[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.

[scouter]

That may be. But if they wouldn’t let her go then that was kidnapping and they should be charged and jailed for it, and the Dodgers should be sued.

[Fresh Wind]

I'm not a baseball fan, but what in the world would make that ball be worth $100K?

This is emblematic of the rot that has corrupted all professional sports, and there are hordes of idiots that insist on handing obscene amounts of cash to these businesses directly or through media companies so they can pay people like Ohtani $700 million over the term of his contract.