A rare game-worn Yankees road jersey used by New York legend Babe Ruth is expected to sell at an auction this summer for more than $4.5 million –a price tag that would set the world record for highest grossing sports memorabilia item of all time.
The jersey dates back to the late 1920s. Only a few authentic professional model Babe Ruth jerseys are known to exist, with about six total specimens "of quality" are known to exist inclusive of the example within the Baseball Hall of Fame and the offered jersey, according to Hunt Auctions. The most recent Ruth jersey to sell in the marketplace went for more than $4 million.