A lawsuit filed by a Florida man has put a temporary halt on the auction of Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball. The man claims that the ball was stolen from him shortly after he obtained it on his 18th birthday. The ball, a significant piece of baseball history as it marks Ohtani's achievement of 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season, was turned over to Goldin Auctions for sale.
An emergency hearing held in Miami-Dade County resulted in a temporary injunction, preventing the auction house from selling, concealing, or transferring the ball until a further evidentiary hearing on October 10. The lawsuit requests a court order declaring the man's entitlement to the ball and alleges unlawful battery against the individual who took it from him.
