"Tommy Edman and Mookie Betts should snag, sign, and mail them to each player’s house" - Fans react to Aaron Judge’s dropped fly ball being auctioned

New York Yankees Star Aaron Judge & Los Angeles Dodgers Slugger Tommy Edman & Mookie Betts

During game 5 of the World Series, New York Yankees star Aaron Judge made a costly error. Up 5-0 in the fifth, the six-time all-star camped under a routine ball but ended up dropping it.

The Dodgers scored five unanswered runs and eventually went on to win the game and the series. Now, Judge's dropped ball is being auctioned off online through the club's website.

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This is the latest World Series ball that has gone on the auction block. The club also posted Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam, which will be available to bid on through Saturday.

The baseball community was quick to poke fun at the situation. This is pouring salt on the wounds for Judge and Yankees fans everywhere.

"Tommy [Edman] and Mookie [Betts] should snag them, sign them and have them mailed to each player's house," one fan posted.

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"This should be on public display at Dodger Stadium," another said.

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"All-time petty, I love it," another wrote.

Some want to see the ball displayed at Dodger Stadium, while others want Tommy Edman and Mookie Betts to take it a step further.

"Hate the Dodgers, respect the pettiness," an X user said.

"The fact the MLB authenticated this lol," another wrote.

"Oh, now they're just trolling us," one said.

Aaron Judge's dropped ball is not the only item expected to bring in big numbers

New York Yankees - Aaron Judge (Photo via IMAGN)

Aaron Judge's dropped ball is certainly not the only World Series item up for auction. As mentioned earlier, Freddie Freeman's grand slam is available for bidding and currently sits at $600,000.

There are plenty of game-used baseballs being put up for auction, but the other items may interest the most die-hard fans. Locker tags from the series have been put up for auction, and to no surprise, Shohei Ohtani's is the highest-valued, sitting at over $13,000.

Fans are also able to bid on a game-used friendship bracelet. The bracelet was made from game-used baseballs and is currently sitting at just $135.

Earlier this year, Ohtani's 50/50 ball fetched quite the number at auction. It sold for $4.392 million, shattering Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball that sold for $3.005 million.

Sports memorabilia has been on the rise over the last few years, and it does not look like it will slow down anytime soon. It will be interesting to see how long Ohtani's ball remains at the top.

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Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

When he is not watching or writing about baseball, Jared can be found racing BMX at his local Rockford BMX track or coaching his local youth travel baseball team.

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