Shohei Ohtani became a name in North America upon his arrival in MLB in 2018. In his home country of Japan, though, he was a superstar long before that. His baseball cards debut dates back to 2013. 2013 BBM 1st Version, the company's flagship equivalent to Topps Baseball for MLB, stands as one of his earliest issues.
He is featured on card #183 in the base set, which has a small number of parallels including this /100 Gold Foil Signature. It uses gold foil to portray a facsimile his autograph and is not an actual authentic signature. This was a standard way for the Japanese card manufacturer to make parallels at the time.
Coming from the earliest days of Ohtani's pro career, there's a historical aspect to this seldom-seen stunner.
Graded a Gem Mint 10, this is a pop 12 in the PSA registry.
The certification number on this card has been checked against the third-party grader's online database and is active as of 05/08/2026.
