Named as defendants are Chris Belanski, the man who ultimately walked out of the stadium with the ball; Goldin Auctions, which is trying to sell it for Belanski; Max Matus, who filed the first ...

Zacek was identified as Chris Belanski in the initial lawsuits. Matus' updated lawsuit — obtained by The Associated Press on Friday — changes the defendant's name to Zacek and removes Goldin ...

Zacek — who was previously identified as Chris Belanski in past media coverage and initial lawsuits — ultimately left with ...

19 — the man's 18th birthday — before Chris Belanski took it away. The ball has since been turned over to Goldin Auctions, a New Jersey-based auction house specializing in trading cards ...

The lawsuit, which also names Chris Belanski and Kelvin Ramirez, says Belanski "wrongfully and forcefully" obtained possession of the ball from Matus in the stands and that Belanski and Ramirez ...

Max Matus, 18, filed a lawsuit against the retriever of the ball — misidentified as Chris Belanski but actually Christian Zacek, per NPR — his friend, Kelvin Ramirez and Goldin to stop the ...

The auction for Shohei Ohtani's potentially lucrative 50th home run ball has been allowed to proceed as a legal dispute over ownership of the financial proceeds continues. Chris Belanski was the ...

Matus says the ball was briefly in his possession before a man identified as Chris Belanski "wrapped his legs around Max's arm and used his hands to wrangle the ball out of Max's hand, stealing the ...

On Sept. 19, Shohei Ohtani hit a home run to left field in Miami, making him the first baseball player ever to hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases in the same season. After a scrum for the historic ...

Zacek — who was previously identified as Chris Belanski in past media coverage and initial lawsuits — ultimately left with the ball. The prized souvenir was later acquired by Goldin Auctions ...