The ball thrown out of bounds by Freddie Freeman to give the Los Angeles Dodgers victory in Game 1 of the last World Series has just been sold for $1.56 million at auction.
This was announced by SCP Auctions in a press release published on Sunday. The identity of the buyer of the precious collector’s item has not been revealed.
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At the bottom of the 10th inning during the first game of the final major league series in 2024, Freeman came to the plate when his team was trailing 3-2 against the New York Yankees. The bases were loaded and there were already two outs.
Additionally, the Dodgers first baseman was dealing with a sprained right ankle. Freeman drove Nestor Cortes’ pitched ball 413 feet from home plate, becoming the first player in major league baseball history to hit a grand slam to end a World Series game.
Freeman’s historic ball is the second ball related to the Dodgers-Yankees showdown to be sold at auction recently. On Friday, the ball dropped by Aaron Judge during Game 5 of the World Series found a buyer for $43,510.
Also remember that a ball hit by Dodgers star player Shohei Ohtani set a new record. The item sold for nearly $4.4 million last October. This is the ball that allowed him to become the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season.
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