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<p>35 years later, <strong>the man who kept <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/25-jerseys-that-diego-maradona-wore-that-you-may-never-have-imagined-20201126-0005.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one of the biggest treasures</a></strong> in sports history has decided to put the object up for sale. We’re talking about <strong>Steve Hodge</strong>, who <strong>will auction the jersey worn by <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/the-rollercoaster-career-of-diego-maradona-20201030-0008.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diego Armando Maradona</a> the day he scored the historic <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/the-hand-of-god-diego-maradona-most-infamous-goal-20201125-0018.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Hand of God’</a> goal in the 1986 Mexico World Cup</strong>.</p>
<p>The former <strong>England</strong> internationalswapped jerseys with Diego atthe <strong>Azteca Stadium</strong>despite his team’s 2-1 defeat to <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/qatar-2022-the-champions-of-all-of-the-21-past-editions-of-the-fifa-world-cup-20220218-0038.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">eventual champions<strong>Argentina</strong></a>.<strong><em> “I thought, I won’t be here again. I’ll try and get a shirt,”</em></strong> Hodge told <strong>FIFA</strong> in an interview, per <em>Sport Bible</em>. <em>“After the interview, I went down, behind the goal, to the changing rooms. And as I went down, Maradona was walking with two of his team-mates.</em><em> <strong>I looked him in the eye, tugged on my shirt as if to say ’any chance of swapping?’</strong>, and he came straight across, motioned a prayer, and <strong>we exchanged shirts.</strong>”</em></p>
<p>While it was anepic game for Diego, who <strong>besideshis ‘Hand of God’ goal <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/qatar-2022-the-29-top-scorers-in-the-fifa-world-cup-history-20220312-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scored</a> a memorable solo effortdubbed ‘the goal of the century’</strong> as he left many England players on the way – including goalkeeper <strong>Peter Shilton –</strong>it was quite a painful loss for England, therefore Hodge faced critics for keepinghis jersey. Many years later, however, he will finally auction what<strong> could become the most expensive piece in sports memorabilia.</strong></p>
<h2>Diego Maradona ‘Hand of God’ shirtcould break record set by Babe Ruth’s Yankees jersey in auction</h2>
<p>Even though Hodge kept the jersey for himself and never intended to sell it, he has finally changed his mind and the iconic <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/25-memorable-sports-stars-who-retired-and-then-came-back-20220317-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diego Maradona</a> 1986 World Cupjersey will be <strong>up for auction at Sotheby’s</strong> <strong>until Wednesday, May 4.</strong><strong><em>“The ‘hand of God’ is truly a singular moment not only in the history of sports, but in the history of the 20th century,”</em></strong> Brahm Wachter of Sotheby’s said, as quoted by <em>The Guardian</em>.</p>
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<p><em>“<strong>The moment resonated far beyond the world of football</strong>, coming soon after the Falklands conflict, and has in turn inspired books, films, and documentaries. <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/soccer/messi-joins-psg-13-superstars-who-have-left-barcelona-on-bad-terms-20210811-0011.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maradona</a> is now remembered as one of the greatest to ever play the game of football – and <strong>this particular game is an instrumental part of his legacy</strong>.”</em></p>
<p>Sotheby’s estimates thejersey <strong>could fetchbetween $5,231,256 – $7,846,884</strong> (£4,000,000-£6,000,000), <strong>which would break the record</strong> set by <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/all-yankees-retired-numbers-the-bronx-bombers-20200811-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Babe Ruth</strong>‘s <strong>New York Yankees</strong></a> game-worn shirt, sold for<strong>$5.64 million </strong>(£4.4m) at auction in 2019.<span></span></p>
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Diego Maradona ‘Hand of God’ shirt up for auction: Could break $5.64m record set by MLB icon Babe Ruth

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Diego Maradona 'Hand of God' shirt up for auction: Could break $5.64m record set by MLB icon Babe Ruth

