SoCal couple catches Shohei Ohtani’s first homer ball as Dodger

In exchange for Shohei Ohtani's first home run ball with the Dodgers, Amber Roman and her husband Alexis Valenzuela received two hats, a ball and a bat. NBC Los Angeles' Amber Frias reports.
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[@geeball702]

THEY THREATENED NOT 2 AUTHENTICATE THE BALL THEY SHOULD'VE TOOK IT HOME N WAITED 4 THE OFFERS 2 COME IN THEY GOT ROBBED OF POTENTIAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS SMH

[@RunForPeace-hk1cu]

It’s worthless once you leave the premise … wait for an unauthenticated ball offers? 😂😂😂

[@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor]

No one is going to pay money for an unauthenticated ball. All the value comes from the authentication. Otherwise she could take it home and sell a different ball.

[@peternorth5176]

That ball is worth a million bucks! I would not give up that ball easily. The authentication is on the video display that she caught it. 🤣😂

[@tonyllamas5555]

any one that's been there and the attention would authenticate it 😂 or do you think they won't cound his Home run ball? lol

[@atr4454]

ITS AUTHENTICATED BY HER VIDEO

[@CAsaidit]

The girl didn’t realize she had the upper hand. The Dodgers staff played her.

[@Anthony-dy5cq]

It was grimy used car salesman tactics they played on her and worse the dodgers kept her husband away from the negotiation.

[@CAsaidit]

@user-rr2xo3uk8s If it was worth so little, the dodgers staff wouldn’t have refused to authorize as a way to coerce a trade.

[@Anthony-dy5cq]

Casual.

[@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor]

The ball would be worthless if they won’t authenticate it. So she didn’t have the upper hand. She could have walked away with her $30 dollar ball, or get a bunch of signed stuff.

[@Wafuller84]

@@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor Dodger Stadium security extorted her. Dodger Stadium security are well known for being power tripping assholes. They like to find a way to punish and kick out people out of the stadium for no particular reason.

[@charlespatrick8650]

she didn't need "authentication" of the baseball from the Dodgers organization, she's on video with the ball, any auction house would bring in experts to authenticate, some rich Dodger/Shohei Ohtani fan would prob have paid $100,000+ for that baseball, too bad she let Dodger security or whoever bully her into giving them the ball, I sure AF would not have

[@1yungez]

yup

[@DjGCue71]

she got a Happy Meal for exchange of that ball. lmfao!

[@lrodm110]

Correct

[@lrodm110]

Messed up how she got robbed

[@branch621]

Dang they got robbed.

[@tomn2599]

I do not think Ohtani did make a decision to not see them. Dodgers is doing poor management. I hope you guys would not do this again. Anyway, come on Ohtani, just come out and say hi to make them happy. Especially her husband is upset

[@user-ro6kc1sz2e]

大谷がそこまですることないよ。It’s not a service industry.

[@MrEckardt]

@@user-ro6kc1sz2eif they don’t care about the fans they are nothing.

[@andynguyen1939]

@@user-ro6kc1sz2e

[@tomn2599]

@@user-ro6kc1sz2e Read all the comments here mate. What Dodgers did disappointed their fans. They are gonna change the process anyway, Seems to me that they disagree with you lmao

[@coo837]

They are in Chicago now. Maybe he will meet the couple when they go back to LA.

[@rickdeckard9810]

Dodgers organization really dropped the ball. They could've showed what the fans meant to them by given her and her husband the VIP treatment knowing how much that souvenir meant to Ohtani. Hopefully they'll make it right in the future.

[@jinov191]

Dropped the ball is very understated, they are greedy opportunists, one fan in millions winds up with a ball that has some value, they could easily afford to "buy" it back from her for it's estimated value of $100k.

[@JC-ig4xy]

they made things right and invited her to meet the whole team

[@emazonreviews6269]

Dodgers DONT make mistakes (eg Julio Arias, Trevor Bauer )

[@dfelixrx7]

She should’ve kept the baseball ⚾️… Dodgers will forever forget about her now that they got the ball back.

