Shohei Ohtani's Game-Used, Signed New Balance Shoes Sell for $440K from Historic Tokyo Series

Shohei Ohtani's one-of-one pair of New Balance Player Exclusive "Ohtani 1" sneakers sold for $440,055 at auction on Sunday.

Per The Realest description of the item, "The most important baseball shoes ever to reach the open market, worn for Ohtani's first MLB game in Japan and first hit of 2025 in the most-watched MLB game ever in the country [the Opening Game of the 2025 MLB Tokyo Series], a landmark moment bookended by the Dodgers' back-to-back World Series championships, and preserved with Tokyo Dome dirt, a rare kanji signature, and his handwritten 'GU Opening Day Tokyo Series' inscription."

The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar and four-time MVP is having another excellent season, hitting .289 with 27 homers, 75 RBI, 77 runs and a .931 OPS.

Before injuries limited his appearances on the mound he was also dominating as a pitcher, going 8-2 with 1.79 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 95 strikeouts in 85.2 innings.