<p><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/shohei-ohtani" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Shohei Ohtani</strong></a> of the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/los-angeles-angels" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Los Angeles Angels</strong></a> has been way above any other superstar in the season so far. He is definitely running the show in the<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/mlb" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MLB</strong></a> as he keeps on <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/shohei-ohtani-is-the-best-player-in-the-world-and-its-not-even-close-20210819-0002.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">breaking records</a> and cementing his superstar status.</p>
<p>Baseball enthusiasts agree that we are running out of words to describe him anymore, as he is <strong>doing things that didn’t seem possible</strong> up to now. That’s why some people are already <strong>comparing him to the biggest names of the game</strong>.</p>
<p>Former MLB star <strong>David Justice</strong> has gonefurther by <strong>claiming that Ohtani is even better than <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/yankees-vs-red-sox-15-stars-who-played-for-both-teams-20200806-0002.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Babe Ruth</a></strong>, considered the ultimate reference when it comes to talkingabout legendary players.</p>
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<h2>David Justice explains why he thinks Ohtani is better than Babe Ruth</h2>
<p>Talking to <em>TMZ Sports</em>, the ex-<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/atlanta-braves" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Atlanta Braves</strong></a> outfielder has showered praise on who’s the leading superstar in the league right now, even explaining why he considers he is better than <strong>The Bambino</strong>. Justice first described Ohtani as “special.” Then he added:<em>“To be able to throw and pitchat the big league level, and then hit the way he hits…”</em></p>
<p>When asked about the comparisons with <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/the-top-7-mlb-home-run-kings-20210218-0006.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Babe Ruth</a>, he claimed Ohtani was better without any doubt.<em> “Babe Ruth <strong>played against farmers</strong>. They pitched the whole game back then. You see the gloves they played with? (…) By the way,(Ruth)<strong>only played against one race</strong>.You didn’t play against none of the Negro League players. You didn’t play against none of the Asian players. You didn’t play none of the Latin players. So, you only played against this population of players,”</em>he stated.</p>
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<p>However, <strong>Justice didn’t want anybodyto get him wrong</strong>, he’s got nothing against Ruth and <strong>he actually recognizes what Ruth has accomplished</strong>: <em>“You gotta give Babe credit because he was dominating who he was playing against.</em></p>
<p><em>“Idon’t want it to sound like I’m hating onBabe, <strong>it’s just that I’m giving extra love to Ohtani</strong>,”</em> he explained. Additionally, Justice considers Ohtani can ‘absolutely’ win both <strong>Cy Young</strong> awardand <strong>American League MVP</strong> this season. <em>“It’s possible even if he don’t do it this year, it is possible any year. <strong>Because that’s the type of talent that he has</strong>. He’s special. He’s a rarity, I love watching that guy play,”</em> he added.</p>
<p>If Ohtani wasn’t already making enough fans on all those who watched him this year, now he has even <strong>received the ultimate praise</strong> from a former <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/2021-mlb-season-schedule-predictions-odds-dates-tv-and-live-stream-20210331-0005.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Major League Baseball</a> star.</p>
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Former MLB star explains why Shohei Ohtani is better than Babe Ruth

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<p>Hitting a home run is meant to be tough, as the ball literally has to be hit out of the park as high as 420 feet. Today many <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/mlb-t48464" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MLB</a> players are groomed to be able to hit the ball long distances, in the 1980’s it was extremely uncommon to hit 20 home runs in a single season, that has changed as statistically speaking <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/mlb/15-biggest-mlb-rivalries-of-all-time-20200727-0002.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MLB</a> players are hitting more home runs. In 2000, the total home runs hit in the MLB were 5,693, in 2019 it was 6,776, so players on average are hitting the ball out of the park more and more. Still, there are players in different eras who simply were masters at hitting home runs.</p>
<p><strong>Mike Schmidt</strong> was a consistent home run hitter and ranks 16th in the all-time list with 548 home runs. <strong>Miguel Cabrera</strong>, who is still active, has hit 487 home runs during Baseball’s modern era. Then you have <strong>Carl Yastrzemski</strong> who played in the 1970’s and hit 452 homers in his career. Ranked 107 is<strong> Darryl Strawberry</strong>, who had one of the most elegant swings in MLB history , he was able to hit 335 home runs, despite his off the field issues.</p>
<p>So, who are the all-time home run leaders in <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/mlb/mlb-all-time-world-series-champions-by-year-20200724-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MLB</a> history? Well, the list includes legends like <strong>Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, and current standout Albert Pujols. Let’s take a look at the magnificent seven, the top 7 home runs kings in the MLB.</strong></p>
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<h2>7. Ken Griffey, Jr.</h2>
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<p><strong>Ken Griffey, Jr.</strong> hit 630 career home runs, Griffey was synonymous with the Seattle Mariners, and was the AL home run leader on four occasions. Griffey was the total package, he could hit, run, and field.</p>
<h2>6. Willie Mays</h2>
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<p>The fantastic <strong>Willie Mays</strong> hit 660 homers in his career with the Giants and Mets. Mays also was the NL home run king on four occasions, and he was the National League’s stolen base leader 4-times as well. One of baseball’s most legendary figures.</p>
<h2>5. Albert Pujols</h2>
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<p>The only active player on this list, <strong>Albert Pujols</strong> has hit 662 homers in his career, and at 41 he could still reach that 670 home run milestone with a full season of baseball. Pujols was a two-time NL home run leader and three-time NL MVP.</p>
<h2>4. Alex Rodriguez</h2>
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<p><strong>Alex Rodriguez </strong>doesn’t get the credit he deserves at times, for whatever reason Rodriguez gets a lot of heat for his time with the Yankees, where he won a World Series in 2009. Rodriguez’s body of work shows that he hit 696 home runs, just four shy of hitting 700. A power hitter Rodriguez is among the best in baseball history with the bat in his hands.</p>
<h2>3. Babe Ruth</h2>
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<p>The Babe played in a different era,<strong> Babe Ruth</strong> hit 714 home runs in his career, say what you want about the times, whatever era, Ruth had a lifestyle that no athlete that wants to be on top of his game should have. He partied, drank, and would spend his nights in brothels. Nonetheless the Babe was the home run king for over 30 years.</p>
<h2>2. Hank Aaron</h2>
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<p>To many the legitimate home run king, <strong>Hank Aaron</strong> broke many barriers, not just hitting home runs, which were a total of 755. Aaron was a 25! time all-star, a slugger like no other, Aaron had a batting average of .305!</p>
<h2>1. Barry Bonds</h2>
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<p>Statistically speaking <strong>Barry Bonds</strong> is the MLB’s home run king with 762 total HRs. Unfortunately, many purists have requested an asterisk be put on that number due to Bonds using steroids to perform better on the field. Still as far as the MLB is concerned Bonds is the Home Run King.</p>
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