[@coo837]

Ok, here I am a Japanese person talking. At the interview, he never said “I talked to the fan.” I directly quote what he said here. He said, “ Talked to the fan.” Do you see there’s no “I” in his sentence. We, Japanese omit a subject very often. Like when I ask my kids if they ate snacks, I would ask them, “Ate snacks?” Instead of saying, “Did you eat snacks?” Similar thing happened with Ohtani. He wasn’t sure who talked to the fan who caught so he couldn’t identify the subject in his sentence so he said “Talked to the fan.” Then the interpreters said , “I talked to the fan.” Which is a mistake but I kinda understand that the interpreter thought that Ohtani said “I talked” because the way Ohtani said it was kinda very smooth and and it was very difficult to identify who talked to the fan. Then I think that if it were Ippei, maybe he would have translated it better because Ippei would have known every single move that Ohtani makes. I mean Ippei would have known that Ohtani didn’t talk to the fan that day. Ohtani didn’t know who talked to the fan. Was it someone from the management, the security guy, or any special person to handle the home run ball ? Also, it sometimes impolite to use “someone” when referring to literally someone😅 So, explaining who someone might be in a polite way is kind of long when he doesn’t even know who it was, and the interview is usually very short, it was best for him to omit the subject in his sentence what happened that’s night. Here is what I think he really meant. “Someone from the team, I’m not sure who that person is, talked to the fan. Since it’s a special ball for me, I appreciate the fact that the ball was given to me.” One more thing. I think Ippei would have said “ i heard that someone from the team talked to the fan and he/she kindly gave me the ball.” This is what Ohtani really meant! Hopefully, the traumatized dodgers management ( from Ippes’s gamble thing) comes up and clarify what Ohtani meant. Better late than never’

[@TheSarah730]

She left $100K on the table

[@imonaroll9502]

Congratulations girl, you got played. 😂😂😂

[@TwoWay-xX]

That ball was estimated @ $100,000 they definitely got robbed

[@billzzy1644]

That bat's gonna sell for over $30,000 Ohtani Home Run Bat sold over $10,000. today in Japan, there are rich people who are saving that sign bat for $50,000. They mean the bat that was exchanged for the first home run ball.

[@SC_17]

Any rich Japanese would easily pay that much for that ball

[@billzzy1644]

@@SC_17 no. Japan, of course, think Ohtani should have the ball. wealthy people in Japan want bats like samurai because they look cool as ornaments. put it up for auction, the rich people of Japan will contact her

[@rockers7889]

​@NatalieR-nu5bppeople you don't hang with mon

[@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor]

It would be worth $0 if the Dodgers won’t authenticate it. Which they wouldn’t have done if she decided to keep it

[@SKwonderful]

Shohei will make it right… that’s the kind of guy he is

[@2011blueman]

Shohei Ohtani is a lying scumbag that will soon be banned from baseball for life.

[@stevenvox6549]

He sounds like a greedy jerk to me who lies and blames others and uses a "lost in translation" excuse to get by. . .

[@neilwang1924]

@@stevenvox6549 Greedy? He wanted to play in MLB; so that, he signed a minor league deal when he first came over. He could've waited until he is 25 and signed a mega deal.

[@chriswhiteman9231]

Gambling scandal and first class liar! My odds are he WONT fix this ever…

[@matthewlu1337]

I was actually really interested in becoming a Dodgers fan since Shohei has shown me how fun watching baseball can be. It doesn't seem like the Dodgers treat their fans well though 😕

[@SSJRadioBluth]

It's not the fans it's our head of security he's the worst person in the stadium. Brett don't ever under any circumstance interact with him and you'll be fine.

[@40buster32]

Security at the stadium is a joke. They trip over anything. Not even the cops at the stadium act like them.

[@RC_928]

@@40buster32Well if you seen how Dodger fans behave, you wouldn’t blame them

[@TheDeepShallow]

This sounds like extortion and intimidation by the Dodgers!

[@nihongochopsocky808]

I dont think Shohei himself wouldve had a problem with personally meeting them to ask for the ball, take pictures and sign stuff. I know hell meet them after he see this! Such a great couple!

[@Mr1stcat]

Shohei is 💯 a stand up guy and I'm sure he would love to meet them but the Dodgers staff are scumbags for this

[@billzzy1644]

Ohtani said, "I was able to meet them and talk to them." The interpreter made a mistake in delivering the message, The staff said, "The fans just went." This is a problem for the Dodgers staff. just thought, "Let's bring the ball."

[@SC_17]

He'll probably give them a porsche like he did for Joe Kelly's wife

[@Mike-pc2vb]

But he didn’t. This is not his first rodeo. He knows

[@stevenvox6549]

The point is that he didn't do anything. Even some photos would prove the stuff was legit.

