Auctioned for $4.39 million:Record baseball is most expensive ball in the world
Shohei Ohtani is the biggest star in Major League Baseball. The ball with which he made history has now been auctioned off. However, it is still unclear who will get the money.
The most expensive ball in the world: Ohtani’s record ball from the MLB
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Record sum for a record ball: The ball with which baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani hit his 50th home run of the season has been auctioned off. As the Goldin auction house announced on Wednesday, the historic ball fetched 4.39 million dollars (4.06 million euros).
With the hit, the Japanese became the first player in MLB history with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in one season.
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Previous record clearly exceeded
The previous record was from 1998, when the ball with which Mark McGwire hit his 70th home run in a season cost $3.05 million (€2.82 million).
Shohei Ohtani in the game against the Miami Merlins
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Record man Ohtani founded the “50-50 Club” on September 19th when his Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 20-4. The 30-year-old and his team are now in the World Series, the final of Major League Baseball. The Dodgers will meet the New York Yankees there starting Friday.
Who owns the ball and therefore the money?
The auction was overshadowed by a previous legal dispute. After the ball landed on the left field bleachers, it fell into the hands of Christian Zacek, who initiated the auction.
However, two other fans, Max Matus and Joseph Davidov, subsequently filed separate lawsuits claiming they had possession of the ball before it was taken away from them. According to US media reports, the parties involved in the legal dispute agreed that the auction should continue.
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