On September 19, Shohei Ohtani sent a 90-mph Miami Marlins pitch well over the wall at LoanDepot Park, officially becoming the first member of MLB’s 50-50 club.
Now, the ball that Ohtani used to hit his 50th home run of the season, after he had already stolen his 50th base of the season, is for sale for a staggering six-figure sum.
The opening bid for Goldin’s auction of the Ohtani home run ball is set at $500,000.
The auction starts on Friday at 12:00 and is expected to last until October 16.
The baseball game in Miami was sanctioned by MLB, with the Dodgers superstar going 6-for-6 with three home runs and batting in 10 runs.
The ball that Shohei Ohtani hit that made him the first member of the 50-50 club is for sale
Ohtani became the sixth member of the extremely rare 40-40 club with the same two stats in August, a first in his career.
The Japanese giant became the first person to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in late August, bringing a 50-50 season within reach for the first time in baseball history.
None of the other five members of the 40-40 club came close to the near-impossible. Ohtani did it with two weeks left in the regular season.
Entering Wednesday night’s game against the Padres, Ohtani has 53 home runs and 55 RBIs.
There is an option to privately purchase the Ohtani baseball for $4.5 million. This option remains open until there is one week left in the auction.
If at any time a bid of more than $3 million is made for the baseball, the option for a private sale will be forfeited.