[@SSJRadioBluth]

The head of Dodgers Security strikes again. Enough is enough. I've had my own interactions with him all were the worst in increasing order. His name is BRETT and he has to go. Dude thinks he's even above Mark Walter and Andrew Friedman based on his own words. I kid you not me said that to my party last season. Authentication is controlled by the players NOT THE SECURITY. Sorry Sho your happy moment was ruined by this power abusing head of security.

[@alexpastor8582]

Dodgers staff railroaded this lady, their behavior was despicable

[@TheSarah730]

Couple: looking forward to meeting ohtani Dodgers org: who?

[@g0ku33]

Thats a cool sports outing story

[@gofar12345]

I would give the ball to the fan and I’m sure shohei would gladly agreed and signed it. It is the damn Dodgers organization that are shady as crap.

[@Userqvcqt]

This is a sweetheart woman and Shohei will make it right for her.

[@LebronCCP]

he will send her 4.5 million

[@CAsaidit]

The Dodgers surely wouldn’t have let her walk away with that ball being unauthenticated. They themselves would want it authenticated in anticipations of negotiating at a later date.

[@tootspogsforever5590]

Awesome!

[@dylee2846]

Come on Ohtani, Here's your chance to take a picture with the fan who pickd up your home run ball. Dodgers, contact this fan!!

[@SideYardCat]

I hope he’s a wash now.

[@SideYardCat]

He’s too busy gambling.

[@harry8201]

​@@SideYardCat ummm it was his shady translator. Why would he be deferring hundred mil only to spend less than a mil on that. No way

[@mariloufukuto7898]

​@@SideYardCatohh is it proven? It's easy to accuse someone when in fact the investigation is not even finished.

[@user-ro6kc1sz2e]

そんな前例作ったらホームランの記念ボール取った客と全員と会うことになるだろ。大谷の立場にも立てよ。面倒くさいだろ。 Please translate by Google.

[@VictorGarcia-wr8rt]

Shady, straight out Shady!

[@Anthony-dy5cq]

Knowing it's potential value the only trade I want would be a signed bat, ball, ohtani's game worn jersey of that day and baseline tickets or that ball is going to get lost and the only ones who are going to know that it's authentic is me and my family and friends.

[@MrEckardt]

Excellent comment

[@kinglobo80]

I feel like she was cheated out

[@HJ-jy7fw]

As of March 2023, the Los Angeles Dodgers have a franchise value of $4.8 billion, according to Forbes. The Dodgers' ownership group, Guggenheim Partners, has assets valued at about $325 billion. Mark Walter, the Dodgers' CEO and controlling owner, has an estimated net worth of $5.8 billion. 2 hats..

[@SideYardCat]

Dodgers doesn’t work. These are the Grifters now.

[@jinov191]

Those cheap bastards only gave the fan a few signed items, the ball could be worth $100k.

[@ITSFULLOFSTARS1]

Chicken Feed.

[@user-sw4ej]

素晴らしいご夫妻に大谷選手からサプライズがある事を願っています。

[@dylee2846]

🙏 🙏 🙏

[@evanyong5871]

Wow... a few thousand ( the other Ohtani stuff ) for a 100k ball 😅 . So bad of dodgers security staff to threatened her to not get authentication for it ( I'm sure the MLB and Ohtani can do it for her if she can explain to him Ohtani it's peanuts to him )

[@jonathanstanley7208]

They should of HODL that ball 🤦🏼🤦🏼🤦🏼

[@lrodm110]

If its worth money civil law suit!

[@Johnnieroq]

I'm a lifelong Dodgers fan. Shame on them for what they did. They bullied her and then stole the ball from her. I hope there's big fallout for this.

[@Beast_1996]

She let them make the offer for her, I’m sorry but that’s on her, she had the ball they didn’t Teams can only make offers but you have the power in your hands to counter offer, she agreed to their offer so the deal was done the moment she said yes

[@Johnnieroq]

@Beast_1996 They wouldn't let her husband in the back with her, so they separated them. Took the ball as soon as she went in the back. Told her if she leaves with the ball, they won't authentic it. They bullied her and stole the ball.

