One fan in attendance for Thursday night's matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Miami Marlins ended up just a few inches away from claiming an important piece of MLB history.
Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani had a game to remember at loanDepot Park, going 6-for-6 with three home runs, two stolen bases, and 10 RBIs in Los Angeles's 20–4 win over Miami. He also became the first player in MLB history to notch 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in a single season, as his second dinger of the night propelled him to the half-century mark.
Ohtani crushed that ball 391 feet into the left-field seats. It landed about a foot away from one fan wearing a basketball jersey and bounced back up giving him another chance to catch it, but it was just out of reach. Ohtani's historic souvenir landed on the ground in front of him and was quickly scooped up by another eager fan.
This fan was SO CLOSE to grabbing Ohtani's 50/50 ball 🥲
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 19, 2024
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According to MLB Network's Craig Mish, the fan who ended up catching the home run ball has agreed to discuss a compromise to give the league its slice of 50-50 club history.
As for the other fan wearing the basketball jersey? This moment is going to haunt him for years.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as One Fan Came Painfully Close to Catching Shohei Ohtani's Historic 50-50 Home Run Ball.
