NEW DELHI: Legendary Babe Ruth‘s jersey, worn during Game Three of the 1932 World Series was on Sunday sold at auction for a whopping $ 24.12 million, making it the most expensive item of sporting memorabilia.
The jersey, associated with the New York Yankees’ Ruth pointing before hitting a home run against Chicago Cubs‘ Charlie Root, surpassed the previous record held by a Michael Jordan jersey from the 1998 NBA finals, which sold for $10.1 million in 2022.
The jersey, associated with the New York Yankees’ Ruth pointing before hitting a home run against Chicago Cubs‘ Charlie Root, surpassed the previous record held by a Michael Jordan jersey from the 1998 NBA finals, which sold for $10.1 million in 2022.
Ruth is widely regarded as the greatest baseball player of all time.
“If this was a piece of art, this would be like buying the Mona Lisa,” Chris Ivy, director of sports auctions at Heritage Auctions, said.
“We know that he pointed, but we don’t know if he was pointing to the pitcher, if he was pointing towards the Cubs players in the dugout, or if he was calling his shot. But that mystery is why we’re still talking about it almost 100 years later,” Ivy added.
The Yankees won the 1932 World Series 7-5, marking Ruth’s seventh and final World Series title.
