Baseball Signed by Zelenskyy Auctioned for $50,000

A baseball signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was sold at auction for more than $50,000, auctioneer RR Auction of Boston said on Thursday.

A stake of the amount will provide humanitarian aid to Ukrainians displaced by the ongoing war with Russia

RR Auction will donate its $15,000 cut of the sale, while seller Randy Kaplan will donate an undisclosed portion of his proceeds, to provide humanitarian aid through the global nonprofit Americares.

Kaplan is a well-known collector of baseballs signed by world leaders who rarely auctions his prized pieces.

The winning bidder wished to remain anonymous, but was described by RR Auction as a “collector from the Midwest who is thrilled to have some of the funds go to the Ukraine relief effort.”

The ball is signed with black felt tip in Ukrainian Cyrillic and Latin letters, accompanied by a transmittal letter signed by Volodymyr Yelchenko, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations.