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 practically $10,000 at public sale.
All proceeds from the sale of 12-year-old Marco Rocco’s signed bat can be donated to this system he performs for, Haddonfield Little League.
“Marco loves Little League and is completely satisfied that he’s in a position to 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 identify of the profitable bidder was not introduced.
Marco’s bat flip on July 16 within the ultimate of the Little League sectional match resulted in an ejection, a one-game suspension and a authorized combat.
The suspension would have saved him out of the primary sport of the state match.
Joe Rocco took Little League to court docket and received an emergency temporary restraining order that allowed Marco to play within the double-elimination match.
The incident was additionally commemorated with a pin accessible on the Little League World Collection.
The bat flip additionally drew attention from major leaguers, who sided with the boy.
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