Dan Patrick: “What would you do if you had the home run ball?”
Darren Rovell: “It depends on the trade. Because after the best regular season game in baseball history, I would love to have a picture with Shohei. I might trade the ball if he were willing to give me something else on his body. I might want a picture, I might take the jersey, but usually they don’t do that. Usually they just give you a random bat or something else. I would need his exact cleats, or it would have to be some trade and a picture because pictures are just going to become more and more valuable.
What does Shohei own? His cleats, his bat, and his batting gloves. The team – per the collective bargaining agreement – owns the hat, the batting helmet, the jersey, the pants, and the socks. They could give it to him but those are just the rules; and the fan, of course, owns the ball once it goes [into the stands]. Originally, I thought this ball was around a half a million dollars, but now it’s associated with ‘the greatest single-game performance ever’, taking out World Series performances. Given that, I think this is at least a $1 million ball.
DP: “Would you hold onto it for a decade?”
Rovell: “I agree with Pauly, that it’s not going to happen again [50/50], although I would fear that Ohtani would do it again. It depends on how much money means to you in the moment, but most of these milestones, in the moment... That Mark McGwire ball [HR no. 62 passing Roger Maris] in the moment was worth $3 million. That ball today is probably worth around $120,000.”
Watch sports business economist Darren Rovell join the Dan Patrick Show to discuss Shohei Ohtani’s historic completion of the never-been-done-before ‘50/50’ season, as Darren speculates how much the 50th home run ball might actually be worth at auction if the fan who caught the ball elects to sell it.
Check out the segment above as Rovell thinks the ball will be even more expensive than you think, saying the fact Ohtani went 6-for-6 in the game he hit no. 50 in one of the greatest single-game regular season performances ever greatly adds to the value.
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