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New York Times
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
MLB logo patch from Clayton Kershaw's 3,000th strikeout jersey to be put into a baseball card
Clayton Kershaw became just the 20th pitcher in Major League history to reach 3,000 career strikeouts on Wednesday night, and on Thursday Topps announced that the MLB logo patch from the back of the jersey he wore as he did it will be going into a one-of-a-kind baseball card. The card is part of the Topps Dynasty Black brand, which began with cards bearing memorabilia from the game where Shohei Ohtani hit his 50th home run and stole his 50th base last season to become the first member of the 50/50 club. The Kershaw MLB logo patch card will be autographed and a redemption card for it will be sent in a randomly selected order of the print-to-order Topps Now card made to commemorate Kershaw's 3,000th strikeout. BREAKING: The game-worn MLB Logoman from Clayton Kershaw's 3,000th strikeout is going into a 1/1 Dynasty Black trading card. One lucky collector who buys the Topps Now base card will receive this 1/1 card with their order. — Topps (@Topps) July 3, 2025 League logo patches are arguably the piece of memorabilia put into cards that is most coveted by collectors. NBA, NFL, and MLB cards bearing these patches have sold for millions, including the Topps Dynasty Black card with the MLB logo patch from Ohtani's 50/50 game-used pants that sold at auction for $1,067,500 in March. That was nearly double the second most expensive Ohtani card ever. Ohtani's first million dollar card! Last night the 2024 Topps Shohei Ohtani Black Dynasty '50/50' Relic 1/1 sold for $1,067,500, a record price for any Ohtani card — Heritage Auctions Sports (@Heritage_Sport) March 30, 2025 Although this will only be the fourth Topps Dynasty Black card made to date (the previous three all included pieces of Ohtani's pants and batting gloves from the 50/50 game), the series has already established itself as the most exclusive in the sports card industry, since each card includes pieces of hall-of-fame-worthy items from historic milestone events. Advertisement Kershaw's most expensive publicly sold card to date was his 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks Autographs Red Refractor (of which only five were made) with a BGS Pristine 10 card grade and 10 autograph grade, which went for $123,221.22 at auction in November of last year. This Topps Dynasty Black card is almost certain to sell for multiples of that if it reaches the secondary market. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence in all our coverage. When you click or make purchases through our links, we may earn a commission.
South China Morning Post
01-04-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Shohei Ohtani 50-50 card sells for US$1.07 million, includes piece of star's trousers
A baseball card autographed by Shohei Ohtani and featuring a piece of the trousers the Dodgers' superstar wore while becoming the first MLB player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season has sold for more than US$1 million (HK$7.78 million). Advertisement The one-of-a-kind Topps Dynasty Black card, that features an on-card signature in gold ink by Ohtani and the MLB logo patch from the pants he wore during his record-setting game against the Miami Marlins, was sold by Heritage Auctions on Saturday night for US$1,067,500. The name of the buyer has not been revealed. That is by far the most money paid in a public auction for an Ohtani card. The previous record was the US$533,140 paid last year for a card from the 2018 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autographs Orange Refractor set. While 25 of those cards exist, that one received a 10 from the Beckett Grading Service. The record-setting card is one of three different cards from the 50-50 game that Topps used to launch its Dynasty Black series, which features single autographed cards with pieces of game-used memorabilia from specific, historic moments. One of those Ohtani 50-50 cards – which includes a tag from the batting gloves Ohtani wore while hitting his 50th home run and a laundry tag from the pants he wore during that game – received US$173,240 at auction in February. The ball Shohei Ohtani hit sold for US$4.392 million. Photo: Kyodo 'Shohei Ohtani is currently the best player in the game, and this one-of-one card is tied to a significant historical moment as the first MLB player to join the 50-50 club in 2024,' Chris Ivy, director of sports auctions at Heritage, said. 'It is also the most desirable of the three one-of-one Dynasty black cards because of the logo patch.'
