Teen Sues to Stop Auction of Shohei Ohtani's Historic Ball

The true owner of L.A. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's historic homer is being challenged. A teen claims the ball was snatched out of his hand during a tussle. In a lawsuit, Max Matus says the ball was taken from him as a result of civil battery. The accusation is leveled at fellow baseball fan Chris Belanski. The lawsuit says the teen firmly had possession of the ball and claims Belanski "wrapped his legs around Max's arm and used his hands to wrangle the ball out of Max's hand, stealing the ball for himself." The auction house says it believes the lawsuit is without merit and it is confident that Belanski is the true owner of the ball.

[l.sdarkholme]

If that ball was snatched from the kid, shame on the dude and company selling.

[WinterAlekz]

I would be so mad if I was that kid and missed out on 5 million dollars because of this

[ajames]

So you're saying that taking candy from a baby is okay because it doesn't have their name on it.

[lorettanericcio-bohlman]

The dude from Goldins needs another facelift.

[moonshoes]

It’s a ball.
But it looks like it was stolen from the kid in red.

[kcl]

The kid lost a life changing money because he refused to let go of his phone🤦‍♂️

[ScaryTimesWeLiveIn]

Yeah, the old man CLEARLY stole it. Hope he's ready because karma is a bee.

[ironbloodedalchemist]

Kid was never in posession of the ball. Watch the full video of the scuffle and y’all will understand.

[red]

there isn't a single video out there that shows this kid had his hands on the ball first so tough cookies. should've dropped your phone and placed both hands on it.

[eyang.]

The phone on his hand cost him millions

[TyrillCelestine]

Life lesson for the younger generation, put the phone down you’ll miss out on life 😂 and a baseball is free game .

[TheyCallMeGator]

You best believe I would've put my life on the line for that ball. 4 milli is life changing money if invested right.

[israelconcrete]

It’s going to be a multimillion dollar ball and the kid didn’t drop his phone out of his hand to get 2 hands on it?

[pinsdeep]

If the judge grants an injunction the auction stops.

[kvc_zeon]

Someone should asked marlin for the cam footage to see who actual caught the ball first 😂

[drewjennings]

The fact a baseball is worth that much is nutz

[ITzEliteX]

The guy in the black shirt already had the ball in his hands before the teen started reaching for it, in the full video. This is a prime example of why you shouldn’t believe everything you see on the internet. The video only shows the clip towards the end, trying to paint the guy in black as the villain.

[russellny]

Kid wouldn’t even drop his phone and wants us to believe he had that thing lol

[Temptazer]

the goldin guy just straight looks like a villain

[mattondrik]

The guy that wanted the ball more was the one that got it. Good for him.