Suspended Little Leaguer’s Bat Sells for Nearly $10,000 at Auction

Marco Rocco prepares to deliver a pitch in a baseball game in Haddonfield, N.J. Joseph Rocco via AP

PHILADELPHIA—The bat tossed in the air by a New Jersey Little Leaguer to celebrate a home run that earned him a suspension later lifted by a judge sold Friday for nearly $10,000 at auction.

All proceeds from the sale of 12-year-old Marco Rocco’s signed bat will be donated to the program he plays for, Haddonfield Little League.