Shohei Ohtani has another win to add to his stockpile. After winning the World Series and his third league MVP award, the Los Angeles Dodgers star now has the world's most popular Major League Baseball jersey.

Baseball star Shohei Ohtani's autographed card sold for an impressive price at an auction after his incredible career run last year.

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2018 — Three days after starting at DH on Opening Day in his major league debut, Japanese phenom Shohei Ohtani makes his debut on the mound, pitching 6 innings in leading the Angels to a 7 - 4 win over the Athletics.

Shohei Ohtani might not have the biggest contract in MLB anymore, but he's still selling the most jerseys of any player.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is has maintained his stranglehold on the title of most popular player in MLB. Per The Athletic's Evan Drellich, MLB revealed that Ohtani topped the list of most popular jerseys in the majors, followed by Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman and New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto:

And, unsurprisingly, Ohtani has at times struggled to adapt to the new technique, which goes against years of his baseball instinct. On a couple of his first slides in the 2025 regular season, Ohtani, likely as a force of habit, dropped his left hand in the dirt while sliding.

Ohtani is the second Japanese-born player to hit a home run in an MLB game played in Japan, joining Hideki Matsui. Matsui hit a two-run home run for the New York Yankees against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at the Tokyo Dome on March 31, 2004.

Discussion of baseball’s best player often returns to two titans: Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge. The post “Did (Shohei) Ohtani Retire?” – Aaron Judge’s Sky-High Praise Ignites Wild Fan Debates Over Dodgers Phenom appeared first on EssentiallySports.