ESPN reported on Monday (Korea time) that Otani’s 50-50 home run ball has been consigned to Goldin, an auction platform. The auction will begin on Friday.

Ohtani hit three home runs and added two stolen bases against the Miami Marlins on the 20th, becoming the first MLB player to reach the 50-50 mark. This is the 50th home run ball to be auctioned off.

“The man (who caught his 50th homer) contacted Goldin on Friday on social media, and we went to Miami with security on Monday to meet him and come back,” Goldin’s founder and CEO Ken Goldin said.
The man wants to remain anonymous, but there are photos of him online.

According to Fox Sports, the Dodgers reportedly offered him $300,000 (about 400 million won).

Goldin said, “(The man) rejected the Dodgers’ offer.”

The starting price of the home run ball is $500,000 (about 660 million won).

There is a chance to immediately purchase the ball for 4.5 million dollars from Friday to October 10. However, if the auction price reaches 3 million dollars before the 10th, the purchase option will no longer be offered.토토사이트 모음

Goldin explained, “I thought it would be best to proceed with the auction as soon as possible. I was going to proceed with the auction when Ohtani was getting everyone’s attention because the Dodgers would advance to the postseason and Ohtani would likely be the MVP.”

The most expensive baseball memorial ball ever sold was Mark Maguire’s 70th home run ball in 1998, which hit $3.05 million (about 4.06 billion won).

The 62nd home run ball, which Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees set a new American League (AL) record in 2022, was sold for $1.5 million (about 1.99 billion won).