Ohtani's historic 50-50 ball sells at auction for nearly $4.4M amid ongoing dispute over ownership Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball has sold at auction for nearly $4.4 million, a record high price not just for a baseball, but for any ball in any sport.
Ohtani became the first player in baseball history to hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases in a season, reaching the milestone on Sept. 19 when the Los Angeles Dodgers star hit his second of three homers against the Marlins. The auctioneer in a statement Wednesday said bids came in from around the world.
No information about the winning bidder was disclosed. The auction has been overshadowed by the litigation over ownership of the ball. Deadly E.
coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders sickens 49 people in 10 states Federal officials say E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states. That includes one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized.
It also includes a child hospitalized with severe kidney complications. The U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the outbreak on Tuesday. It says infections were reported between Sept. 27 and Oct.
11. The CDC says everyone interviewed in connection with the outbreak had reported eating at McDonald’s before falling ill and most mentioned eating Quarter Pounder hamburgers. The specific ingredient tied to the outbreak has not been identified, but investigators are focused on onions an.