Bonds’ 762nd Home Run Ball Sells Less For Than Expected…
Considering that Barry Bonds is unemployable and a pariah, did anyone expect anything more?
From CNNSI: The last baseball Barry Bonds hit out of the park sold for $376,612 on Saturday, the winning bid coming from a buyer who wanted to remain anonymous.
There were a total of 13 bids on the baseball that was caught by Jameson Sutton last Sept. 5 during a Colorado Rockies game at Coors Field.
Home run ball No. 762 is a bargain considering that SCP Auctions handled the sale of Bonds’ record-breaking No. 756, which fetched $752,467.
“I was hoping that it would be higher than that,” said David Kohler, president of the auction house. “If Barry Bonds never plays again, whoever bought this ball has a valuable piece that’s worth seven figures.”
Kohler said the uncertainty of whether Bonds will return to the field played a factor in the lower price. The San Francisco Giants did not bring back Bonds this season and he’s found no takers on the free agent market.
Too bad…
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