Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers), who opened the first 50 (homerun)-50 (stealing) new era in Major League Baseball (MLB) history, will be auctioned off for the 50th time of the season. 메이저사이트
ESPN, a U.S. sports channel, said on the 26th (Korea time) that “Otani’s 50-50 home run ball will be consigned to Goldin, a collection marketplace, and bidding will begin.” Ohtani conquered the long-awaited 50-50 mark with three home runs and two stolen bases in an away game of the Miami Marlins on the 20th. Since then, he has added home runs and stolen bases to increase the record to 53 home runs-55 steals (as of the 25th), and a monumental 50th home run ball will be auctioned off.
ESPN said, “The client wants to remain anonymous, but his photo is released online.” According to the report, the Dodgers offered $300,000 (400 million won) to a fan who caught Ohtani’s 50th home run ball and tried to retrieve the commemorative ball, but it was reportedly rejected. He will do the same, as the author of the auction of the commemorative ball has already exceeded the Dodgers’ offer with $500,000 (700 million won). Goldin’s side said, “We can have an opportunity to purchase a baseball exclusively for $4.5 million (6 billion won) from the 28th to the 10th of next month,” and the price of the ball is expected to skyrocket.
ESPN said, “The highest auction paid for a baseball is Mark McGuire’s 70th homerun of the season in 1999, which is 3.05 million dollars (4.1 billion won).” The person who bought Maguire’s commemorative ball was comic book producer Todd McFarlane, who collected various commemorative balls including Barry Bonds’ 73rd homerun of the season in 2001 and Sammy Sosa’s 66th homerun of the season in 1999. Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, who set the record for home runs in the American League in the 2022 season, was sold for 1.5 million dollars (2 billion won). It is interesting to see how much Ohtani’s 50th homerun ball will be sold for. Goldin said, “Ohtani is a unique player that we have never seen in baseball and will never see again.”
