Aaron Judge is in a miraculous batting form at present. Whatever he touches is turning to gold. That includes the balls he has been hammering out of ballparks for colossal home runs. The reason is that those balls are now stamped with a special mention in baseball history.
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Aaron Judge is a hard-hitting slugger and razor-sharp outfielder for the New York Yankees. He made his MLB debut with the Yankees in 2016. Notably, he won the American League Rookie of the Year Award in his second season. Judge is also a four-time All-Star player.
Famous journalist and baseball columnist, Bob Nightengale, from ‘USA Today’ recently posted a home run ball auction price value comparison chart on Twitter. Nightengale listed out the auction net worth of the balls from Judge’s milestone home runs.
Aaron Judge: In league with the ‘Home Run Kings’
Aaron Judge is leading the home run tally in the ongoing MLB season by a long margin. He is also creating batting records in all statistical categories. However, for the general public, home runs are all that matter. So, Judge’s milestone slams are making up the topics for gossip now.
On Tuesday night, Judge tied Babe Ruth’s highest seasonal home run count. Now he is challenging Roger Maris’ American League seasonal home run record. Maris set the league’s seasonal record with 61 home runs in 1961. Though the record got broken by Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds respectively later, they were National League players.
The value of these Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols' baseballs, per SCP Auctions?
Judge's 60th HR is worth $100,000-$150,000.
His 62nd HR: $500,000-up
His last HR: $1M-up
Mark McGwire's 70th HR ball sold for $3M
Barry Bonds' 756th HR passing Aaron: $752,467
His final #762: $362,000— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) September 21, 2022
Bob Nightengale presented a price comparison of Judge’s home run balls to that of other iconic record-setters. Nightengale posted on Twitter stating, “The value of these Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols’ baseballs, per SCP Auctions? Judge’s 60th HR is worth $100,000-$150,000. His 62nd HR: $500,000-up. His last HR: $1M-up.”
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Nightengale further wrote, “Mark McGwire’s 70th HR ball sold for $3M. Barry Bonds’ 756th HR passing Aaron: $752,467. His final 762: $362,000.”
The future of the present Home Run King
Judge is at the end of his Yankees’ term contract. By the end of this season, he will be a free agent player. He, notably, rejected a term extension contract from the Yankees’ organization. At the moment, he is determined to continue building upon his personal records. Moreover, Judge has his focus set on winning the World Series with the Yankees this year.
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So, would you like to bid for one of Aaron Judge’s milestone home run ball memorabilia?