[craig] The fan who caught Shohei Ohtani’s 50th Home Run baseball has opted to walk away with it. Dodgers did not get it back.
September 20, 2024
[craig] The fan who caught Shohei Ohtani’s 50th Home Run baseball has opted to walk away with it. Dodgers did not get it back.
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Smart fan
does this set an auction record *for baseballs, should it go to auction?
Tough situation, but that baseball is worth a *ton* of money so I don’t blame them. I hope the Marlins did authenticate, I hate when teams play hard ball with fans.
Edit: yes, thank you to the 20 people who have said it’s not a tough decision. It can be a tough *situation* when you have a ballpark staff doing all they can to get that ball back.
A million dollars richer, minimum. Although the section the ball fell into and considering its Miami, whoever it is is probably already absolutely balling.
He wants Ohtani to earn it by following him on IG
Of course they did. That ball is going to change their life.
That fan just became rich
yeah, that one is worth too much to just give it up for a couple pieces of signed equipment
The Asian market will be nuts too for this ball.
I’d get it appraised and give Ohtani the first crack at buying it at market price before going to auction. Not giving that shit away for a signed bat.
“Tell Shohei congratulations, and thank you for changing my life”
And walk. Ohtani would probably love it.
More people really need to start doing this. You want the ball back? Make it worth it. I’m sure your 5.45 billion dollar franchise can come up with something.
After that couple got allegedly harassed by the Dodgers last year over a ball I’m glad a fan is taking it home
Good.
If you’re some regular person, why are you going to give up something that can change your life in exchange for a few trinkets and an autograph?
And to a guy that’s likely going to retire a billionaire? Let him bid with everyone else if he really wants it for his trophy case that badly.
Good.
Hell yeah. I hope it changes their life.
Totally fair.
I’d take a bunch of Ohtani autographed gear and 4 front row Top Deck Dodger Stadium season tickets for life. I would guess those cost about $2,000 each, so that’s $8,000 * however many seasons I live through (hopefully 50) = max payment of ~$400,000 in value for the Dodgers. It’s easy for them to make happen, it’s on brand for the payout, and then I can go to games with friends or family whenever I want for the rest of my life.
That, or I’d just sell to a rando for a few million.
I’m laughing and also sad.
20+ years ago he prolly gives the ball back because he knows they’re gonna do right by him, or at least think they will…
lol not in this economy!
$$$$
Dodgers can pay up. They literally have a billion dollar super team
Mcovey Dave wants to talk.
If the man who signed a $700M contract wants the ball he can pay for it on the open market like everyone else. I never understood the people who trade these balls for an autograph and a photo op.
Get that bag
Really should get it up for auction immediately.
And it should be at an auction house that has a line to the Japanese market.
First I would want at least a million.
Then I would also want a full time job being the next Ippei Mizuhara. I don’t speak Japanese, but I can learn during the offseason. I do gamble, so I’m half way there.
If I recall, the Dodgers used thug like tactics to retrieve Ohtani’s 1st home run, so whatever this guy can negotiate is fine by me.
Most balls are just worth an armful of autographed merch, because they carry no reasonable value to anyone but the player or team.
When you grab a history-maker, it’s a very different story- This is a “season tickets for life” kind of ball.
I’ve said this before, the right thing to do is get every penny you can. People will say players never get to make this much money so they should holdout on contracts and get as much as they can, but regular people getting something of value they may never have again should give it away for cheap. Nah. Not me if I’m ever in that situation. If I caught a significant ball (700HR or the like) I may never have that leverage ever again
I make $40,000/yr and am living paycheck to paycheck. If I catch a historically significant homerun ball I would walk away with it and won’t feel even remotely bad about it. Life is hard and for once the universe decides to throw some good fortune your way, you got to take it. Good on the fan for not being pressured into giving it up.
Everyone on here saying Ohtani wants it for his trophy case or the Dodgers want it. But nah.
That ball, if it makes it there, belongs in Cooperstown.
The fans are the reason the sport exists. If they didn’t show up, nothing would happen. They deserve everything like this.
Ofc it should go to a collective fan place
But yeah just in general
Good thing he wasn’t at dodger stadium he would have been cornered and taken into a private room to discuss “keeping” the ball lol.
If the Dodgers hadn’t been such dicks earlier in the season, there might have been a chance to massage the ball from the fan, but with what happened earlier surely at the top of fan’s mind, there was no way they wouldn’t walk away.
Good, I ain’t forget they bullied that last woman.
The Dodgers are owned by a 300 billion dollar ownership group, they can fuck off with being cheap tbh
Good. I’d ask anyone who disagrees if they’d be happy to give up a winning lottery ticket for a few hundred bucks worth of memorabilia.
Good. Teams always trying to strongarm fans into taking a shit deal.
“Breaking news: fan opts into payday instead of declining it”
These are regular fucking people attending these games. Give the guy his money
Smart fan. I hate when the dummies trade a significant piece of history for a bag of peanuts and a used jock strap. If Ohtani and the Dodgers want the ball, they can pay market value.
Home-run that was the 50th of the season in the first 50/50 season in the history of the sport, by a generational talent like Ohtani. It is also the first time a Dodger has hit 50. Double Historic ball? Yeah I’m keeping that too.
