Shohei Ohtani keeps driving Topps insert demand
Shohei Ohtani has been one of the most important names in modern baseball cards since his MLB debut with the Angels in 2018. He arrived from Nippon Professional Baseball and immediately delivered as both a pitcher and hitter, finishing his rookie season with 22 home runs and a 4-2 record in 10 starts on the mound. That early success helped him win Rookie of the Year and gave Angels fans hope that Ohtani and Mike Trout could power a long-awaited playoff run.
The on-field pairing never produced the postseason breakthrough the Angels wanted, but Ohtani’s hobby appeal only grew. After later leaving in free agency, he continued his star turn with the Dodgers, and his card market has remained one of the strongest in the hobby.
How Topps turned All Aces into a chase insert
Topps first introduced the All Aces insert in 2023 Topps Series Two. At that point, the insert was not yet a super short print and was listed at odds of 1 in every 32 packs. Early in 2025, cards from the set were selling in the $10 to $20 range, but values quickly climbed. According to the source, raw copies reached about $300 and PSA 10 examples approached $1,000.
Topps then changed the formula in a major way. In 2025 Topps Series One, All Aces became a Super Short Print, and Topps also added hitters to the concept with All Kings. That shift created a new hobby comparison point, especially for Ohtani, who has both an All Aces and an All Kings SSP in both 2025 and 2026 Topps releases.
2025 Topps All Aces Shohei Ohtani
The 2025 Topps All Aces Shohei Ohtani card shows him warming up in a Dodgers hoodie. The source notes that Ohtani has been shut down on the mound at different points while recovering from surgeries, which has made his pitching cards especially interesting to collectors following his two-way career.
For the 2025 All Aces Ohtani, the highest reported PSA 10 sale reached $10,036 on April 2, 2026. The card’s pull rate was listed at 1 in every 1,167 hobby packs, making it a difficult chase even before the market began pushing prices higher.
2025 Topps All Kings Shohei Ohtani
Ohtani’s value as a hitter has been a major driver of his card market. He has won four MVP awards, two with the Angels and two with the Dodgers, and he became the only player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season. That offensive profile is a big reason the All Kings version has drawn so much attention.
The 2025 Topps All Kings Shohei Ohtani SSP posted a highest PSA 10 sale of $43,200 on August 30, 2026. The source lists the pull odds at 1 in every 9,235 hobby packs, which is much tougher than the All Aces version from the same year. That scarcity appears to be a major reason the All Kings card has commanded significantly stronger prices.
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2026 Topps All Aces Shohei Ohtani
The chase became even harder in 2026. The 2026 Topps All Aces Shohei Ohtani card carries odds of 1 in every 13,836 hobby packs, making it a much tougher pull than the 2025 version.
The highest PSA 10 sale for the 2026 All Aces Ohtani card reached $33,000 on May 14, 2026. Even with the tougher odds, the card still trails the top All Kings sales, showing how strongly collectors continue to value Ohtani’s hitter-focused cards.
2026 Topps All Kings Shohei Ohtani
The 2026 Topps All Kings Shohei Ohtani card continues to show why the hitter version has become the premium chase. The source lists its pull odds at 1 in every 9,235 hobby packs, the same odds as the 2025 All Kings card and still far better than the All Aces version in 2026.
The highest PSA 10 sale for the 2026 All Kings Ohtani card reached $48,000 on August 8, 2026. That result reinforces the market’s preference for the All Kings SSP, especially when paired with Ohtani’s historic offensive production and two-way superstar status.
Why Ohtani cards continue to outperform expectations
Ohtani’s card market reflects a rare combination of achievements. He is a dominant hitter, an accomplished pitcher, and one of the most recognizable players in the sport. Even with injuries and shutdowns on the mound, his ability to impact games in multiple ways has kept collectors focused on every major Topps release that includes him.
The All Aces and All Kings comparison is especially useful because it shows how different card concepts can perform when tied to the same player. In Ohtani’s case, the hitter-themed All Kings cards have consistently outpaced the pitching-themed All Aces cards at the top end of the market, even when the All Aces versions are also difficult pulls.
For collectors tracking modern Topps inserts, Ohtani remains one of the clearest examples of how star power, scarcity, and on-card concept can combine to push prices sharply higher across multiple release years.

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