Dan Patrick: “What would you do if you had the home run ball?”
Darren Rovell: “It depends on the trade. Because after the best regular season game in baseball history, I would love to have a picture with Shohei. I might trade the ball if he were willing to give me something else on his body. I might want a picture, I might take the jersey, but usually they don’t do that. Usually they just give you a random bat or something else. I would need his exact cleats, or it would have to be some trade and a picture because pictures are just going to become more and more valuable.
What does Shohei own? His cleats, his bat, and his batting gloves. The team – per the collective bargaining agreement – owns the hat, the batting helmet, the jersey, the pants, and the socks. They could give it to him but those are just the rules; and the fan, of course, owns the ball once it goes [into the stands]. Originally, I thought this ball was around a half a million dollars, but now it’s associated with ‘the greatest single-game performance ever’, taking out World Series performances. Given that, I think this is at least a $
