Rockies fan who caught Shohei Ohtani’s 300th home run ball earns $44,322 in auction

For Emily Sauvageau it officially pays to be a Rockies fan No matter that Colorado is cruising toward its worst season ever Sauvageau made from selling a Shohei Ohtani home run ball she caught on June at Coors Field Sauvageau put the Ohtani ball the Dodgers star s th combined homer between NPB and MLB up for auction through Lelands The auction ended late Saturday night Related Articles Rockies rally again beat Diamondbacks for fifth win in six games Rockies blast D-backs for six runs in the eighth win - at Coors Field Rockies Journal Angry Chase Dollander ready to rebound strut his stuff Tanner Gordon rebounds Rockies look solid in all phases to upend hot Diamondbacks In lost Rockies season one Colorado diehard won big by catching Shohei Ohtani s th home run ball It didn t fetch the six-figure price tag the auction house was projecting but Sauvageau a Rockies diehard who has been to MLB games the majority of them in LoDo is grateful for the payout It was such a fun experience Sauvageau revealed It was really exciting getting to see the bids go up especially towards the end I couldn t be more grateful for the money and just the experience in general Sauvageau attended her first Rockies match when she was seven months old Her dad Dan Sauvageau has had season tickets since The family s tickets are in the front row of Section in left field where Emily a gold glove first baseman for Adams State softball snagged Ohtani s opposite-field shot in a Dodgers win over the Rockies The -year-old plans to split the money with her younger brother Ryan Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis