Overview
- The sale is a record for any Ohtani card, the highest in Fanatics Collect’s history, and the most paid for a modern baseball card since Mike Trout’s 2020 Superfractor.
- The $3 million price includes the buyer’s premium, and the purchaser has not been publicly identified.
- Bidding for the Fanatics Collect December Premier Auction lot exceeded $1.14 million in less than 24 hours after opening.
- The on-card autograph features a gold MLB logo patch Ohtani wore in the Dodgers’ April 29, 2025 win over the Marlins, verified by an MLB Authentication hologram.
- Pulled in a Minneapolis box break by Pete Anderson and his twin sons before consignment, the 1-of-1 surpassed Ohtani’s prior $1.067 million mark and topped Paul Skenes’ $1.1 million debut patch sale.