Shohei Ohtani made history in 2024 with a 50-50 season. His 50th home run ball just did that too.
The auction for the baseball that sealed the first 50-homer, 50-stolen base in MLB history ended Tuesday night at Goldin Auctions, at a listed price of $3.6 million. With a 22% buyer's premium added, the full price tag comes out to $4.392 million.
That shatters the record for most expensive baseball ever sold at auction, beating the $3.005 million brought in by Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball (a figure that includes the buyer's premium).