Former New York Yankees Joe Pepitone has sued the National Baseball Hall of Fame for $1 million.
According to Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic, Pepitone’s lawsuit alleges the Hall of some particularly shocking behavior. Per the suit, the Mickey Mantle 500th home run bat on display in Cooperstown is not actually Mantle’s. Rather, it is Pepitone’s and both parties had an agreement that should the former Yankee ever request it back, the Hall of Fame would comply.
Pepitone further asserts that the Hall of Fame knew this all along. Yet, the charade to continue so long as the above agreement was made.