A game-worn jersey from Shohei Ohtani's 2026 World Baseball Classic performance sold for over $1.5 million through MLB Auctions on Sunday. The sale demolished the previous record for an Ohtani jersey, which had sold for nearly $250,000 last year.
A game-worn jersey from Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani’s 2026 World Baseball Classic performance fetched more than $1.5 million during Sunday evening’s MLB Auctions sale, demolishing previous records for Ohtani memorabilia.
The unsigned uniform crushed the earlier high-water mark for an Ohtani jersey – an autographed piece inscribed with “24 NL MVP” that brought $249,999 through Fanatics in 2025.
Though Sunday’s record-breaking sale falls short of baseball’s most expensive jersey transactions – including Babe Ruth’s legendary “called shot” uniform from the 1932 World Series that commanded $24.12 million in 2024, and jerseys from Jackie Robinson and Mickey Mantle that each exceeded $4 million – it establishes a new benchmark for Ohtani game-worn items from premier MLB competitions.
The jersey sale comes just days after another Ohtani collectible made headlines. Last Thursday, a unique 2025 Topps MVP gold Logoman patch card featuring autographs from both Ohtani and New York Yankees star Aaron Judge brought $2.16 million at a Fanatics Premier auction. The special card showcased gold-enhanced MLB logo patches from jerseys worn by both MVP winners.
Judge has now had two trading cards sell for seven figures, while a standalone 2025 Topps Chrome gold Logoman patch card featuring only Ohtani’s signature reached an even higher $3 million through Fanatic Premier.
Including the latest jersey auction, the Dodgers phenomenon now has four collectible items that have crossed the million-dollar threshold at public sales.
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