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Dodgers Fan Who Caught Shohei Ohtani HR Says Team Pressured Her to Give Up Ball

The fan who snagged superstar Shohei Ohtani's first-ever home run as a Los Angeles Dodger told Sam Blum of The Athletic that security personnel "pressured" her to give up the ball.

Dodgers fan Ambar Roman picked up the ball by her feet after it landed, and she and her husband, Alexis Valenzuela, were escorted by security personnel from the stands. Soon after, the "hardball tactics" reportedly started, per Blum:

"Roman and Valenzuela say the security staff separated them, pressured them, and left them little choice but to hand over the baseball for a low-ball offer.