At auction, Babe Ruth’s iconic New York Yankees jersey brings around $28.5 million on board…. 

At auction, Babe Ruth’s iconic New York Yankees jersey brings around $28.5 million on board….

More than $24 million was raised at auction for the iconic New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth’s jersey, which he wore as he called his shot and launched a home run to center field during the 1932 World Series.

The jersey was put up for auction on Saturday night in Dallas by Heritage Auctions, and it sold for $28,120,000.

Before the auction, Chris Ivy of Heritage Auctions told CBS Mornings, “This is the greatest sports collectible of all time in the realm of sports collectibles.”

The jersey was only ever sold in public once, more than 20 years ago, and it sold for $975,000. It was believed by many that the buyer was crazy to spend $1 million on an old baseball jersey. However, following this sale, he will be looking like a very smart man

Most people agree that Ruth, as “The Great Bambino,” is the most legendary player in baseball history. Throughout his remarkable career, he blasted 714 home runs and won seven World Series championships.

On October 1, 1932, he played the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series at Wrigley Field. The jersey he wore in that game has been photo-matched to historical photos. Ruth went up to the plate in the fifth inning, pointed to the outfield, and blasted the following pitch over Cubs pitcher Charlie Root’s wall. Ever then, the incident has been referred to as “The Called Shot”.

Michael Gibbons, director emeritus and historian of the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum in Baltimore, remarked, “It’s the most dramatic moment in World Series history, and it might be the most dramatic moment in all of baseball.”

The Yankees won the series by sweeping the Cubs the following day after winning the game 7-5. It was the final World Series for Ruth.

The jersey was returned to Wrigley Field in July, giving players and fans an up-close look. The jersey still has distinctive stitching and stains, which Linda Ruth Tosetti, Ruth’s granddaughter, thinks may have come from her grandfather’s favorite food, mustard. I’m sure he had his hot dogs, and he needed to have them throughout the game.