, additionally made historical past promoting for $1.56 million – together with purchaser’s premium – at SCP Auctions late Saturday evening.
Extra information: 10-12 months-Previous Dodgers Fan’s Shock Journey to World Collection Sport 1 Turns Into Historic Second
Freeman’s residence run ball now ranks because the third-most costly baseball ever bought, trailing behind Shohei Ohtani’s $4.392 million 50/50 residence run ball and Mark McGwire’s seventieth residence run ball, which fetched round $3 million in 1999.
Freeman’s ball surpassed Aaron Choose’s 62nd residence run ball, which went for $1.5 million in 2022.
“We’re so honored to have dealt with one of the vital vital artifacts in World Collection historical past, relationship again to 1903,” SCP Auctions president David Kohler stated in an announcement.
The Ruderman household stated in an announcement through SCP Auctions they hoped the baseball would in the future be displayed in Dodger Stadium.
Ruderman was shocked with tickets to the sport on Oct. 25. When he awoke that morning, he thought he was going to the orthodontist to get his braces off. As a substitute, his dad shocked him and so they ventured to Chavez Ravine.
The complete second was caught on digicam and a bit boy who was already an enormous Freeman fan walked away clutching a ball that was price greater than $1 million.
Los Angeles went on to win the World Collection in 5 video games. Freeman was named the Most Useful Participant regardless of battling a plethora of accidents that may have saved others on the bench.
Whereas the Ruderman household remembers the second clearly, Freeman admitted to blacking out rounding the bases.
“I don’t actually keep in mind it, I kinda blacked out,” Freeman stated. “You’re attempting to recollect the sensation and I can’t. I normally look away to only drive the ball to left middle. And I used to be like, ‘You recognize what? I’m going to change to this up and I’m going to look nearer to me.’ So I used to be trying heater in, to love up and in, and I guessed proper. He threw it proper within the spot I used to be trying. I knew it was gone proper after I hit it. And I don’t know why I went Statue of Liberty (pose) or something like that. I don’t pimp residence runs. I don’t try this. I normally simply hit ’em and run across the bases. However I imply, walk-off grand slam within the World Collection, proper?”
That is the second World Collection baseball that was auctioned within the final week. Aaron Choose’s dropped fly ball in World Collection Sport 5 was auctioned for charity, which led to a New York radio host calling the Dodgers “classless pigs.”
Learn extra: Yankees Radio Host Calls Dodgers ‘Classless Pigs’ for Auctioning Off Aaron Choose Dropped Ball
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