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Joe Rogan discusses various topics on his podcast. His popularity exceeded the combat sports community through the platform. He once got down to discuss sports trading cards memorabilia with one of his guests. The talk was about the most expensive of those. Rogan got surprised that it wasn’t Babe Ruth, as he guessed.?

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The UFC color commentator, Joe Rogan, is the host of his podcast, ‘Joe Rogan Experience’. Many celebrities grace the podcast. In the same vein, the entrepreneur, Patrick Bet-David, was the guest on one of the episodes. Among many topics, they discussed sports trading cards, and MLB legend, Mickey Mantle’s name made the rounds.?

Mantle spent his entire glorious career playing for the New York Yankees. He was a multi-utility fielder defending at the center, right field, and first base. Additionally, he was also a switch-hitter. Honorably, Mantle was a 20-time All-Star member and seven-time World Series champion.?

Joe Rogan caught off-guard on the card talk?

Joe Rogan is world-renowned for touching on contemporary issues on his podcast. The subject matters range from socio-political issues to sports to entertainment. When entrepreneur,?Patrick Bet-David, attended Rogan’s podcast, they both discussed various topics, as is the norm.?

Patrick happens to have a fair amount of knowledge about sports trading cards. Patrick asked Rogan if he was aware of the most expensive trading card in baseball. But Rogan surprisingly doesn’t possess much knowledge in that regard. Rogan revealed how he isn’t much of a sports follower, despite being a commentator.?

So Rogan started making wild guesses. He immediately replied with Babe Ruth’s name as the potential winner in that matter. But Patrick acknowledged that as the wrong answer. Then Patrick came up with the facts that stunned Rogan.?

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Speaking to Rogan, Patrick said, “Mickey Mantle has a card. PSA 10 1952 Tops Rookie Card. There’s only three of them. 20 million bucks, that’s actually the number.”

Mickey Mantle: Still as invaluable as ever?

Mickey Mantle counts as possibly the greatest switch-hitting slugger of all time. He retired with a career total of 536 home runs. His extraordinary defensive skills made him a highly treasured asset. Post-retirement, Mantle’s jersey got retired by the Yankees administration.?

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Mantle’s contributions to baseball got the due reward of an MLB Hall Of Fame induction in 1974.?