[@Beast_1996]

@@Johnnieroq sorry to say but she was the one with the ball she had the power despite the bullying lol the way she described her story sounded like she caved 🤷🏽‍♂️ You don’t cave so easily on stuff like that and if they made that threat to not authenticate who tf cares You gotta learn how to negotiate and it’s clear she had 0 experiences with negotiating I would’ve just kept the ball authenticated or not 😂 Edit: if I don’t get what I want then screw you I’m the one with the ball and I definitely wouldn’t let bullying intimidate me 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Beast_1996]

@@Johnnieroq negotiations especially on sports memorabilia isn’t for the weak 🤷🏽‍♂️ sorry not sorry Edit: Not being mean, I’m just speaking facts as someone who has dealt with sports memorabilia before

[@owwmykneecap]

Lol that was their retirement

[@Mario-Loco683]

Tell The Dodgers you wanna meet Fernando Valenzuela in return of the bats and hats 😅

[@markrussell.]

Well, that's nice and everything but quite frankly she got the raw end of the deal I would've asked for season tickets and $10,000

[@shakaifutekigoushach]

They must be the happiest couple of the world.

[@brewskywayne3716]

Million dollar ball

[@neohubris]

no way

[@Mr1stcat]

Nah I think 100k is a more reasonable price

[@SC_17]

It could be worth that much once his career is over while retiring as the greatest baseball player of all time

[@jaya1000]

I got to meet ohtani. Say a few nice words, he seemed to understand me well enough and said "thank you". Didnt ask for an autograph or picture, just went about my day. I'll take that 30 seconds of communication over a signed hat any day. Hopefully they get their chance to meet shohei

[@davidh7832]

How’d you meet him? At a batting practice or something else ?

[@jaya1000]

@@davidh7832 sushi spot in tustin 2-3 years ago. Ippei was with him. Quite a thrill

[@ranielm2024]

Dodger's fumbled this one. What a way to treat a lifelong Dodger fans.

[@davidh7832]

Dang

[@MaverickTomcat69]

Should have kept it!

[@westsideconnexts2329]

highway robbery

[@sar4806]

Scummy practices. This is how you lose fans.

[@marklnz]

Whatever. This couple certainly don't seem to have been lost as fans, so maybe it's just you, because for some reason you feel entitled to something for nothing.

[@codydang]

@@marklnz There's no need to be snide Mark it could have been handled better that's all

[@marklnz]

@@codydang if you say so man, OP was being pretty snide too. They got a pile of signed merch and they were *happy*. OP's outrage on their behalf smells like entitlement to me.

[@FranciscoRodriguez-bl3ii]

FANS : HERES MILLION , BILLIONS OF DOLLARS DODGER/MLB : WE WONT AUTHENTICATE.....HERES A CAP BAT AND BALL BYE BYE

[@DjGCue71]

this is how i would of handle that situation: Dodgers: Hey, Othani wants the ball. Me: ok, can I meet him and take pictures with him? Dodgers: NO! but we will give you a hat Me: a hat? Dodgers: ok, 2 hats Me: 2 hats? Dodgers: 2 hats and a bat but you can't meet him and take pictures with him!!! Me: sooooooo, Othani really wants this ball, hu? Dodgers: YES! Me: how much is he willing to pay for it? and then I would play their same game but on my own terms. :)

[@vuaquangtrung1]

she got robbed, at least 100000 dollars for that ball.

[@RunForPeace-hk1cu]

Not if they refuse to authenticate it

[@marcourzua385]

@@RunForPeace-hk1cu That ball is worth a lot of money no matter what it’s the original ball that Othani hit out so any diehard Dodger fan that has money would buy it even on EBay

[@2011blueman]

@@RunForPeace-hk1cu That was a vile intimidation tactic.

[@Raymond50001]

Let's be honest, they got screwed. Dodger staff did their job.

[@tonyllamas5555]

they got robbed😂

[@johnnieclemons2921]

Bullies (no respect for this team’s office) they just lost a fan

[@AlexLopez-yv6rr]

Why is a first home run ball so valuable?

[@therealyopo1]

Congratulations, you got played😂😂😂😂 missed out on a minimum of $150,000 AT LEAST😂😂😂

[@392george]

Tortas always being taken advantage of 😂

[@RC_928]

90% of Dodger fans

[@FR-vc1lb]

Bad deal !!! Keep the Ball !!!!! Dodgers played ya'll !!! Greedy Rich People 😮😮😮 They should have kept that ball will be worth possibly millions after years 😮😮😮

[@emeraldbreeze5204]

Later, this woman commented that Ohtani had lied, but that was actually her misunderstanding. Her misunderstanding originally arose from an inaccurate translation. The inaccurate translation is due to the omission of the subject in Otani's comment. In Japanese sentences, the subject is often omitted.