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Shohei Ohtani 50-50 card sells for $1.07 million. It includes piece of pants Dodger wore reaching milestone
A baseball card autographed by Shohei Ohtani and featuring a piece of the pants the Dodgers superstar wore while becoming the first MLB player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season has sold for more than $1 million. The one-of-a-kind Topps Dynasty Black card that features an on-card signature in gold ink by Ohtani and the MLB logo patch from the pants he wore during his record-setting game against the Miami Marlins was sold by Heritage Auctions on Saturday night for $1,067,500. The name of the buyer has not been revealed. Advertisement That is by far the most money paid in a public auction for an Ohtani card. The previous record was the $533,140 paid last year for a card from the 2018 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autographs Orange Refractor set. While 25 of those cards exist, that one received a 10 from the Beckett Grading Service. The record-setting card is one of three different cards from the 50-50 game that Topps used to launch its Dynasty Black series, which features one-of-one autographed cards with pieces of game-used memorabilia from specific, historic moments. One of those Ohtani 50-50 cards — which includes a tag from the batting gloves Ohtani wore while hitting his 50th home run and a laundry tag from the pants he wore during that game — received $173,240 at auction in February. Read more: Champagne, hugs and T-shirts: Inside the unforgettable night Shohei Ohtani reached 50-50 "Shohei Ohtani is currently the best player in the game, and this 1-of-1 card is tied to a significant historical moment as the first MLB player to join the 50/50 club in 2024," Chris Ivy, director of sports auctions at Heritage, told The Times in an email. "It is also the most desirable of the three 1-of-1 Dynasty black cards because of the logo patch." Advertisement Ivy added: "Part of what makes this result remarkable is the fact that it was not a rookie card — they usually are among the most popular in the collecting community — and still set the world record." Earlier this month, the one-of-one major league rookie debut patch autograph card for Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes sold at auction for $1.11 million. Read more: Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball sells for record $4.4 million. Who gets the money? Ohtani entered the Sept. 19 game at loanDepot Park with 48 home runs and 49 steals. He wasted no time reaching 50 stolen bases, swiping third base in the first inning, then added No. 51 in the second inning. Then came home run No. 49 in the sixth inning, setting the stage for history to be made in the seventh. Advertisement After fouling off the first two pitches and laying off one in the dirt, Ohtani sent a hanging curveball by Marlins reliever Mike Baumann 391 feet and over the left-field wall. That ball was auctioned for $4.392 million, an amount that surpassed any sum paid for a baseball, in October. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Shohei Ohtani 50-50 card sells for $1.07 million. It includes piece of pants Dodger wore reaching milestone
A baseball card autographed by Shohei Ohtani and featuring a piece of the pants the Dodgers superstar wore while becoming the first MLB player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season has sold for more than $1 million. The one-of-a-kind Topps Dynasty Black card that features an on-card signature in gold ink by Ohtani and the MLB logo patch from the pants he wore during his record-setting game against the Miami Marlins was sold by Heritage Auctions on Saturday night for $1,067,500. The name of the buyer has not been revealed. That is by far the most money paid in a public auction for an Ohtani card. The previous record was the $533,140 paid last year for a card from the 2018 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autographs Orange Refractor set. While 25 of those cards exist, that one received a 10 from the Beckett Grading Service. The record-setting card is one of three different cards from the 50-50 game that Topps used to launch its Dynasty Black series, which features one-of-one autographed cards with pieces of game-used memorabilia from specific, historic moments. One of those Ohtani 50-50 cards — which includes a tag from the batting gloves Ohtani wore while hitting his 50th home run and a laundry tag from the pants he wore during that game — received $173,240 at auction in February. 'Shohei Ohtani is currently the best player in the game, and this 1-of-1 card is tied to a significant historical moment as the first MLB player to join the 50/50 club in 2024,' Chris Ivy, director of sports auctions at Heritage, told The Times in an email. 'It is also the most desirable of the three 1-of-1 Dynasty black cards because of the logo patch.' Ivy added: 'Part of what makes this result remarkable is the fact that it was not a rookie card — they usually are among the most popular in the collecting community — and still set the world record.' Earlier this month, the one-of-one major league rookie debut patch autograph card for Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes sold at auction for $1.11 million. Ohtani entered the Sept. 19 game at loanDepot Park with 48 home runs and 49 steals. He wasted no time reaching 50 stolen bases, swiping third base in the first inning, then added No. 51 in the second inning. Then came home run No. 49 in the sixth inning, setting the stage for history to be made in the seventh. After fouling off the first two pitches and laying off one in the dirt, Ohtani sent a hanging curveball by Marlins reliever Mike Baumann 391 feet and over the left-field wall. That ball was auctioned for $4.392 million, an amount that surpassed any sum paid for a baseball, in October.
New York Times
30-03-2025
- Business
- New York Times
First Shohei Ohtani card to sell for $1 million includes coveted piece of his pants
A Shohei Ohtani trading card sold for nearly $1.07 million through Heritage Auctions on Saturday night, making it the first Ohtani card to reach the seven-figure milestone. The one-of-a-kind Topps Dynasty Black card was from a set produced last year to commemorate Ohtani's historic 50/50 season. It was autographed in gold pen by Ohtani and includes the MLB logo patch from the pants he wore on Sept. 19, when he became the first player to reach 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single Major League season. Following that game, Topps, which has an exclusive deal with Ohtani, acquired the pants and batting gloves he wore during his historic performance and put pieces of them into cards. Trading cards that feature the league logo patch from a player's uniform are highly coveted by collectors and command a premium on the secondary market. This card is no different, as its price far exceeds that of any other Ohtani card sold to date. The previous record for an Ohtani card was achieved on Nov. 3, when an Orange Refractor (a parallel version of the standard card with just 25 printed) of his 2018 Bowman Chrome autographed rookie card with the rare grade of BGS 10 Pristine sold for $533,140. A different Topps Dynasty Black card featuring a piece of both the pants and batting gloves he wore in the game where he reached 50/50 sold for 'just' $173,240 on Feb. 22. Advertisement Even though the Ohtani 50/50 MLB logo patch card is from a legendary moment in the sport's history, it still did not sell for as much as the Paul Skenes Debut Patch card, which was bought for $1.11 million by Dick's Sporting Goods in an auction that ended on March 21. In October, the ball Ohtani hit for his 50th home run sold for a record $4.392 million to Taiwan-based investment firm UC Capital, which put it on public display. The buyer of the Ohtani 50/50 MLB logo patch card has yet to be revealed. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence in all our coverage. When you click or make purchases through our links, we may earn a commission.
