A ticket from a historic 1992 Major League Baseball game has sold for $1,540 at auction. The game is notable for featuring an extremely rare unassisted triple play executed by Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Mickey Morandini.
This sale price is significant, surpassing recent sales for tickets to Bill Mazeroski's World Series walk-off ($945) and Paul Skenes' rookie debut ($708). A key factor is that professional authenticator PSA had never before graded a ticket from this specific game.
Morandini's play, one of only eight in MLB history at the time, was so swift it initially confused announcers. After catching a fly ball, he stepped on second base and then tagged Barry Bonds to complete the triple play. Morandini later expressed regret for not keeping the historic baseball, instead tossing it to the mound.