2018 Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor Shohei Ohtani ROOKIE AUTO /50

Описание: On May 5, Shohei Ohtani must have been getting tired of the Babe Ruth comparisons, because he performed a trick that would make Roy Hobbs proud. Playing at Fenway Park, the Angels’ famed two-way standout blasted a frozen rope double off the Green Monster, knocking his number out of place on the manual scoreboard that accompanies the most famous wall in baseball. Ohtani’s double did not have quite as dramatic of an effect as two of Hobbs’ home runs did in The Natural—the one that smashed out Wrigley Field’s clock and the one that took out the stadium lights—but leave it to Ohtani to add some flair to the otherwise ordinary. The double was one of Ohtani’s two hits on the afternoon, and he also made his first appearance from the Fenway Park mound, spinning seven innings of shutout baseball and striking out 11. Of course, since Ruth did a lot of his pitching in Fenway Park, there had to be an inevitable, once-in-a-lifetime occurrence when Ohtani took the mound—no pitcher at Fenway Park had ever batted fourth or higher in the lineup since Ruth had in 1919. Putting all comparisons aside, manager Joe Maddon simply watched: “I hope we don’t start taking (Ohtani) for granted, like it’s old hat. It’s just so unusual, it’s otherworldly. ... I just hope that people understand how unusual it is what you’re seeing, and please never take it for granted.” Collectors should not take for granted their chance to acquire Ohtani’s 2018 Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor Rookie Auto in this month’s Premier Auction. With a BGS 9.5 assessment and only /50 examples in existence, few cards can be compared to this one, but only one bidder will be able to consider themselves a smashing success when the timer hits all zeroes.