The bat used by Jackie Robinson during the 1949 MLB All-Star Game in Brooklyn sold for $1,080,000 (including buyer's premium) at auction Saturday, collectibles marketplace Goldin announced.
While it's not the most expensive baseball bat ever sold at auction -- that record belongs to the bat Babe Ruth hit his first Yankee Stadium home run with in 1923, at $1.265 million -- it's exceedingly rare to cross the $1 million threshold.
The bat was purchased by Hunt Auctions, which most recently made waves conducting auctions of Bill Russell's memorabilia, on behalf of a private buyer.