The restricted version Shohei Ohtani souvenir cup obtainable at Dodger Stadium concession stands this season is fairly cool.
And at a mere $68.99, it’s an actual discount too … a minimum of for individuals planning on attending sufficient Dodgers video games to make the season-long free refills worth the price. With fountain drinks working about $11.99 every this season, these infants pay for themselves in round six refills.
It’s undoubtedly a greater deal than on Opening Day, when the identical Ohtani cups had been being bought for $74.99. Photos posted on social media present concession stand indicators stating that free refills had been obtainable solely on the day of buy. (Here’s hoping that nobody tried to make that funding pay for itself in refills all in in the future.)
Two days later, the merchandise was discounted by six {dollars}. The Dodgers confirmed the price drop to The Times however declined additional remark.
On Saturday, an Instagram post from Dodger Stadium Hospitality revealed that the cups truly can be refilled for free at each 2026 dwelling sport.
“Limited Edition Collector’s Cup available now! Purchase your cup and receive fountain soda refills all season long,” learn the publish, which additionally featured images that confirmed off a cup made to look identical to Ohtani’s jersey, full together with his identify and No. 17 with textured and raised plastic for an much more lifelike look.
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As dear as the Ohtani cups could be, there seems to be a profitable resale market for them. As of Tuesday morning, 5 of these gadgets are listed as sold on eBay at costs that vary from $199.99 to $290. At least 9 others are listed for sale with asking costs that vary from $185 to $339.
Seems like a loopy quantity to spend on a cup, particularly since one could nonetheless be bought at Dodger Stadium going into Monday night time’s sport in opposition to the Cleveland Guardian. Maybe the consumers are enormous Ohtani followers who reside in, say, Japan and might’t fairly make it out to Chavez Ravine so as to add to their assortment of memorabilia.
Or perhaps they’re native followers who’ve a thirst that solely 20-plus refills can quench.
