The ball hit by Aaron Judge for his 62nd home run of the season sold for $1.5 million at auction Saturday night. The homer broke the AL single season record held by Roger Maris. The person who caught the ball could have done better, however:

Cory Youmans, who caught the ball in the left-field seats at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, turned down a private offer of $3 million for the ball last month.

NYPost.com

I would assume the person who offered the $3 million likely won the auction, since the action was well below what he was willing to spend on the memorabilia. I wonder if the collapse of FTX had anything to do with the lower selling price? I also wonder if the rise in sports card value is coming to an end. Predictions like this make me wonder if we’ve reached the height of the market. The value of the ball dropping by 50% in a month is an indicator that might be true.