Rare autographed Shohei Ohtani card sold for record $3m in 2025

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Among baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s limited-edition cards, the Topps Chrome Gold Logoman Autograph Card, center, sold for $3 million at auction in 2025. (Photo by Takeshi Watanabe)

MAKOTO TANIGUCHI and TAKESHI WATANABE

TOKYO — Amid a global boom in sports trading cards, U.S. collectibles company Topps is gearing up to expand in the Japanese market.