Tom Brady, the former NFL quarterback, recently sold his baseball for $158,600 at an online auction hosted by Goldin.
Yes, you read it right: despite never having played a lick of professional ball, the baseball card of maybe the greatest quarterback in NFL history went for six figures.
Brady was selected by the Montreal Expos, who are now the Washingtоn Nationals, while he was a high school catcher. However, he turned down an offer of a football scholarship from the Michigan Wolverines.
The card has Brady’s scouting report on the back and his Expos outfit on the front, with Brady grinning broadly as he pounds his hand into a catcher’s glove.
Recently, the seven-time Suρer Bowl winner made an appearance in a commercial that made fun of the fantastical world that would have developed if Brady had opted to play baseball instead of football.
In the first shot of the commercial, supporters of the Expos were seated in a sports pub in Montreal, remembering Brady’s heyday with the club.
around an online auction, an autographed baseball card of Tom Brady just brought around $158,600.
Brady’s high school scouting report was printed on the reverse of the card.
Viewers remembered how Brady earned three MVP titles, won seven World Series, Һit 650 home runs, and kept the team in Montreal as trophies, autographed memorabilia, and newspaper cuttings were displayed as mementos of his amazing career.
Brady’s prowess was also recalled by Hall of Famers and former Expos players, Pedro Martinez, Vladimir Guerrero, and Larry Walker.
In the other reality, the Trio laughed at Brady’s two defeats to the Giants and responded negatively to an automobile advertisement featuring Brady.
The line alluded to Brady’s defeats against the New York Giants in the 2008 and 2012 Suρer Bowls. But in this situation, Brady let his supporters down in two World Series encounters versus the San Francisco-based MLB club.
There was recently a baseball card advertising that included a card similar to the one that was sold.
In homage to Brady Day, the video concludes with Brady’s alarm clock ringing at 12:12 as the retired quarterback awakens from his dream.
A picture of Brady’s Expos card with the caption “What might have been could be yours” on the right side appears next.
Brady is by no means the first accomplished NFL quarterback to chose to play on the gridiron rather than the diamond after being taken in the MLB Draft.
Dante Culpepper, Colin Kaepernick, and most recently Florida State transfer quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei were picked by MLB clubs but instead opted to maintain their abilities on the football field.