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A game-used jersey from Shohei Ohtani’s 2017 season with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters has gone up for bidding at Grey Flannel Auctions (h/t TMZ Sports).
The starting bid was $5,000, but the top offer sat at $9,743 as of 6:45 p.m. ET on Friday after seven bids. The auction is scheduled to end on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 9 p.m. ET.
Per Grey Flannel Auctions, this is the earliest-known game-used Ohtani jersey to be put up for auction.
The current Los Angeles Dodgers superstar played for Hokkaido from 2013-2017, excelling as a hitter and pitcher.
A right ankle injury suffered during the 2016 Japan Series restricted his 2017 playing time, but he still excelled when available, hitting .332 with eight homers and 31 RBI in 66 games. He also posted a 3.42 ERA in six games, striking out 31 over 26.1 innings.
The Nippon-Ham Fighters posted him after the season, and he signed with the Los Angeles Angels. Last year was his first with the Dodgers, and he turned in the first-ever 50/50 season in MLB history (54 home runs, 59 stolen bases). The ball from Ohtani’s 50th home run fetched $4.392 million after being put up by Goldin Auctions.
In seven seasons, Ohtani has won three MVP awards, including this year’s National League honor. The four-time All-Star and three-time Silver Slugger also won his first World Series this year.
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