The NY Daily News in its reporting of the incident stated the amount the ball fetched was “modest” when compared to other big homerun balls, such as the $750,000 plus that the ball Barry Bonds hit to become MLB’s all-time leader in homeruns sold for, and the ball Mark McGwire hit for his 70th homerun, in 1998, that sold for more than any other MLB homerun ball at $3 million.
Nice pitch, NY, but you’re outa here! Follow the value. Those two balls are from record-breaking events, one-off events, while A-Rod’s 500th homerun is a personal milestone that has been achieved by others. Twenty-five MLB players have hit 500 or more homeruns in MLB history. It is like comparing apples and oranges. If A-Rod breaks Barry Bond’s records and those balls sell for less than Barry’s, then we can talk.
JustLuxe 1 … NY Daily News 0
Extra innings: Four players currently active have hit more than 400 homeruns entering the 2010 season.