When Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Shohei Ohtani became the first and only member of the 50-50 club, every article of clothing he wore became history, including his pants.
On Saturday, trading card company Topps officially unveiled the pants worn by Ohtani in his historic 50-50 game on September 19th, when he hit his 49th, 50th, and 51st home runs of the season with the Dodgers 20-4. He announced that he had obtained it. Victory over the Miami Marlins. With his long ball as his weapon, Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to hit more than 50 home runs and steal more than 50 bases in a single season.
Topps said some of Ohtani’s game-worn pants will be incorporated into the trading cards, including a unique Logoman autograph card featuring the MLB logo on the back of Ohtani’s pants.
“Do you want to follow this history?” Topps wrote to X.
This was not the only souvenir that went to the market on Otani’s milestone night. His 50th home run ball was put up for auction.
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Auctions are not without controversy. Max Matus, 18, filed a lawsuit Thursday in Florida’s 11th Judicial Circuit Court seeking a preliminary injunction to prevent the auction from taking place. Mattos claimed that he had the ball in his left hand until Chris Belansky, who ran away with the home run ball, wrapped his leg around his hand to secure his arm as he snatched the ball from Mattos’ hands. There is. Lawsuit documents.
Following a judge’s ruling Thursday that rejected an attempt to stop Ball, an auction for Ball has begun through Goldin and is scheduled to run until Oct. 16. The latest bid was $1.2 million as of 7 p.m. ET Saturday.
Contributor: James H. Williams