Fan sues Dodgers, claiming he’s the rightful owner of Shohei Ohtani’s 51st stolen base
November 15, 2024
Fan sues Dodgers, claiming he’s the rightful owner of Shohei Ohtani’s 51st stolen base
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Did that fan ran to the field, evading incoming guards trying to tackle him in the process just to touch that Ohtani’s 51st stolen base and claimed it as his? Granted I didn’t read the article because of how ridiculous it is but this is how I imagined it.
This seems like the Marlins problem.
This one is actually valid, everyone should read it before making fun of him like the other “my ball first” fans. He paid for the base that Ohtani took off from to get his 50th but they never swapped it out so when Ohtani stole 51 it turned into “another base” that the Dodgers took. So he never got his base. I think this is on the Marlins though not the Dodgers.
Hard to see how this is a Dodgers problem and not a Marlins problem. Generally contract interference claims require that the defendant know of the contract’s existence before taking action. I doubt the Marlins memorabilia department called the Dodgers to inform them of the transaction (which was nevwr invoiced) beforehand.
Just read the article.. yeah I think he might actually have a claim tbh
If that’s the case, I’m putting a $50 deposit on Shohei’s #300, #400, #500, #600, and #700 home run ball and claim dibs. Please email me the invoice for my future purchase MLB, k thanks!
If Ohtani *stole* it, he should give it back
Reading is important! He purchased the base. His lawyer claims to have the emails, which could constitute some form of an agreement. This one isn’t like the baseball from his 50th homer
All your base are belong to us.
Really? No one else commented this? I’m old and dying
Wasn’t this news last week?
r/nottheonion
If you read the article, this one is open and shut. It’s his base.
TLDR; This guy bought the base, but then Ohtani stole it.
I’m not sure if the Marlins have this, but teams that pre-sale game used items often have clauses that if a historic event occurs, they have the right to cancel the sale. It stinks if you are the buyer, but it is not uncommon.
And we wonder why the world hates lawyers……lol
I’m no lawyer, but even if it qualifies as an agreement, wouldnt he only be able to recover at most the value of what he wanted to purchase? Wouldn’t that value be the same as amount he was willing to pay? He wanted to pay for a base. He never even did because he wasn’t invoiced for it. And assuming he had actually paid and received the wrong item or received nothing, wouldn’t he at most just be entitled to a refund of his money? Or if he didn’t pay doesn’t matter, wouldn’t he at most still be entitled to only the $3500 that they negotiated it to be worth?
Why didn’t they just give him another one and say it was that base
Sounds like a contract was made and agreement to what the item was. He has a strong case here
19 comments
Did that fan ran to the field, evading incoming guards trying to tackle him in the process just to touch that Ohtani’s 51st stolen base and claimed it as his? Granted I didn’t read the article because of how ridiculous it is but this is how I imagined it.
This seems like the Marlins problem.
This one is actually valid, everyone should read it before making fun of him like the other “my ball first” fans. He paid for the base that Ohtani took off from to get his 50th but they never swapped it out so when Ohtani stole 51 it turned into “another base” that the Dodgers took. So he never got his base. I think this is on the Marlins though not the Dodgers.
Hard to see how this is a Dodgers problem and not a Marlins problem. Generally contract interference claims require that the defendant know of the contract’s existence before taking action. I doubt the Marlins memorabilia department called the Dodgers to inform them of the transaction (which was nevwr invoiced) beforehand.
Just read the article.. yeah I think he might actually have a claim tbh
If that’s the case, I’m putting a $50 deposit on Shohei’s #300, #400, #500, #600, and #700 home run ball and claim dibs. Please email me the invoice for my future purchase MLB, k thanks!
If Ohtani *stole* it, he should give it back
Reading is important! He purchased the base. His lawyer claims to have the emails, which could constitute some form of an agreement. This one isn’t like the baseball from his 50th homer
All your base are belong to us.
Really? No one else commented this? I’m old and dying
Wasn’t this news last week?
r/nottheonion
If you read the article, this one is open and shut. It’s his base.
TLDR; This guy bought the base, but then Ohtani stole it.
I’m not sure if the Marlins have this, but teams that pre-sale game used items often have clauses that if a historic event occurs, they have the right to cancel the sale. It stinks if you are the buyer, but it is not uncommon.
And we wonder why the world hates lawyers……lol
I’m no lawyer, but even if it qualifies as an agreement, wouldnt he only be able to recover at most the value of what he wanted to purchase? Wouldn’t that value be the same as amount he was willing to pay? He wanted to pay for a base. He never even did because he wasn’t invoiced for it. And assuming he had actually paid and received the wrong item or received nothing, wouldn’t he at most just be entitled to a refund of his money? Or if he didn’t pay doesn’t matter, wouldn’t he at most still be entitled to only the $3500 that they negotiated it to be worth?
Why didn’t they just give him another one and say it was that base
Sounds like a contract was made and agreement to what the item was. He has a strong case here
Literal stolen bases.