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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Justin Rohrlich

Baseball fan sues Dodgers, claiming he’s the rightful owner of Shohei Ohtani’s historic 51st stolen base

Shohei Ohtani’s historic 50th and 51st stolen bases last season are at the center of a dispute between the team and a South Carolina man - (Getty)

A South Carolina baseball fan is suing the world-champion Los Angeles Dodgers over superstar Shohei Ohtani’s record-setting 51st stolen base, claiming he is the rightful owner of the priceless item — and wants a federal judge to force the team to hand it over.

“The facts are very simple,” attorney Richard Roth, who is representing the fan, told The Independent. “He’s entitled to that base, and we’re going to either get the base back, or we’ll get the value of the base. And the base now is very valuable.”

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