Shohei Ohtani 50/50 Ball Could Top $10 Million At Auction, Ken Goldin Says

MLB followers trying to personal Shohei Ohtani‘s historic 50/50 house run ball would possibly want to interrupt just a few extra piggy banks for it than they initially anticipated … ‘trigger Ken Goldin simply revealed to TMZ Sports activities it would not shock him if the baseball bought for over $10 MILLION later this week.

At present, the souvenir — which Ohtani smacked over a left area wall throughout a never-before-seen efficiency in opposition to the Marlins again on Sept. 19 — is just a few mil away from attending to eight figures … however Goldin says it’s very attainable it reaches the plateau by the point the ultimate gavel drops on bidding on Tuesday night time.

In response to the public sale knowledgeable — whose public sale home is definitely overseeing the sale — most bids normally come within the ultimate hours … and with it already being up over $2 mil, it will probably threaten the $10 mil threshold for certain.

Goldin added that Ohtani’s worldwide star energy — in addition to the sport he had when he recorded the magical quantity — may additionally play into the sale of it exploding this week too.

“It wouldn’t blow my mind,” Goldin said, “if some foreign bidder put this to eight figures and it topped $10 million.”

Of course, buyers almost didn’t even get the chance to drop the coin on the baseball this month — after a lawsuit tried to halt the proceedings. But after Goldin reached an agreement with the plaintiffs in the case to move forward — it’s free game for everyone … including Ohtani himself.

Goldin says the Dodgers superstar can bid on it like everyone else — although he did say he and his company have not yet heard from either Ohtani or his team about potentially making an offer on it.