Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball up for auction starting at $500,000

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Shohei Ohtani’s home run baseball that founded the 50-50 club is up for sale. Goldin will auction off the ball beginning at noon ET Friday, with the opening bid starting at $500,000. Buyers have the chance to purchase the baseball outright for $4.5 million between Sept. 27 and Oct. 9. If bidding reaches $3 million…

New Era resurrects the NFL helmet hat: The good and the bad of the ’80s throwback

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New Era recently announced the return of NFL helmet hats — think the design of a football helmet with logos on each side (except for the Steelers), but on a baseball cap. The concept was first introduced back in the 1980s by a company called Louisville, which utilized an ad campaign in which an NFL…