A 1952 Mickey Mantle card sold for a record $12.6 million (Credit: New York Yankees/ Public domain/Wikimedia Commons)

A 1952 Mickey Mantle rookie baseball card sold for a record $12.6 million on August 27, 2022. It's the most ever paid for any sports item or memorabilia. The record previously belonged to a 1986 World Cup jersey worn by Argentinian soccer star Diego Maradona. It was auctioned for $9.3 million in May 2022.