Sports Collectors Digest

Baseball legends Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron and even Michael Jordan have each had game-worn shoes sell for five figures. But current superstar Shohei Ohtani has surpassed them all, setting a record with the $440K sale of his 2025 MLB Tokyo Series shoes at The Realest.

https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/shohei-ohtani-surpasses-baseball-legends-for-highest-selling-game-worn-shoes-with-400k-sale

Young Gun Macklin Celebrini joins NHL legend Wayne Gretzky with a rare $1 million hockey card at Goldin.

https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/macklin-celebrini-joins-wayne-gretzky-with-1-million-hockey-card

The 1996 USA Olympic basketball team put women's hoops on the map. Cards and collectibles of the legendary team after its induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/cards-collectibles-of-1996-usa-womens-olympic-basketball-team-after-hall-of-fame-inductions

Legendary pitcher Tommy John should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The fact that he is not has suppressed his card value, making them affordable for collectors. A look at TJ's top cards to collect.

https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/tommy-john-cards-plentiful-affordable-after-death-of-pitching-legend

Hope Solo and Marvin Hagler are two of the most iconic U.S. athletes in their respective sports. Their personal memorabilia collections combined to sell for more than $600K at Lelands, while Lou Gehrig's first Yankees contract also netted a big sale.

https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/hope-solo-marvin-hagler-collections-top-summer-auction-at-lelands

How hot is the sports card market? Eight packs of 1952 Topps Baseball wax packs once cost just 40 cents. One of the few remaining bricks of ’52 packs just sold for $1 million at REA.

https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/brick-of-1952-topps-baseball-wax-packs-tops-1-million-at-rea

Another 1/1 Shohei Ohtani Gold Logoman card could be on the verge of a record sale. Ohtani's 1/1 MVP Gold Logoman card has surfaced and is headed to auction at Goldin.

https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/shohei-ohtanis-1-1-mvp-gold-logoman-surfaces-headed-to-auction-at-goldin

Yankees P Carlos Rodón and his wife Ashley launched their Willow Gala Auction for IVF and fertility grants for families. Highlights include a signed Aaron Judge jersey, meeting Cody Bellinger or Gerrit Cole, a Patrick Mahomes-signed football, a Kyle Busch racing helmet and fishing with Rodón.

https://e.givesmart.com/events/Ptn/i/_All/

Joe Montana has finally passed Tom Brady in one key category—most expensive game-worn Super Bowl jersey of all time.

https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/joe-montana-super-bowl-jersey-sets-record-for-game-worn-nfl-jerseys

For baseball fans, “The Natural” is one of the best baseball movies of all time. Roy Hobbs’ baseball glove from the iconic movie is up for bid at Propstore, an entertainment memorabilia auction house with sports items from the big screen. It has an estimated value of $5,000-$10,000. The Aug. 26-29 auction also features game-worn jerseys from Joe Canseco & John Kruk.