The Atlanta Braves and Heritage Auctions have settled their dispute over game-used memorabilia from Hank Aaron’s historic 715th home run, the two parties told a Georgia court this week, according to a report from ESPN.
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia issued an order Monday, saying the team and auction house were finalizing a settlement and asking the case to move toward dismissal.
"Currently that resolution it is not yet finalized, but we expect it to be soon, at which point a joint statement will be made,” a Heritage spokesperson told ESPN.
The dispute dates back to August 2024, when the Braves sent a cease-and-desist letter to Heritage as it prepared to sell the bases and home plate from April 8, 1974, when Aaron passed Babe Ruth for the top spot on the career home run list.
The club accused Heritage of "actively auctioning off items that were obtained by improper or illegal means; or auctioning off knowingly unauthenticated items."
After initially standing by the authenticity of the items, including the bases and plate, Heritage halted the sale of the lot due to what the auction house’s CEO Chris Ivy told cllct was a “title dispute.”
In its initial lot description, Heritage said the bases and plate had been consigned by the son of a former Braves employee.
The Braves, after learning of the sale of the items, demanded their return, informing Heritage it was “in possession of stolen property.”