[@hihellokitty85]

And now news about this incident happened. Can the Dodgers dodge this?

[@MrRay2364]

I wouldn't have given the ball back and offered him a chance to take a picture with it.😂

[@user-ro6kc1sz2e]

認証受けないボールに価値ないよ。ドジャースに拘束されたらあなたは渡すと思う。

[@JuicySmooyay]

Sue them.

[@harry8201]

He'll meet them im sure

[@paulbouvier1997]

Wait... WHAT???.... His last name is Valenzuela.... Like Fernando the ex All star pitcher also from Dodgers

[@joselira7087]

All it takes is finger print authentication of the pitcher that delivered the ball, as well as a bat impact point that can be found thru careful inspection. As well as her finger prints. If the ball matches both pitcher and fan finger print followed by a heavy impact point, it’s the authenticated ball. Her and her husband both got taken advantage of. This is a law-suit waiting to happen.

[@ab8588]

Valenzuela was there

[@cutdog8669]

i would have caught the ball and b lined for the exit after we played who has the ball.

[@joelhorlen20-zk3xr]

Just let her keep the ball, thank her for being such a great fan, and wish her well. Doesn't Ohtani have enough already?

[@timdawg7720]

She would’ve taken 2 tacos from jack n the box. Should of kept it and pass it on to their kids

[@user-zo8my9bh8i]

彼女の笑顔は素敵だった　大谷は悪くない

[@adamkruse8453]

I woulda kept that and sold it on eBay for 1 mil

[@RemFemFaveRaveDJ]

So called couple, the woman caught the ball and got ripped off, now I hate the Dodgers...

[@ThriftShopHustler]

Unfortunately they made a bad move. They could of had life changing money if it was sold.

[@RunForPeace-hk1cu]

Who’s gonna buy an unauthenticated ball?

[@mryellow1525]

plenty of people@@RunForPeace-hk1cu

[@user-zm1oc6fn8d]

MLB fans gotta stop being greedy too. If MLB wants to change the rule, they can simply take the balls back as the balls are MLB’s asset. Just like other sports, soccer, NBA, they have to return the balls during the game.

[@Mike-pc2vb]

Such greedy fans. The should be thankful to give all their assets to our overlords who deserve and need more

[@jinov191]

How are fans being greedy? One person in millions catches a ball that has some value, it's a damn business to MLB, they can easily pay the fan for that after all none of those greedy s.o.b.'s works just for the fun of it and the players and managers make millions each year. Yes they could change they rule and that would help prove my point even more that they are greedy.

[@VinnyBully]

Where's the ball ? lol

[@ptduncan]

The Dodger or Ohtani could’ve offered her a season ticket package for the rest of the season in exchange for the ball. Would a season ticket package have bankrupted the team?

[@ptduncan]

How much will his 200th homer fetch as it’s a milestone?

[@atr4454]

The Dodgers organization is f;ing low man. That is f'ing DIRTY what they did to her and her husband.

[@rosagomez1097]

WTF they got robbed …… this is so wrong in all levels

[@user-dr6yo2rn1e]

金が絡むと人間は豹変します。 何気なく試合観戦しにきただけの人が

[@ITSFULLOFSTARS1]

Dodgers saw The Nopal on her head and said this is going to be easy.

[@musashi-san____1409]

Pretty much. Whitey would of gotten a way better deal.

[@JozelleRenia]

1st of all you make NO decisions without your husband. They should’ve discussed this as soon as she caught the ball. If I got the ball I would’ve handed it to my hubby. It is what it is but now they’re on the internet upset about it😫

[@Mr127Patrick]

They were robbed

[@missbell247]

They got robbed without a gun…. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nict5828]

I would run !!!!!

[@thesnapper84]

You gotta be a bit a assertive when in this position. Don’t be rude, but let them know right away what you’re looking for in return… They most likely took the more passive approach (which is fine). If from the very jump, they had asked for a picture with Ohtani w the ball, they might’ve had a better shot… Go Dodgers ⚾️ ☄️

[@davidchavez3510]

Why would you give the ball back 🤦‍♂️

[@Dovey14]

That's cool, Two hats and a bat? Nice Hey, Dicks sports has a lot of those. You know what they don't have? The first Home Run ball that Ohtani hit as a Dodger! Do you have any Idea what that ball could bring in Japan? The story about the Dodgers telling the couple they weren't going to allow Ohtani to sign it. and carrying on, With that story all over the news, only adds to the value of the ball.

