A home run ball from one of the greatest individual performances in baseball history is set to hit the auction block at SCP Auctions.
During Game 4 of the Dodgers' sweep of the Brewers in the National League Championship Series, Shohei Ohtani belted three home runs and notched 10 strikeouts from the mound en route to a night many called the best in the annals of the game.
His second homer was hit during the fourth inning and left Dodger Stadium (projected 469 feet) and landing in the bushes of the center-field plaza.
Nearby, Carlo Mendoza was eating nachos when he sprung into action.
“As I was taking a bite of my nachos, I saw Ohtani hit his second homer. Then I see a guy in front of me look up — and I think, ‘No way the ball comes out here.’ Next thing I know, it bounces off the roof and into the bushes,” he said in a statement.
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SCP handled the $1.56 million sale of Freddie Freeman’s walk-off homer last year.
The auction house expects this ball to clear $1 million. Bidding begins Wednesday and runs through Nov. 22.
Will Stern is a reporter and editor for cllct, the premier company for collectible culture.