{"id":34771,"date":"2026-01-15T01:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=34771"},"modified":"2026-01-15T02:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:50:44","slug":"post-34771","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=34771","title":{"rendered":"$4.4 MILLION For a Baseball? \ud83e\udd2f Why Shohei Ohtani is the New"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"$4.4 MILLION For a Baseball? \ud83e\udd2f Why Shohei Ohtani is the New\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/83VkST2davo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Ken Goldin explains the massive $4.4 million sale of Shohei Ohtani\u2019s historic 50\/50 home run ball! \u26be\ufe0f\ud83d\udc8e<\/p>\n<p>While the industry thought he was &#8220;nuts&#8221; for starting the bid at $500k, Goldin reveals why the cultural impact of Ohtani is no different than the fanaticism found in the Pok\u00e9mon collecting world. 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