Pepitone drops lawsuit that sought bat from Hall of Fame October 12, 2021 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Former New York Adam Humphries Jersey Yankees star Joe Pepitone has dropped his lawsuit against the Baseball Hall of Fame that sought the return of a Louisville Slugger bat that Mickey Mantle used to hit his 500th career home run.David M. Barshay, a lawyer for Pepitone, filed a notice of voluntary dismi sal on Monday in U.S. District Court in Albany. The Hall of Fame had filed a motion demonstrating that the lawsuit was without merit.We are confident that we would have prevailed if the case was fully litigated and are grateful that Mr. Pepitone will not be putting the Hall of Fame through the time and expense of proving our rightful ownership of the historic bat, Hall of Fame spokesman Jon Shestakofsky said in a statement. We are pleased that it will remain where it belongs and where it has been for more than 50 years on display in the museum for generations of fans to see and enjoy.Pepitone had filed the suit in July, seeking compensatory damages of at least $1 million. The bat is currently valued at Austin Johnson Jersey over $500,000, he Warren Moon Jersey claimed.The suit alleged Pepitone agreed to lend the bat to the Hall of Fame with the understanding and upon the condition that it would be returned to him at any time upon his request.The Hall of Fame said the bat was donated and that it has owned it for more than 50 years. Mantle hit his 500th home run off Baltimore's Stu Miller at the original Yankee Stadium in the seventh inning on May 14, 1967. The lawsuit claimed Mantle wanted to use a lighter bat than his signature model in order to generate bat speed and Pepitone obliged after going Curley Culp Jersey deep against Miller the previous inning.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League New York Yankees Major League Baseball New York Yankees share Believe the hype, Bellingham is lighting up the World Cup Jordan Henderson knew exactly who to thank after opening the scoring in Englands 3-0 win against Senegal 8 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Mbapp is bringing soccer to a new dimension at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldos precision 38 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Poland finds its true level at World Cup, beaten by the best Poland heads home from Dion Lewis Jersey the World Cup as the latest team unable to resist an inspired Kylian Mbapp 38 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS