Shohei Ohtani's jersey worn during his grand slam against Taiwan in the Classic Series auction price surpasses $200,000.

This year's World Baseball Classic game-used jerseys, caps, balls, and some players' locker name tags are currently open for bidding on the MLB auction website. According to foreign media reports, the jersey worn by Japanese two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani when he hit a grand slam against Taiwan has seen its bidding price exceed $200,000, becoming the highest-priced item currently. Since auction prices often surge significantly in the final stages, how high the final成交价 will climb remains a subject of keen anticipation.

After Venezuela defeated the United States to win the championship in this Classic Series final, game-used jerseys, caps, helmets, and other items from various team stars, along with some players' locker name tags and base bags used during the games, have become auction items.

According to Japanese media RONSPO citing the American sports website The Athletic, the auction includes interesting items such as the espresso machine placed in the Italian team's dugout during the tournament, the Dominican Republic's elaborate jacket used for celebrating home runs, and the handwritten starting lineup used by the United States in the semifinal against the Dominican Republic.

Among the many auction items, the highest bid currently is for the dark blue away Mizuno jersey worn by Shohei Ohtani during the preliminary match against Taiwan on March 6. As of around 12:30 PM Beijing time on the 22nd, the bidding price for this jersey has surpassed $200,000.

Ohtani hit a grand slam home run in his second at-bat of that game, setting the tone for Japan's opening match. The Athletic predicts, "This jersey is likely to become the highest成交价 auction item."

The Italian team captain is Kansas Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino. During the tournament, he acted as a barista, serving a cup of espresso in the dugout to celebrate teammates' home runs, becoming a tournament话题. Players would also wear运动外套 from the Italian fashion brand Armani for celebrations. The Athletic notes, "This celebration method in this tournament was full of cultural特色, never has there been such a 'caffeine'-filled庆典."

Generally, such espresso machines cost around $140 to $200, but the machine being auctioned bears the Italian team and Classic Series logos, is贴有贴纸 with the背号 of players who hit home runs, and a sticker saying "Baseball is not boring at all." Its current bidding price has exceeded $3700.

Shohei Ohtani's locker name tag from the Classic Series has seen its bidding price climb to $8000. Although Japan lost to Venezuela in the quarterfinals, Ohtani's overall performance was outstanding, earning him selection as a designated hitter in this tournament's最佳阵容.

Additionally, locker name tags of five other Japanese players are参与竞拍, ranked by bid amount as follows: Yoshinobu Yamamoto $1520, Seiya Suzuki $1110, Munetaka Murakami $410, Masataka Yoshida $300, Kazuma Okamoto $280. The jersey worn by Yoshinobu Yamamoto during the quarterfinal match against Venezuela has also seen its bidding price exceed $10,000.

Furthermore, Yankees star "Judge" Aaron Judge's locker name tag has risen to $770; Dominican player Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s name tag is $260.

Among the many auction items, the largest quantity remains game-used balls. For example, the ball hit for a double by Maikel García against Yoshinobu Yamamoto during the match against Venezuela currently has a bid of $880. More unique items include the third base bag used in the Japan vs. Venezuela match, labeled as "the base bag stepped on by Ohtani, Sato辉明等人," currently bid at $3030; the jacket used by the Dominican Republic team to celebrate home runs, composed of Dominican flag colors and bearing all players' names, also has a bidding price exceeding $18,000.

The report指出, since auction prices often surge significantly in the final stages, how high the final成交价 will climb remains a subject of keen anticipation.