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Jackpot Ohtani's 50th home run ball

Ohtani started as the No. 1 designated hitter in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) Miami Marlins at Rondipo Park in Miami, Florida on the 20th (Korea time), and led the Dodgers to a 20-4 victory by hitting 6 at-bats with 3 home runs, 10 RBIs, 4 runs and 2 steals.

Ohtani, who had 48 homers to 49 steals until the previous day, stole his 50th and 51st stolen bases in the top of the first and second innings, respectively, and hit three homeruns in succession through the top of the sixth, seventh, and ninth innings, finally reaching the 50th homerun-50 mark. This is the first time in MLB history.

Among them, the recent situation of the main character who caught the historic ball of Ohtani's 50th home run ball of the season is drawing attention on an online community.

On the 20th, an online community posted a message titled "What's Up with the Person Who Picked Up the Otani 50-50 Home Run Ball?"

A video clip posted by the author showed a man wearing a black top who picked up Ohtani's 50th home run ball of the season leaving the stadium under guard. However, the exact identity of Ohtani has yet to be revealed.
Earlier on the 14th (Korea time), Yahoo Sports estimated the value of the ball, saying, "The person who will catch Ohtani Shohei's 50th home run ball may change his life."

The media then said, "Sports collectors expect Ohtani's 50th home run ball of the season to be worth at least $100,000 (about 133.2 million won)." An official from Heritage Options, a global auction house, also claimed that the value of the ball would be $100,000 even if it was conservatively held, and it would probably exceed that many times.

The value of a home run ball made headlines just two years ago in the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB). It was Aaron Judge's 62nd home run ball.

According to ESPN, Aaron Judge's home run ball was caught by a fan named Corey Youmans, a vice president of an investment management company in the U.S., who refused to return or sell it after acquiring the home run ball and auctioned the home run ball.

At the time, U.S. media Fox Business assessed that Judge's 62nd home run ball was worth $2.5 million (about 3.33 billion won), and the home run ball, which was auctioned by Youmans, was sold for $1.5 million (about 1.9 billion won). 메이저사이트

According to experts' previous evaluation, Ohtani's 50th home run ball this season is only one-eighth of Judge's 62nd home run ball in 2022, but if it is actually auctioned, it is likely to be recognized as more than several times higher than this, so it is worth up to 10 billion won.

Meanwhile, the Dodgers, with Ohtani's strong performance, defeated Miami 20-4 and confirmed their advance to the postseason for the 12th consecutive season.

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