The Best Yoshinobu Yamamoto Rookie Cards to Collect Right Now
Add a Yamamoto rookie card to your collection.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s heroic playoff performance helped the Los Angeles Dodgers repeat as champions and earned him the 2025 World Series MVP Award. Yamamoto won three consecutive MVPs in Japan before teaming up with Shohei Ohtani in Los Angeles, and both players started their Dodgers careers with back-to-back championship rings. Here are some of the best Yoshinobu Yamamoto rookie cards to add to your collection.
The Classic Yoshinobu Yamamoto Rookie Cards
The most recognizable rookie cards come from the flagship Topps and Bowman sets. Base cards are easy to find and cost just a few dollars. If you want to level up the flagship Yoshinobu Yamamoto rookie cards, there are a bunch of parallels with limited print runs.
2024 Topps Yoshinobu Yamamoto #553
Yamamoto’s flagship rookie card is found in 2024 Topps Series 2. He’s captured on the mound with the classic white Dodgers jersey. Ungraded copies can be found for less than $2. After his MVP performance, a PSA 10 is worth about $90.
2024 Topps Chrome Yoshinobu Yamamoto #18
The Topps Chrome card number #18 matches the Japanese ace’s jersey number. The photo is different from the one on his Series 2 rookie card. Here, we get a side view just after he’s released the ball. You can find an ungraded copy for less than $5. There are also more than 30 parallels.
2024 Bowman Yoshinobu Yamamoto #36
We usually think 1st Bowman prospect cards when it comes to Bowman releases these days, but having skipped the minor leagues entirely, Yamamoto only gets a rookie card. The photo on his Bowman rookie card is similar to his Topps flagship card, capturing him just before he releases the pitch. You can find ungraded copies for less than $1, and there are also many parallels.
2024 Bowman Chrome Yoshinobu Yamamoto #73
Yamamoto’s Bowman Chrome rookie card has him staring over his glove on the mound. Like Yamamoto’s other classic rookie cards, this is easy to find and very affordable at less than $2 for an ungraded copy. It also comes with a long list of parallels.
Affordable Rookie Cards of Yoshinobu Yamamoto
If you want to collect more Yoshinobu Yamamoto rookie cards but don’t want to spend a ton of money, there are plenty of affordable options.
2024 Topps Update Yoshinobu Yamamoto/Shohei Ohtani Combo Card #US13
What’s better than one Japanese star? Two! This combo card features Yamamoto and Ohtani side by side with the 2024 Topps flagship card design. It’s surprisingly inexpensive and has several parallels you can find for less than $15.
2024 Topps Allen & Ginter Yoshinobu Yamamoto #201
Yamamoto gets the Allen & Ginter treatment for this rookie card, but the mini version is our favorite. These are designed to look like the original tobacco cards from more than a century ago. Both full-size and mini cards are easy to find and cost just a few dollars. If you want to level up, there are unique parallels like mini stained glass and cloth mini.
2024 Topps Heritage High Number Yoshinobu Yamamoto #553
If you love throwback designs, Heritage is the perfect choice for you. The 2024 design is inspired by the 1975 Topps Baseball set. Yamamoto’s card features a bold design with a blue and red border, accompanied by a portrait shot. This card can also be found for just a few dollars.
Rookie Autographs and Other High-End Yamamoto Cards
On-card ink or other popular inserts can get expensive, but here are the best Yoshinobu Yamamoto rookie cards if money is no object.
2024 Topps Chrome Sapphire Autographs Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Sapphire emphasizes a low print run, and Yamamoto’s rookie autograph is no exception. The base version is limited to 199 copies. There are just six parallels, starting with 99 copies of Green and down to the 1 of 1 Padparadscha.
2024 Topps Diamond Icons Yoshinobu Yamamoto Autograph
Diamond Icons is a super-premium product, and Yamamoto has a few different rookie autographs in the set. All cards are numbered to 25 or less, and all ink is on-card.
2024 Bowman’s Best 1955 Bowman Anime Yoshinobu Yamamoto
One of the most popular inserts of 2024 was the new short-printed 1955 Bowman Anime. The case hit card honors the retro TV design of 1955 Bowman while featuring players drawn as anime-style characters. Along with the short-printed base card, there are also 10 copies of a Black Refractor, 5 copies of a Red Refractor, and 1 Superfractor.
2024 Topps Chrome Update Yoshinobu Yamamoto MLB Debut Patch Autograph 1/1
This one-of-a-kind card features the MLB Debut patch on Yamamoto’s jersey when he made his big-league debut, along with an on-card autograph. Right after the 2025 World Series, Topps announced that this card had not been redeemed yet. This is the best of all Yoshinobu Yamamoto rookie cards, and it’s still hiding in an unopened box of 2024 Topps Chrome Update!
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