Baseball memorabilia can be a hot ticket item at auctions, so as the days mounted and Aaron Judge’s chase to catch (and eventually pass) Roger Maris for the American League’s all-time home run record continued to stall, interest mounted as to which lucky fan would end up with the prized ball.
In the end, the souvenir went to nobody.
Judge’s historic blast—which he hit during the seventh inning of Wednesday night’s game against the Blue Jays—fell inches short of the front row of the left field stands at Rogers Centre, leading to plenty of stunned reactions from the fans nearby.
