Rather than keep the ball as a memento, the family decided to auction it. At SCP Auctions’ December Dynasty Auction, the ball sold for $1.56 million, just shy of the all-time record of $3 ...

After the game, Ichiro slowly circled the stadium ... But in Mizuno’s eyes, he still looked like the baseball-loving boy he saw on a field full of weeds that day. “I listened to the cheering.