World Series, Shohei Ohtani and Los Angeles Dodgers
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A Dodgers fan caught Shohei Ohtani’s NLCS home run ball, a historic collectible now estimated to be worth millions.
It’s not every day that a baseball fan catches a home run ball. It’s also not every day that the ball that was caught was a Shohei Ohtani rocket that solidified his place in baseball lore forever.
Video supports claims of a man who says he caught the third home run ball Shohei Ohtani hit against the Milwaukee Brewers Oct. 17 at Dodger Stadium.
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Ohtani stands with 11 other players, including Babe Ruth, who hit three home runs in a postseason game twice. The group also includes Hall of Famers Reggie Jackson, George Brett and Adrian Beltre, with Albert Pujols set to join that trio in Cooperstown and Jose Altuve potentially on that path as well.
Just check out the reaction from the fans in the right-field stands. They were in disbelief as the baseball completely cleared the roof into the pavilion. (Warning: Strong language in the video) What a shot. That's elite camerawork from a phone. That fan had the broadcast beat if we're being honest.
Shohei Ohtani and wife Mamiko Tanaka welcomed their first child in April 2025 — months before the Dodgers’ World Series matchup.
On Thursday, New York sports radio personality Craig Carton pointed out the oddity between how MLB handled Ohtani’s betting scandal, which landed his translator, Ippei Mizuhara, in prison for 57 months, and this FBI ring involving some in the NBA?