Shohei Ohtani Jersey Sets Record
A record-setting sale of a jersey shows that Sho-time is still going strong into this year’s MLB season.
As the 2026 Major League Baseball season begins, the frenzy for Shohei Ohtani collectibles shows no signs of slowing down. The jersey Ohtani wore in the 2026 World Baseball Classic sold for $1,500,010 at MLB Auctions. According to ESPN, this is an auction record for Ohtani’s jerseys.
Ohtani played for Japan in the World Baseball Classic. The record-setting jersey came from the March 6 game, in which Japan beat Chinese Taipei 13-0. Despite his exceptional talent for both pitching and hitting, Ohtani only hit during the 2026 WBC. In the March 6 game, he had five RBIs and hit a grand slam.
The sale also shows how quickly the market for Ohtani collectibles has grown. ESPN compared it to another Ohtani jersey from a World Baseball Classic game, which sold at MLB Auctions for $126,100 in 2023. He was already a standout player by then, with multiple MVP awards and other honors, but prices for his memorabilia hadn’t yet reached the heights they do now.
The 2026 WBC jersey isn’t the only Ohtani collectible to sell for more than a million dollars. In 2024, the baseball he hit for his 50th home run, becoming the first MLB player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in one season, made history again when it sold at Goldin for $4.3 million, a record for a game-used baseball. In 2025, his Topps 1/1 Gold Logoman Autograph card sold for a record $3 million at auction.
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There’s more Ohtani memorabilia to come from the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Currently, his cap from the March 7 and March 14 games is available for bidding at MLB Auctions. The sale closes April 6, and, at this writing, bids have passed $30,000.
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