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A civil lawsuit has been filed in Florida claiming that 18-year-old Max Matus is the rightful owner of the Shohei Ohtani 50-50 home run ball that is set to be auctioned off beginning Friday ...
An 18-year-old has filed a lawsuit over the ownership of the ball Shohei Ohtani made baseball history with when he became the inaugural member of the 50-50 club.. On September 19, the Los Angeles ...
The claim to Shohei Ohtani's potentially lucrative 50th home run ball grew more complicated this week, with a second fan filing a lawsuit asserting he had possession of the historic baseball.
The first lawsuit claims that Matus, a Florida resident who was celebrating his 18th birthday, gained possession of the Ohtani ball before Belanski took it away. Part of the presentation by Matus' attorney on Oct. 10 will be video of the scramble for the ball in the stands.
Ramirez attended the game with Belanski. Goldin Auctions, Belanski and Ramirez are named in the lawsuit filed by John Uustal, the attorney representing Matus. Ohtani's home run against the Miami Marlins gave him 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in the same season, making him the first member of the 50-50 club. The opening bid for the ball is $500,000.
Ohtani's home run on Sept. 19 against the Miami Marlins gave him 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in the same season, making him the first member of the 50-50 club. According to a statement from Matus' representatives, the 18-year-old secured the ball before Chris Belanski, also from Florida, took it away, then held it up.
Shohei Ohtani 50/50 ball brings lawsuits There was some dispute over who has rights to the ball, and two lawsuits have been filed by other people laying claim to the historic ball.
A lawsuit by a high school senior has been filed to prevent the sale of Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball, which was scheduled to go up for auction Friday with a starting bid at $500,000.. Max ...