Shohei Ohtani made history at the All-Star game and instead of sending his jersey to the Hall of Fame, it’s been auctioned off to charity instead…
For a LOT of money.
Joe Pompliano reported that a number of jerseys are being auctioned off from the event and Ohtani’s is going for… wait for it… 45 TIMES THE NEXT CLOSEST PLAYER. That honour belonged to Fernando Tatis Jr., and his still went for $2,500.
So yes, the 27-year-old’s shirt was going for $111K while the auctioned was still going. Just wild.
Ohtani’s stats were nothing to write home about as he pitched just one inning and went 0-2 at the plate, but leading off AND getting the start on the mound is nothing we’ve ever seen before. History people, history!
Hey, if you have $111K in your back pocket then good on you. That thing is going to have some serious value for a long, long time!
(H/T Joe Pompliano)
