PHILADELPHIA — The bat tossed within the air by a New Jersey Little Leaguer to have fun a house run that earned him a suspension later lifted by a decide offered Friday for almost $10,000 at public sale.
All proceeds from the sale of 12-year-old Marco Rocco’s signed bat will likely be donated to this system he performs for, Haddonfield Little League.
“Marco loves Little League and is pleased that he’s capable of give again to a corporation that he’s very keen on,” his father, Joe Rocco, stated in a textual content. “Little League was such a giant a part of Marco’s life for a very long time.”
The public sale by Goldin Auctions drew 68 bids. The profitable bid was $9,882, and the title of the profitable bidder was not introduced.
Marco’s bat flip on July 16 within the last of the Little League sectional event resulted in an ejection, a one-game suspension and a authorized struggle.
The suspension would have saved him out of the primary recreation of the state event.
Joe Rocco took Little League to courtroom and received an emergency temporary restraining order that allowed Marco to play within the double-elimination event.
The incident was additionally commemorated with a pin obtainable on the Little League World Collection.
The bat flip additionally drew attention from major leaguers, who sided with the boy.
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