I would have done the same. Players go to where they get the most money, so why shouldn’t fans have the same bargaining chip.
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Smart fan
does this set an auction record *for baseballs, should it go to auction?
Tough situation, but that baseball is worth a *ton* of money so I don’t blame them. I hope the Marlins did authenticate, I hate when teams play hard ball with fans.
Edit: yes, thank you to the 20 people who have said it’s not a tough decision. It can be a tough *situation* when you have a ballpark staff doing all they can to get that ball back.
A million dollars richer, minimum. Although the section the ball fell into and considering its Miami, whoever it is is probably already absolutely balling.
He wants Ohtani to earn it by following him on IG
Of course they did. That ball is going to change their life.
That fan just became rich
yeah, that one is worth too much to just give it up for a couple pieces of signed equipment
The Asian market will be nuts too for this ball.
I’d get it appraised and give Ohtani the first crack at buying it at market price before going to auction. Not giving that shit away for a signed bat.
“Tell Shohei congratulations, and thank you for changing my life”
And walk. Ohtani would probably love it.
More people really need to start doing this. You want the ball back? Make it worth it. I’m sure your 5.45 billion dollar franchise can come up with something.
After that couple got allegedly harassed by the Dodgers last year over a ball I’m glad a fan is taking it home
Good.
If you’re some regular person, why are you going to give up something that can change your life in exchange for a few trinkets and an autograph?
And to a guy that’s likely going to retire a billionaire? Let him bid with everyone else if he really wants it for his trophy case that badly.
Good.
Hell yeah. I hope it changes their life.
Totally fair.
I’d take a bunch of Ohtani autographed gear and 4 front row Top Deck Dodger Stadium season tickets for life. I would guess those cost about $2,000 each, so that’s $8,000 * however many seasons I live through (hopefully 50) = max payment of ~$400,000 in value for the Dodgers. It’s easy for them to make happen, it’s on brand for the payout, and then I can go to games with friends or family whenever I want for the rest of my life.
That, or I’d just sell to a rando for a few million.
I’m laughing and also sad.
20+ years ago he prolly gives the ball back because he knows they’re gonna do right by him, or at least think they will…
lol not in this economy!
$$$$
Dodgers can pay up. They literally have a billion dollar super team
Mcovey Dave wants to talk.
If the man who signed a $700M contract wants the ball he can pay for it on the open market like everyone else. I never understood the people who trade these balls for an autograph and a photo op.
Get that bag
Really should get it up for auction immediately.
And it should be at an auction house that has a line to the Japanese market.
First I would want at least a million.
Then I would also want a full time job being the next Ippei Mizuhara. I don’t speak Japanese, but I can learn during the offseason. I do gamble, so I’m half way there.
If I recall, the Dodgers used thug like tactics to retrieve Ohtani’s 1st home run, so whatever this guy can negotiate is fine by me.
Most balls are just worth an armful of autographed merch, because they carry no reasonable value to anyone but the player or team.
When you grab a history-maker, it’s a very different story- This is a “season tickets for life” kind of ball.
I’ve said this before, the right thing to do is get every penny you can. People will say players never get to make this much money so they should holdout on contracts and get as much as they can, but regular people getting something of value they may never have again should give it away for cheap. Nah. Not me if I’m ever in that situation. If I caught a significant ball (700HR or the like) I may never have that leverage ever again
I make $40,000/yr and am living paycheck to paycheck. If I catch a historically significant homerun ball I would walk away with it and won’t feel even remotely bad about it. Life is hard and for once the universe decides to throw some good fortune your way, you got to take it. Good on the fan for not being pressured into giving it up.
Everyone on here saying Ohtani wants it for his trophy case or the Dodgers want it. But nah.
That ball, if it makes it there, belongs in Cooperstown.
The fans are the reason the sport exists. If they didn’t show up, nothing would happen. They deserve everything like this.
Ofc it should go to a collective fan place
But yeah just in general
Good thing he wasn’t at dodger stadium he would have been cornered and taken into a private room to discuss “keeping” the ball lol.
If the Dodgers hadn’t been such dicks earlier in the season, there might have been a chance to massage the ball from the fan, but with what happened earlier surely at the top of fan’s mind, there was no way they wouldn’t walk away.
Good, I ain’t forget they bullied that last woman.
The Dodgers are owned by a 300 billion dollar ownership group, they can fuck off with being cheap tbh
Good. I’d ask anyone who disagrees if they’d be happy to give up a winning lottery ticket for a few hundred bucks worth of memorabilia.
Good. Teams always trying to strongarm fans into taking a shit deal.
“Breaking news: fan opts into payday instead of declining it”
These are regular fucking people attending these games. Give the guy his money
Smart fan. I hate when the dummies trade a significant piece of history for a bag of peanuts and a used jock strap. If Ohtani and the Dodgers want the ball, they can pay market value.
Home-run that was the 50th of the season in the first 50/50 season in the history of the sport, by a generational talent like Ohtani. It is also the first time a Dodger has hit 50. Double
Historic ball? Yeah I’m keeping that too.
I would have done the same. Players go to where they get the most money, so why shouldn’t fans have the same bargaining chip.