https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/10/23/historic-shohei-ohtani-50-50-ball-sells-for-4-4-million-in-extra-innings/

An online auction’s “extra innings” helped boost the final price for a historic home run ball hit by Shohei Ohtani to $4.4 million.

The auction for the baseball collectible struck by the ex-Angel-now-Dodger superstar ended Tuesday, Oct. 22. The home run made him the first player to hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases in a season. An anonymous seller of the Ohtani ball apparently was quickly cashing in on baseball history made on Sept. 19.