Did he miss the chance to make a big splash? LA Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani hit the homer, and the two got into a fight from afar. This is because he hit the homerun that made it 50-50 in the first place. Lawsuits are being filed.
ESPN reported on the 27th (Korea Standard Time) that “a fan who claims to be the legitimate owner of Otani’s 50th home run ball filed a civil lawsuit to stop the auction of the ball.”
Ohtani hit three home runs in an away game in Miami on the 20th, recording his 49th-50th-51st home run. He also made two steals on the day, instantly reaching 51 home runs-51 steals. This is a 50-50 record that no one has ever done in the history of Major League Baseball.
The 50th homerun ball is the problem. Someone caught it. According to Fox Sports, the Dodgers offered Chris Bellanski 300,000 U.S. dollars.
Velanski said no. Then, he put it up for auction. The auction will begin at Goldin Auction. The bidding price is 500,000 U.S. dollars. The auction will begin on Friday.
A lawsuit was filed ahead of the auction. It was an 18-year-old boy named Max Matus who filed the lawsuit. Besides Velanski, two names appeared including Kelvin Ramirez. They said they stole the ball in a negative and coercive way. They asked him to stop the auction.
The outcome is not yet known. For now, Goldin Auction will proceed with the auction as normal. “I know that a lawsuit has been filed. I checked the claims contained in the lawsuit and saw the image of the game. After reviewing it, we decided to proceed with it as normal,” he said.
Goldin Auction believed there was no illegal act in the process of acquiring the home run ball. Matus has not said much since the lawsuit was filed. Velanski and Ramirez are also quiet. ESPN said, “I couldn’t reach him.” 토토사이트
Matus said, “It was near the fence on the left side of Rondipo Park where the game was held. He was filming a video to capture the moment of his 50th home run. At that time, the ball flew to him. He caught the ball. At that time, a “muscular adult” running in and caught the ball between his legs. He twisted his hand to take the ball away.
If this claim is true, it would be a shame. The auction price is $500,000. It is also a lot of money in the U.S. It could surpass the highest ever.
In 1998, Mark McGwire’s 70th home run was auctioned off for a whopping 3.05 million U.S. dollars. Some predict that Ohtani’s 50-50 home run ball could pass the mark.
In other words, a large sum of money is flying in front of us. It deserves a lawsuit. Of course, it is only a claim yet. The court hearing schedule has not come out yet.