Any piece of history from Shohei Ohtani's milestone 2024 season has been pure gold.
Ohtani's 50th home run ball, which made him the first major-leaguer with 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in a single season, currently features a high bid of $1,464,000 at Goldin Auctions.
The card market for the Dodgers superstar is also booming, highlighted by a record $336,000 sale for his 2018 Topps Chrome Sapphire Rookie Autograph Superfractor 1/1 BGS 9.5/10 on Tuesday night at the Holy Grails Auction.
Now, Topps will be capitalizing on a piece of game-worn memorabilia from Ohtani's incredible 50-50 game.
The card company announced Saturday it had acquired the pants Ohtani wore when he founded the 50-50 Club in the Dodgers' 20-4 victory at Miami last week. Relics of the pants will be included in trading cards, including a 1/1 Logoman from the MLB logo on the back of pants, in the new Topps Dynasty Black set, which Topps also announced Saturday.
????????????????????????????????: We have officially acquired Shohei Ohtani’s game-worn pants from his historic 50/50 performance.
— Topps (@Topps) September 28, 2024
The relics are going into trading cards, including this 1 of 1 Logoman Autograph card.
Will you be chasing this piece of history? pic.twitter.com/bHisy2rLfC
Ohtani wore the pants in arguably the most impressive individual hitting performance in Major League Baseball history, going 6-for-6 with three homers, two steals and 10 RBI.
With two games remaining in the season, Ohtani has 54 homers and 57 steals.
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Dynasty Black is a spinoff of the flagship Dynasty set, which is best known for on-card autographs and game-used memorabilia. Utilized across baseball, soccer and Formula 1, hobby boxes of Dynasty have traditionally included just a single card, often numbered to just 10 or less.
According to Topps, Dynasty Black will include game-used memorabilia from specific moments, not just specific games — something collectors have longed for, especially during the ultra-modern era.
Cards featuring game-used memorabilia have become less common in recent years, with many now featuring “player-worn” memorabilia or even relics not associated with any specific player, team or event.
It’s currently unclear how much Dynasty Black will cost at launch, though secondary-market prices for 2023 Dynasty Baseball have recently trended around $1,750 per box.
Dynasty Black is the latest ultra high-end set announced by Topps, with Topps Mercury: Victor Wembanyama debuting earlier this month.
Retailing for $8,000 per hobby box with just eight cards, Mercury is among the most expensive sets in the trading card hobby.
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