Overview
- The unsigned, game-used jersey sold Sunday for $1,500,010 on MLB Auctions after 298 bids.
- Ohtani wore it in Japan’s 13-0 win over Chinese Taipei on March 6 at the Tokyo Dome, when he hit a grand slam and drove in five runs.
- The price is the most ever paid for an Ohtani jersey at auction, far above a 2023 WBC jersey that sold for about $126,100.
- The sale adds to a run of high-dollar Ohtani items, including a $3 million solo Logoman card, a $2.16 million dual MVP card with Aaron Judge, and a $4.39 million 50th home-run ball that remains in escrow during an ownership dispute.
- Forbes now projects Ohtani will earn $127 million in 2026 with about $125 million from endorsements, a gap that helps explain why collectors pay a premium for his game-used gear.