The ball that Shohei Ohtani hit to get his 50th home run of the 2024 season and become the only player in MLB history to have 50 homers and 50 stolen bases is being auctioned off.
Ohtani created a 50/50 club in a 20-4 win over the Miami Marlins as part of three home runs and two stolen bases performance. The 50thhomer ball was caught by a fan who decided to keep it and is now offering it for sale through an auction organized by Goldin.
The starting bid for the ball is set at $500K, with the auction kicking off on Friday. Prospective buyers can purchase the ball outright for a price of $4.5 million. The latter would make it the most expensive baseball ever sold at an auction, breaking the record of $3 million paid for Mark McGwire’s 70th home run ball.
Reportedly, the fan who caught the ball was offered $300,000 for it by the Dodgers but turned down the offer.
“Ohtani is truly one-of-a-kind, and the 50-50 record may be his crowning achievement,” Ken Goldin, founder and CEO of Goldin, said in a statement. “We’re honored to bring this iconic item to collectors. This is a piece of baseball history that fans and historians around the world will remember for decades to come.”
