⚾ Babe Ruth Turns 130—And His Rookie Card Is Worth More Than Your House 💰
It’s been 130 years since the Sultan of Swat graced this earth, and how are we celebrating? With a statue and a rookie card auction so valuable it could fund your dream mansion (or at least a pretty solid one). 🎂🏆 🏆 The Card That’s Breaking Banks 🏆 One of the most valuable Babe Ruth baseball cards —the 1916 M101-4 Sporting News Blank Back rookie card —just hit the auction block, and the numbers are as wild as Ruth’s home run record. 💣 💸 Expected sale price: $2.5 MILLION (Yes, you read that right.) 💸 Current bid: $808,250 (as of Tuesday—just casual pocket change. 🙃) 💸 Last time a similar card sold? $2.4 million in 2021. Why so pricey? Well, this bad boy is one of only two PSA Near Mint 7 graded blank-back Ruth rookie cards in existence —and there’s literally none graded higher. In other words, it’s the Mona Lisa of baseball cards. 🎨⚾ 🏅 Babe Ruth’s 1916 Season: A Quick Flashback 🏅 Back in 1916 , a 21-year-old Babe Ruth was busy doing what he did best— dominating th...
