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Shohei Ohtanis next record-setting card? Topps introduces Back-to-Back Gold Logoman cards In the history of Major League Baseball, theres never been two consecutive MVP winners at the same time in both the American and National League before now.
And Topps has figured out a way to create unique cards of the Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani and New York Yankees Aaron Judge to mark the unprecedented moment.
The upcoming release of 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball will feature Back-to-Back Gold Logoman patch autographed one-of-a-kind cards of Ohtani and Judge, taking those relics from jerseys worn in each of their 2024 and 2025 MVP seasons.
The set will also include a third Back-to-Back Gold Logoman to honor the Detroit Tigers Tarik Skubal for winning consecutive Cy Young awards.
Redemption cards for each will be randomly inserted in packs.
ADVERTISING The inclusion of Gold Logoman patch cards in Topps sets began in last years Topps Chrome set to honor each leagues 2024 MVP, Rookie of the Year and Cy Young award winners.
Each player had special gold embellished versions of the silhouetted MLB logo patches on the back of all their jerseys throughout the following season to mark their achievement.
Those patches usually match the color scheme of each teams jersey, so the gold patches stand out from those worn by every other player in the league.
And when Ohtani, Judge and Skubal, repeated their accomplishments, something had to be done to commemorate that.
The goal for the gold Logoman, the idea of the card was really to celebrate and acknowledge players at their highest levels of achievement, Fanatics Collectibles CEO Mike Mahan said.
So at the peak of whether its the MVP, the rookie of the year, Cy Young, its the pinnacle of achievement and youre celebrating the biggest stars at their biggest moments.
And then OK, but what happens when they win back-to-back MVPs, right? What happens when they do something extraordinary? You want to celebrate that with extraordinary cards.
And for us, we want to find the right way to be part of these narratives at the pinnacle of achievement.
An extra unique aspect of Ohtanis double gold Logoman card are the autographs one in with his standard signature at the top by the 2024 patch and one in Kanji at the bottom by the 2025 patch.
As for how much these cards may be worth, theres little doubt the Ohtani and Judge versions can reach seven figures, and likely shoot above the $2 million threshold given the sales of other Gold Logoman, Gold NFL Shield and Gold NBA Logoman cards.
Ohtanis 2025 Topps Chrome Baseball Gold MLB logoman autographed card sold for $3 million in December 2025 through a Fanatics Collect auction to become his most expensive card of any kind to date.
The dual MLB Gold Logoman autographed card with both Ohtani and Judge featured sold for $2.16 million in March 2026 also through a Fanatics Collect auction.
I think the Gold solo Logoman is of significant importance; it will always be the first one ever done, Goldin Auctions CEO Ken Goldin told The Athletic.
However, people may view the dual Logoman as the best Ohtani Logoman because it is two Gold Logomen from two different seasons and is signed in both English and Kanji.
I would not be surprised if it exceeded the $3 million price the first one sold for.
Adopting the gold logo patch concept for NFL and NBA products has also yielded seven-figure sales in the past couple of months.
A Josh Allen 2025 Topps Chrome Gold NFL Shield autographed card representing his 2024 MVP season fetched $1.35 million through Fanatics Collect less than two months ago.
In June, a Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2025-26 Gold NBA Logoman autographed card honoring his MVP year in 2024-2025 sold for $1.06 million through Fanatics Collect.
For the Back-to-Back gold Logoman, weve chosen special games for each of these cards where theyve done something special and to bring it to life on one card, Mahan said.
We will only do this when you have that back-to-back dynamic.
Thats exciting for collectors because they know not only is this card visually appealing, but the fact that theres two on one card only happens when there is a back-to-back award-winning achievement.
That tells you that its generational in nature.
And thats what were striving to achieve here.