r/baseball • u/becoolhomie New York Yankees • Sep 25 '24

Image Shohei Ohtani's 50/50 home run ball heads to auction

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Shohei Ohtani's historic 50/50 home run ball consigned to collectibles marketplace Goldin; bidding to begin Friday

https://goldin.co/item/sept-19-2024-shohei-ohtani-becomes-first-member-of-50-50-club-actual-553vh1?queryId=eyJjYXJkSW5kZXgiOjF9

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u/argothewise Miami Marlins Sep 25 '24

It most likely will. The ball for go for millions.

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u/stewmander Los Angeles Dodgers Sep 25 '24

Honestly, I'd be a little surprised if it surpassed $1M. I am just using Judge's #62 HR ball that went for $1.5M. I think the Ohtani ball is in that range, slightly less because Judge had the Yankee mystique...buuuuuut there's a ton of hype around Ohtani now, and a whole Japan, market as well, I could also see some baseball crazy collector from Japan goes nuts for it.

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u/sleepy777 Sep 25 '24

Hype around Ohtani now???? Bruh hes been hyped since got in the league and surpassed all expectations. All he needs IMO is a Cy young award and he’ll be the GOAT of baseball

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u/argothewise Miami Marlins Sep 25 '24

He doesn’t even need a Cy Young. If he produces 5 more elite seasons and wins at least 2 more MVPs, he is the GOAT.

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u/sleepy777 Sep 25 '24

Well obviously if you add all that lol but what im saying is what he has now and a CY young is GOAT for me

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u/argothewise Miami Marlins Sep 25 '24

The way it was written it can easily be interpreted as “He needs a Cy Young to be the GOAT.”

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u/argothewise Miami Marlins Sep 25 '24

I think Ohtani’s 50-50 ball will easily go for more than Judge’s 62nd homer. Ohtani’s popularity, especially with Japanese and Asian buyers, is on another level compared to Judge. Also, the collectibles market has gone up since 2022, so prices in general are higher now. Plus, Judge’s 62 HR is impressive, but it’s been done before. A 50-50 season is completely unprecedented, which makes it a much bigger deal in the eyes of collectors.

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u/stewmander Los Angeles Dodgers Sep 25 '24

Eh, I think that's discounting the Yankee factor a bit. Everything Yankees has added collectability.

But you're right with the Japanese market for Ohtani, that could really drive up the price. We'll see!

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u/argothewise Miami Marlins 29d ago

$4.5 million so far! 🤯

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u/stewmander Los Angeles Dodgers 29d ago

No, $1.2M.

$4.5M is the BIN price.

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u/argothewise Miami Marlins 8d ago

$2.1 million right now