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Bautista bat-flip ball auction nears end; consignor hoping it stays in Canada
The clock is ticking on the auction of Jose Bautista’s bat-flip ball and its consignor is anxious to see where it winds up.
Bidding on the ball from Bautista’s three-run homer in Toronto’s wild 6-3 victory over the Texas Rangers in Game 5 of the 2015 American League Division Series closes late on Friday. The price has risen from the reserve bid of US$3,500 on Jan. 4 to over $14,000 four weeks later.
The anonymous Canadian consignor wants the ball to stay north of the border, but he has a plan to have it help baseball fans in this country if it doesn’t.