The baseball that Yankees superstar Aaron Judge hit for his American League-record-setting 62nd home run of the 2022 season has sold for $1.5 million, according to Goldin Auctions. The bidding closed on Saturday night, and the winning bid was for $1.25 million plus a $250,000 buyer's premium.

Judge, who recently agreed to a nine-year, $360 million contract to remain with the Yankees, launched the record-setting homer on Oct. 4 against the Rangers at Globe Life Field. The 2022 AL MVP led off the contest by smashing a 391-foot drive over the wall in left field off Texas right-hander Jesus Tinoco, eclipsing a record held for 61 years by another Yankees great, Roger Maris.

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