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MLB Fan Reportedly Retains Shohei Ohtani’s fiftieth HR Ball amid Viral Video of Scramble

Andrew Peters September 20, 2024 Megan Briggs/Getty Images Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani reached a historic mark on Thursday, becoming the first player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season. Ohtani also became the first MLB player to go 6-for-6 with three homers, 10 RBI

MLB Fan Reportedly Retains Shohei Ohtani’s fiftieth HR Ball amid Viral Video of Scramble

Andrew PetersSeptember 20, 2024

MIAMI, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 19: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers runs the bases after hitting a three-run home run, his third home run of the game, during the ninth inning against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park on September 19, 2024 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

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Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani reached a historic mark on Thursday, turning into the primary participant in MLB historical past to hit 50 house runs and steal 50 bases in a single season.

Ohtani additionally turned the primary MLB participant to go 6-for-6 with three homers, 10 RBI and two stolen bases because the Dodgers crushed the Miami Marlins 20-4.

One fortunate fan left LoanDepot Park in Miami with a souvenir from the record-breaking evening.

As Ohtani’s fiftieth house run soared into the left-field stands, a scrum of followers scrambled to get their fingers on the ball, which holds each historic and monetary worth.

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The person who got here out of the pile of followers with the ball in tow reportedly left the stadium, opting to not give it again to the Dodgers and Ohtani, per the Miami Herald’s Craig Mish. A video on social media confirmed the fan leaving the stadium with safety round him.

Per cllct’s Darren Rovell, MLB used marked balls for Ohtani’s at-bat within the seventh inning after he hit his forty ninth house run, that means the ball may be authenticated despite the fact that it didn’t go previous the in-stadium authenticator.

That authentication means the ball must be value a hefty price ticket, ought to the fan select to promote it, nevertheless it’s unclear simply how a lot it is going to be value. Aaron Choose’s American League-record 62nd house run ball sold for $1.5 million at an public sale in 2022 whereas Mark McGwire’s seventieth house run in 1998 stays the highest-paid value for a ball at $3.005 million.

Earlier this season, Ohtani’s first house run ball as a Dodger sparked controversy when the followers who retrieved it stated they have been advised that the Dodgers would not authenticate the ball ought to they select to maintain it. They later exchanged it for an autographed bat, an autographed ball and two autographed caps.

The fan who caught the milestone ball on Thursday seemingly took a special strategy, conserving the ball for himself.

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