Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series raked in a staggering amount when it went under the hammer last week. The ball sold for $1.56million - including buyer's premium - at SCP Auctions late Saturday night. The buyer was not revealed.
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With the million-dollar sale, a 10-year-old Dodgers fan secured a huge windfall for his family. Freeman, the Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman, came to the plate on a sprained right ankle with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning against the New York Yankees.
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He hit the first pitch from Nestor Cortes 413 feet for the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history. The Dodgers won the game 6-3 and went on to claim the franchise's eighth World Series championship in five games. Freeman was named World Series MVP.
Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off Grand Slam home run in Game 1 of the World Series. The Dodgers star's historic walk-off grand slam ball sold for a staggering $1.56million. The ball landed in right-field pavilion, where it was corralled by 10-year-old Zachary Ruderman.
The ball landed in the right-field pavilion, where it was corralled by 10-year-old Zachary Ruderman, who lives in Los Angeles. The ball rolled from the seat in front of him to his feet and he batted it to his father, Nico, who jumped on it. The fifth-grader had been told he was leaving school early that day to get his braces removed. Instead, his parents took him to Dodger Stadium.
It´s the second ball connected to the Dodgers to be auctioned this season. The ball hit by Shohei Ohtani that made him the first player in major league history with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season sold for nearly $4.4 million. It set a record for the sale of any sports ball.
