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Top Dodgers, Yankees cards to collect during World Series, according to PSA
Coming off his historic 50/50 season, Shohei Ohtani is the most collected baseball player in the world and one of the top athletes across all sports.
But he’s not the only player in the 2024 World Series who has captured the attention of baseball card collectors. While Ohtani and Yankees star Aaron Judge lead the way, there are other Dodgers and Yankees stars whose cards are highly sought after by collectors.
Card grading giant PSA has compiled a list of the five most collected Dodgers and Yankees players in this year’s Fall Classic, based on cards graded.
According to PSA, which grades nearly 75 percent of all trading cards in the U.S., the number of baseball cards submitted to PSA is has increased significantly over last season, with 400,000 more cards graded in 2024 compared to 2023.
Here’s a look at the *most collected Dodgers and Yankees players in this year’s World Series.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Shohei Ohtani (111,981 cards graded)
Ohtani is the most collected baseball player of the year, the No. 4 athlete across all sports, and the No. 5 most collected athlete of all time, according to PSA.
Most Popular Card: 2018 Bowman 49 Shohei Ohtani
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13,072 cards graded)
Most Popular Card: 2024 Bowman 36 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Mookie Betts (8,055 cards graded)
Most Popular Card: 2014 Topps Update US26 Mookie Betts Batting
Freddie Freeman (5,032 cards graded)
Most Popular Card: 2011 Topps 145 Freddie Freeman
Clayton Kershaw (5,015 cards graded)
Most Popular Card: 2008 Topps Update & Highlights UH240 Clayton Kershaw
NEW YORK YANKEES
Aaron Judge (30,554 cards graded)
Most Popular Card: 2017 Topps 287 Aaron Judge
Jasson Dominguez (19,752 cards graded)
Most Popular Card: 2024 Topps 60 Jasson Dominguez
Anthony Volpe (16,683 cards graded)
Most Popular Card: 2020 Bowman Chrome Prospects BCP139 Anthony Volpe
Juan Soto (14,532 cards graded)
Most Popular Card: 2018 Topps Update US300 Juan Soto
Gerrit Cole (1,669 cards graded)
Most Popular Card: 2013 Topps Update US150 Gerrit Cole Yellow Hat
*Based on volume of cards PSA graded among active Dodgers and Yankees’ players from March 2024 to October 2024.
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