The lucky fan who caught Shohei Ohtani’s first home run ball for the Dodgers might want to improve her negotiating skills.
On Wednesday night, Ohtani homered for the first time in a Dodgers uniform in the team’s game against the Giants.
Shohei Ohtani crushes his first home run as a Dodger! pic.twitter. com/Riq4vqqeDr
— MLB (@MLB)
After the game, Ohtani spoke about being relieved with finally getting his first home run out of the way.
Via MLB.com
“Honestly, very relieved that I was able to hit my first homer, “It’s been a while, and honestly my swing hasn’t been great, so, overall, very relieved.”
As for the ball, a Dodgers fan was able to come up with the ball that was drilled 430 feet into the stands.
The luckiest fan in the world comes up with the ball after Shohei Ohtani’s first home run at Dodger Stadium
: @SportsNetLA pic.twitter.com/wBBdYCiWlP
— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation)
According to Ohtani, he was able to exchange two caps, another game-used ball, and a bat for the ball.
Shohei Ohtani said he exchanged the home run ball for a ball, two caps and a bat. He also met the fan.
That ball is worth quite a lot. Good deal?
— Sam Blum (@SamBlum3)
Just recently, a signed Ohtani foul ball sold for $15k, so it seems like this Dodgers fan got ansolutely fleeced by Ohtani.
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