Babe Ruth rookie card fetches $7.2 million at auction

By Luke Gentile

Published December 10, 2023 12:00pm ET

Babe Ruth rookie card fetches $7.2 million at auction — Brian Dwyer of Robert Edward Auctions shows a 1914 Baltimore News baseball card featuring a 19-year-old Babe Ruth in his rookie year that he expects to sell for upwards of $10 million in Chester, New Jersey, on Nov. 20, 2023. | (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

A rare 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth rookie card fetched $7.2 million on Monday when it sold through Robert Edward Auctions, becoming the third-most expensive sports card in history.

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