Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Mike Trout (Photo by Matt Brown/Angels Baseball LP/Getty Images)
Even an economic downturn is unable to stop Angels outfield Mike Trout, who saw a rare rookie card sell for a record price at auction.
Mike Trout is the sort of rare baseball player that comes around once in a generation. While he currently makes over $36 million per season, his value has been calculated as twice that on a near yearly basis since he debuted in 2011.
Apparently that value also extends to his sports memorabilia, specifically baseball cards.
According to Goldin Auctions (h/t Ryan Fagan at The Sporting News), a rare Mike Trout autographed card recently sold for a record-setting amount, $922,500 to be exact.