Fan files legal claim over Ohtani's 50-50 ball auction

An 18-year-old shot instrumentality has revenge a ineligible declare that he is nan rightful proprietor of Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 home-run shot aft it was put up for auction.

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Ohtani made shot history past Thursday by becoming nan first subordinate to deed 50 location runs and bargain 50 bases successful a season.

The 30-year-old reached nan milestone during nan seventh innings of nan Dodgers' 20-4 triumph astatine nan Miami Marlins.

The pursuing day, Goldin auction location was contacted by an anonymous instrumentality and subsequently listed nan ball,, external pinch a starting bid of $500,000 (£375,000) and an action to acquisition it privately for $4.5m (£3.4m).

But Max Matus said successful a ineligible declare revenge connected Wednesday successful Florida's 11th Judicial Circuit Court that he grabbed nan shot for Ohtani's 50th homer and different instrumentality wrested it from his hand.

Matus says nan shot was concisely successful his possession earlier a man identified arsenic Chris Belanski "wrapped his legs astir Max's limb and utilized his hands to wrangle nan shot retired of Max's hand, stealing nan shot for himself".

The declare names nan auction house, Belanski and Kelvin Ramirez, who attended nan crippled pinch Belanski, arsenic defendants successful nan case.

The filing includes photos taken by different fans that Matus says support his claim, including 1 that shows Belanski showing disconnected nan shot successful beforehand of a stunned Matus.

Goldin told ESPN that it would proceed pinch nan auction aft reviewing Matus' claims.

"Max has suffered irreparable harm because of nan quality of nan unique, irreplaceable 50-50 ball," nan ineligible declare reads. "There is nary capable remedy astatine rule that tin switch this unsocial and bonzer 50-50 ball."