2018 Topps NOW #MOW-1 Babe Ruth / Shohei Ohtani Moment of the Week PSA 10 GEM MT
2018 Topps NOW #MOW-1 Babe Ruth / Shohei Ohtani Moment of the Week PSA 10 GEM MT
2018 Topps NOW Moment of the Week — PSA Graded
- Card: #MOW-1 Babe Ruth / Shohei Ohtani — Moment of the Week
- Set: 2018 Topps NOW Baseball
- Subset: Moment of the Week — Week 1
- Grade: PSA 10 GEM MT
- Cert #: 47782689
One of the hobby's most iconic modern cards — a PSA 10 GEM MINT example of the 2018 Topps NOW Moment of the Week #MOW-1, commemorating Shohei Ohtani's historic debut as baseball's first true two-way superstar since Babe Ruth. The front features a stunning split design: Ruth at bat in classic black-and-white alongside Ohtani batting in his Angels uniform. The back mirrors the theme with pitching images of both legends side-by-side.
"Ohtani displays pitching & batting prowess not seen since Babe Ruth" — as printed on the card itself.
⚡ Fun Fact: Babe Ruth last pitched a full season in 1921 — nearly 100 years before Shohei Ohtani took the mound as a two-way player for the Angels in 2018. In his rookie season, Ohtani went 4-2 with a 3.31 ERA as a pitcher while hitting 22 home runs as a designated hitter, earning him the AL Rookie of the Year Award and drawing comparisons to Ruth that even the most seasoned baseball historians called unprecedented.