Shohei Index

Milestones / Topps Now Archive

Every Topps Now card in this catalog, in event order — the moment it commemorates, the card it produced, and the live market for it today. Print runs are shown as a cited fact from this project's research notes, not a claim the catalog schema currently stores.

Reported print run, from the manufacturer's published figure (topps.com product slug / eBay catalog title corroboration) as recorded in this project's research notes — not yet a stored column on the catalog row, so it renders here as a cited editorial fact rather than catalog data.

  1. 2017-12-08

    First card of Ohtani as an Angel — the off-season card issued when his MLB signing was announced (not a rookie card).

    Reported print run: 17,323 copies.

    Source: wiki/ohtani-2017-us-cards.md; wiki/ohtani-topps-now-milestones.md

    2017 Topps Now #OS-80Provisional — not verifiedSignificance: unratedSearch eBay ↗

  2. 2018-03-29

    First career hit, in his first MLB at-bat (debut day).

    Reported print run: 4,830 copies.

    Source: wiki/ohtani-topps-now-milestones.md

    2018 Topps Now #5Provisional — not verifiedSignificance: unratedSearch eBay ↗

  3. 2018-04-01

    First career win, MLB pitching debut vs Oakland (7-4).

    Reported print run: 5,920 copies.

    Source: wiki/ohtani-topps-now-milestones.md

    2018 Topps Now #23Provisional — not verifiedSignificance: unratedSearch eBay ↗

  4. 2018-04-03

    First career home run, hit in his first at-bat of his home debut.

    Reported print run: 8,746 copies.

    Source: wiki/ohtani-topps-now-milestones.md

    2018 Topps Now #32Provisional — not verifiedSignificance: unratedSearch eBay ↗

  5. 2023-03-21

    Strikes out Mike Trout for the final out, Japan wins the World Baseball Classic.

    Reported print run: 42,273 copies.

    Source: wiki/ohtani-topps-now-milestones.md

    2023 Topps Now #WBC-71Provisional — not verifiedSignificance: unratedSearch eBay ↗

  6. 2024-09-19

    Becomes the first-ever member of the 50 home run / 50 stolen base club.

    Reported print run: 653,737 copies.

    Source: wiki/ohtani-topps-now-milestones.md

    2024 Topps Now #722Provisional — not verifiedSignificance: unratedSearch eBay ↗

  7. 2024-10-30

    Dodgers win the 2024 World Series (Ohtani's card in the 15-card factory team set).

    Reported print run: 37,082 factory sets (per-set run, not per card).

    Source: wiki/ohtani-topps-now-milestones.md

    2024 Topps Now #WS-2Provisional — not verifiedSignificance: unratedSearch eBay ↗

  8. 2024-11-21

    Unanimous NL MVP announced — his third MVP overall, first in the NL.

    Reported print run: 72,395 copies.

    Source: wiki/ohtani-topps-now-milestones.md

    2024 Topps Now #OS-6Provisional — not verifiedSignificance: unratedSearch eBay ↗

See these same rows grouped by year in the milestone catalog hub, the wider Iconic Ohtani Cards bands, or documented high-value sale reports on Auctions & Record Sales. Other research hubs: The Ohtani rookie ecosystem, Japanese-era cards (NPB), Ohtani autographs, by how they were signed, Milestone and Topps Now issues.