[국제]”Ohtani’s home run ball, I caught it first, but he stole it”… the court battle before the auction

On the 27th (Korea time), ESPN reported that a preliminary injunction seeking to stop the auction was filed in a Florida court, claiming that he was the first to catch Ohtani’s 50th home run ball in the stands, but a spectator did another stole it.

Ohtani went 6-for-6 with 3 home runs and 2 stolen bases, 10 RBI, and 4 runs scored in the 2024 Major League Baseball road game against the Miami Marlins held at Londipo Park in Miami, Florida , USA on the 20th, reaching 50 home runs and 50 runs in a single season He set the stolen base record. This is the first in the history of American Major League Baseball (MLB).

The record-breaking 50th home run came in the 7th inning. The home run ball went over the left wall, and about 10 spectators threw themselves to catch the ball.

After a fierce battle, the person who caught Ohtani’s 50th home run was Florida’s Chris Belansky. After catching the ball, he handed it over to Goldin Auction, an auction house located in New Jersey, USA.

When the ball is auctioned, the starting price is $500,000 (about 660 million won), and if you pay $4.5 million, or about 6 billion won, you can buy it immediately without waiting until the closing date of the auction.

The person who submitted the application for an injunction is Max Matters, who is known to be 18 years old. He claimed that Belansky stole the ball he caught first and was even assaulted in the process.

Despite Materion’s request for an injunction, Goldin Auction announced that it would proceed with the auction as scheduled.

Goldin Auction told ESPN, “We are aware of the fact that a lawsuit has been filed, and as a result of analyzing the videos and photos that have been released, we intend to proceed with the auction as is. “

Digital News Team Reporter Yuna Lee

YTN Yuna Lee (lyn@ytn.co.kr)

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