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The final two games of a crucial series between the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves were postponed Wednesday by heavy rains ahead of Hurricane Helene.

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The regular season was set to end Sunday, but the Mets are now scheduled to return to Atlanta on Monday for a doubleheader that could settle the postseason lineup.

The Mets (87-70) went into the day with a half-game lead over Arizona in the wild-card race, with the Braves (86-71) a full game back. Two of those teams will make the playoffs, which are set to begin Tuesday with the best-of-three wild-card round.

The Braves beat the Mets 5-1 on Tuesday night in the opening game of the series.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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Shohei Ohtani’s 50/50 ball is set for auction, with the starting bid at $500K

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Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani‘s 50/50 home run ball has reportedly been consigned to collectibles marketplace Goldin, and an auction for the coveted piece of MLB history will begin Friday, ESPN reports.

Ken Goldin, founder and CEO of Goldin said that the consigner, who is choosing to remain anonymous, was offered an unconfirmed amount of money for the historic ball by the Dodgers but chose to auction it instead.

“This was one of the easiest [consignments] ever,” Goldin told ESPN. “Ohtani [hits 50] on Thursday, literally Friday we heard from the guy, he contacted Goldin on his own through social media, flew a security guard down to Miami on Monday with a representative from Goldin, met him, flew back Monday.”

Shohei became the only player in baseball history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season on Sept. 19, after hitting three homers and stealing two bases in a matchup against the Miami Marlins.

Those seeking to acquire this piece of history will have to dig deep into their pockets, as the opening bid with Goldin, now owned by eBay, is reportedly $500,000.

Details on the auction state that prospective buyers “will have a chance to purchase the baseball outright for $4,500,000 exclusively between September 27 to October 9. If bidding reaches $3,000,000 prior to October 9 however, the option to purchase privately will no longer be available, and interested parties must compete and bid for the baseball.”

Extended bidding will begin at 10 p.m. ET on October 16.

Goldin understands what a hot commodity the historical ball is, and believes auctioning it as soon as possible is the best option.

“My viewpoint was that the auction route as quickly as possible was the best,” Goldin said. “It’s timely; the Dodgers going to the playoffs, Ohtani is easily going to be the Most Valuable Player, let’s do this while Ohtani is on everybody’s mind – and, what was also very important to the consigner, is the worldwide and global reach that both Goldin and eBay have. It’s certainly possible someone outside the United States is going to win this baseball.”

According to ESPN, the current record paid for a baseball is $3.05 million for Mark McGwire’s 70th home run ball in 1999 by comic book creator and McFarlane Toys empire magnate Todd McFarlane.

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