Mike Trout continues to pass Hall of Famers on the WAR ranks of all time and is now surpassing them in collectibles as well.
Trot’s rare rookie card (or deck) signed by him sold for more than $ 3.9 million on Saturday, breaking the record of $ 3.12 that had been set by Honus Wagner’s famous T206 card in 2016.
The Trout deck, which was released by Bowman in 2009, was evaluated as a “Mint 9” condition, which means it is in perfect condition. The card was originally put up for auction in July and the minimum that could be bid for it was $ 1 million.
The Trout deck, which was released by Bowman in 2009, was evaluated as a “Mint 9” condition, which means it is in perfect condition. The card was originally put up for auction in July and the minimum that could be bid for it was $ 1 million.
The card had been purchased two years ago for $ 400,000 by a betting consultant, “Vegas Dave” Oancea, when Trout was still “only” a two-time American League MVP award winner. Trout won the honor again in 2019 hitting 45 home runs, a career high, and started Sunday tied for the LA lead with 10 homers.
“A lot of people said a lot of negative things, like that I was crazy, you know,” Oancea told Reuters earlier in the month. “’You have been able to buy one thing’, ‘You have been able to buy this and that’, I was stupid, a piece of cardboard. But it’s ironic, now I’m going to earn four or five million dollars. “
Trout has amassed 73.5 WAR, according to Baseball-Reference, in 10 seasons in the majors. Dozens of players already in the Hall of Fame did not add such WAR during their careers. (GG) (Taken from MLB.com)