Alcides Escobar's inside-the-park HR ball sells for over $19K

It pays to come up big in the postseason.

Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar, who hit a rare inside-the-park home run in Game 1 of the World Series, has provided a piece of baseball history to one fan with deep pockets.

The home run ball, which was retrieved and authenticated by Major League Baseball, sold on the league's auction website for $19,200. Escobar's inside-the-parker was the first in the Fall Classic since 1929, which boosted the value of the ball.

(Courtesy: MLB.com)

For comparison's sake, the ball used to make New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter's last out went for more than $24,000.