[@ab8588]

Los Doyers

[@hemihavoc06]

Paisas!

[@thatmanzenac]

Traded in a 1/1 memorabilia item for crap memorabilia lol clowns

[@FREDRICKG85]

They got gypped the Dodgers did them dirty they could at least bought her a Porsche And season tickets for the ball💯💯💯

[@tobymontes]

It's not the Yankees, it's not important

[@enshk79]

I’m the biggest Ohtani fan there is, but he needs to address this. He needs to do something special for her. I hope they told Ohtani what’s going on. Maybe he doesn’t realize what happened.

[@musashi-san____1409]

He does, and doesn't care. You seriously don't think they asked to meet him?

[@neilwang1924]

@@musashi-san____1409 "He does, and doesn't care. "? How do you know? He met fans and had photos with them several times when he was with the Angels.

[@musashi-san____1409]

@@neilwang1924 He would of taken at least 10 minutes to meet with them, and thank them for giving him his freaking ball back.

[@enshk79]

@@musashi-san____1409based on what we’ve seen of Ohtani as someone with great character, I have to lean more toward his being clueless about the situation. Aloof even. That just makes more sense coming from him because it’s hard to believe he’d intentionally lie about meeting her and was condoning the disgusting behavior of the dodgers staffers.

[@SynricHerczyck]

Such a bad bad deal. That ball alone right now, today could sell for thousands of dollars. Just imagine what it will sell for 20/30 years from Now. I don’t know whether i fully agree with the whole “Ohtani is our generations babe Ruth” or not, but that’s what is being advertised so that is what it will be. Think of what a babe Ruth first home run ball would sell for. X10 that that is what Ohtani will go for when all is said and done

[@ws6069]

Greed…. She is greedy… the world will forever remember her for this… wow

[@lsl1512]

After spending so much on Ohtani they can’t afford to give fans anything. She got her 15 mins of fame and Ohtani and the organization got what they wanted for less.

[@user-ro6kc1sz2e]

ドジャースめっちゃ叩かれてるけど、本人喜んでるしいいだろ。

[@l.m652]

Maybe that’s what they want us to believe. A lot of beggars out there

[@jinov191]

Foolish decision on their part. They are fans that were taken advantage of, MLB does not give a damn about it's fans. It's a business to them and they should not have any problem doing business with the fans when it comes to situations like this. The Dodgers bring in hundreds of millions of dollars a year, their star players earn millions a year but these greedy, cheap bastards bullied this woman and gave her a few trinkets for a ball that could have brought in $100,000 and if she refused what they offered they might not have authenticated the ball. One fan in millions is lucky enough to catch a ball that has some value and these cheap scumbags can't offer them what it is worth on the open market, a lot to the fan but a drop in the bucket to the Dodger's, she didn't even get to meet Ohtani and they lied and said she did.

[@mleonard1223]

Best trade the Dodgers ever made...! Maybe also a lawsuit coming..??

[@ramonrodriguez1762]

Creo que la organización Dodgers se vio muy mal aquí y aparte le robaron a esa pareja

[@reyleondelaselva1789]

Not a good look for the Dodgers Organization. Why not speak about the ultimatum the Dodgers gave her?

[@leggomyeigonosensei]

I'm starting to think Ohtani only has baseball smarts. He's really starting to (no pun intended) drop the ball here... 1. Repeatedly wrecking his pitching arm by letting his ego push himself to rarely take days off for rest. He wants to prove he can be superman and hardly ever let the coaches at the Angels take him out of the line-up...but obviously he's not superman because he demolished his arm again. 2. 2024 money will compound and accrue interest, becoming much higher in 10 years. His opting to defer and back-load his salary...not bright. 3. Either entrusting his translator with his finances or the other scenario of actually being the one who was gambling and then blaming his translator....sloppy and not bright. 4. But this latest one is probably the worst. Ohtani doesn't understand where the greatest value comes in sports entertainment, over the long run. And that is image and likeability, which makes a B line to merchandising and marketing. Americans have an innate sense when it comes to personal character That homerun ball, not even that special when you consider his other HR milestones and it's not even his first in the country or MLB, would be a lot more valuable to him if he just gave it away to that couple, from a PR perspective. When the public sees him wanting to keep that for himself, he appears arrogant and selfish...translation, less jersey sales. He's not seeing the big picture. He needs a public relations guru asap.

[@lrodm110]

Got robbed