{"id":10301,"date":"2024-12-13T03:25:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T03:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=10301"},"modified":"2024-12-13T03:25:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T03:25:13","slug":"aaron-judges-dropped-fly-ball-from-world-series-game-5-auctions-for-43k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=10301","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Judge’s dropped fly ball from World Series Game 5 auctions for $43K"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It wasn’t the most expensive ball hit by the Los Angeles Dodgers this year, but it was definitely one of the most significant.<\/p>\n

The auction for\u00a0the hit ball that bounced off the glove of New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Judge in Game 5 of the World Series\u00a0<\/a>ended on Thursday, with an unidentified buyer winning the memorabilia with\u00a0a bid of $43,510.00<\/a>. The proceeds for the auction, run by the Dodgers, will go to the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation.<\/p>\n

The ball represents the turning point in the game that won the Dodgers their eighth Fall Classic earlier this year, as well as the start of one of the most humiliating innings in the history of the Yankees.<\/p>\n

With a runner on first base and down 5-0 in the fifth, Dodgers shortstop Tommy Edman hit what should have been an easy fly ball to Judge in center. However, Judge was apparently distracted by baserunner Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez taking a significant jump from first and the ball bounced off his glove.<\/p>\n

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