Shohei Ohtani Rookie Card Sells for Record $533K at Auction After World Series Win

A Shohei Ohtani rookie card fetched $533,140 at auction Sunday morning, the highest price ever for one of the Los Angeles Dodgers star's cards.

The rookie was an autographed Bowman Chrome orange refractor parallel, with only 25 made. The card itself also received a perfect 10 grade and attained "Black Label" status. Goldin noted it's the only one of its kind in existence so far.

Ohtani rookie cards were a hot commodity when he first arrived in MLB in 2018 thanks to the massive hype surrounding him as a two-way player. Now that he has proven to be a truly generational talent, any trading cards and memorabilia associated with the two-time MVP come at a massive premium.

As good as he has been in the past, the 30-year-old was on another level in 2024. He had a .310/.390/.646 slash line and became the first player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season.

Winning a World Series title with the Dodgers was the cherry on top of an incredible campaign from Ohtani.