[ifinnegan]

they were like no if if you're going 4:41 to keep it he's not he's not willing to 4:43 sign for it and we we won't 4:45 authenticated for you so at that moment 4:48 them telling me that that's kind of when 4:50 I was like okay well how much is this 4:53 ball really worth if it's not going to 4:54 be authenticated and he's not siging it 4:57 so then that's when I asked okay well 4:59 what what is he willing to trade me for 5:01 it and at first the what they offered 5:04 was the two signed baseball caps and 5:0

[Jonty30]

Was it really worth losing dozens of fans over this?
It’s just a ball to the stadium, but very special to the person who got the ball.

[doorgunner69]

As if anyone cares about bazeball and the incredible tedium.

Yeah, my TV sports addicted lawyer brother is one of them.

Wanted to watch some game when he visited me here in Hawaii, rather than go on a cruise on my boat along the coast.

Could have DVR’d the damn thing, but no.

No surprise we do not talk to each other in years, finally realized how strange he was.

[JustaTech]

If some rent-a-cop tries to detain me in a “little room” there’s going to be a problem, and it’s not going to be my problem.

[Jeff Chandler]

When I was a teenager my buddy and I witnessed Dodger security roughing up a drunken fan. They didn’t realize we were watching them from above.

[nickcarraway]

I bet.

[Yo-Yo]

She ended up getting two Ohtani signed hats, an Ohtani signed baseball, and a signed Ohtani game used baseball bat.

So it isn't exactly like she was just forced to return the ball, she did get something of value in return, just not the homerun ball that was speculated to be worth up to $100,000 at auction.

[xp38]

I would have held out for tickets to a Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence drag show. jk/sarc

[This I Wonder32460]

She should have requested her signature also be on the ball to authenticate that it is the actual ball she caught and they didn’t substitute it later.

[Hot Tabasco]

I don't see what the big deal is, at least the girl got a signed ball and bat. He's already got 53 HR's and the only one noteworthy was his first MLB homer with the Angels....

The signed ball they gave her could have some significance in the fact that it was a replacement for his first HR as a Dodger. Other than that,it's just one of the many more to come.

[mewzilla]

A link from 2 years ago, which may explain a lot...

$1 billion boon? How Shohei Ohtani’s contract could make Dodgers MLB financial kings

If fans are OK with what the team did with regard to that baseball, fans really are suckers.

[cyclotic]

%50,000 for the ball, after autograph and authentication. $250,000 cash and four lifetime tickets to every home game or I sue you for kidnap and false imprisonment. Your choice. You have five minutes to decide.

[Scrambler Bob]

What if she quickly signed it herself, and a date?

[1Old Pro]

Probably worth a million dollars, just pay the fan for it.