The Paradise Valley luxury home put on the market in August by former Arizona Coyotes captain Oliver Ekman-Larsson has been sold for its asking price of $6.5 million — to a Major League Baseball player.

Maricopa County records show that the 6,425-square-foot home built by Arco Custom Homes in 2018 was sold on Oct. 4 to Christian Yelich, an outfielder with the Milwaukee Brewers who signed a 7-year, $188,500,000 contract extension in 2020.

After Ekman-Larsson was traded earlier this year by the Coyotes to the Vancouver Canucks, he put the Paradise Valley property on the market, complete with furniture.

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By Angela Gonzales, Senior Reporter, Phoenix Business Journal.