WBC Shohei Ohtani Jersey Sold for 1.5 M. Dollars in Auction

Jiji Press

12:11 JST, March 24, 2026

New York, March 23 (Jiji Press) — A baseball jersey worn by Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani in this year’s World Baseball Classic was sold for $1,500,010 in an online auction, the official website of the U.S. Major League Baseball organization said Monday.

The jersey of the Japanese national team, nicknamed Samurai Japan, fetched a record high for an Ohtani uniform, topping the previous high of $249,999 set for a signed Los Angeles Dodgers jersey he wore in 2024.

The sold Samurai Japan uniform was worn in a March 6 game against Chinese Taipei at Tokyo Dome, in which Ohtani marked three hits and five runs batted in, including a grand slam.