The auction for Shohei Ohtani’s potentially lucrative 50th home run ball has been allowed to proceed as a legal dispute over ownership of the financial proceeds continues.

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

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.

An agreement reached Monday over the fate of the Shohei Ohtani 50/50 home run ball will allow the auction of that ball to proceed while the legal dispute over its ownership continues. According to a statement from Goldin Auctions and lawyers for plaintiffs in the case,

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 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.