The ball Shohei Ohtani hit for his 50th home run Sept. 19 is the center of a heated legal dispute involving three different spectators.

A second fan claiming to be the owner of Shohei Ohtani’s historic 50-50 ball has filed a lawsuit. The ball, which was Ohtani’s 50th home run in the MLB 2024 season that launched him in the one-member exclusive 50-50 club — with the other 50 being stolen bases — is now up for grabs at Goldin Auctions,

The Dodgers did reportedly offer the fan $300,000 for the baseball, which he turned down. At auction, the baseball could potentially go for millions and could eclipse that $1.5 million that Aaron Judge’s 62nd home run ball sold for. We’ll have to see what happens on Friday.

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.

After a fan filed a lawsuit against the man who ended up with Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball last week, a second fan filed a lawsuit over

The owner of the ball that Shohei Ohtani hit for his historic 50th homer of the year remains in dispute, but the souvenir will continue to be auctioned off while legal proceedings continue. Goldin Auctions announced Monday that the lawyers for the fans who are arguing over the ball's rightful owner agreed to let the auction continue.

The three parties claiming ownership of Ohtani's historic ball reached an agreement with Goldin Auctions to allow the auction to go forward without concerns over pending litigation.

The auction of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's historic 50/50 home run ball is at the center of a legal dispute. The auction of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani‘s historic 50/50 home run ball will continue despite the legal dispute over its ownership.