Harper's jersey from Papelbon scuffle up for auction
The Washington Nationals' dysfunction from 2015 is now on sale.
The jersey Bryce Harper was wearing when he was choked by closer Jonathan Papelbon in the dugout Sept. 27 in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies has been put up for auction at Lelands, the auction house that almost netted six figures for the Babe Ruth sale document and landed $111,100 for Mickey Mantle's jersey from 1960.
In case you've been living under a rock for the last eight months, here's the dugout fracas in full - easily the defining moment of a wildly disappointing season for a team many expected to cruise to a NL East division title:
Related: Papelbon: I was wrong to choke Harper
As of Saturday morning, the high bid for Harper's jersey - which was signed by the eventual NL MVP, who added a "Luke 1:37" inscription - stood at $4,831.51. The auction closes June 17.
(Video courtesy: MLB.com)
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