What year is Roki Sasaki's rookie card?

Roki Sasaki's rookie season was 2025, so the rookie cards carry that year.

How many rookie cards does Roki Sasaki have?

Our checklist lists 6 Roki Sasaki rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.

Does Roki Sasaki have a licensed rookie autograph?

Yes. Our checklist lists 2: 2025 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs #RA-ROKI; 2025 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autographs #CRA-RS.

How much is a Roki Sasaki rookie card worth?

Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

Roki Sasaki rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest

Roki Sasaki's first licensed base rookie card is the 2025 Topps Series 2 #558. The first chromium rookie card is the 2025 Topps Chrome #217. Roki Sasaki's rookie season was 2025.

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Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers on January 22, 2025, on a minor league deal after four NPB seasons with the Chiba Lotte Marines; MLB debut March 19, 2025 (Tokyo Series).

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Roki Sasaki's key rookie cards, by our criteria

First licensed base RC: The licensed base rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist. Where an Upper Deck Young Guns card exists, that card.
First chromium RC: The licensed chromium (Chrome, Prizm, Optic and the like) rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist.
Scarcest licensed RC autograph: Among licensed rookie-card autographs in the player's checklist, the one with the lowest stated print run.
First prospect card: For a player whose rookie cards are not out yet, or a baseball player's Bowman 1st: the earliest prospect card in the player's checklist. Not a rookie card.

First licensed base RC
2025 Topps Series 2 #558
Topps, base, Flagship base RC. Sources [1][2]
First chromium RC
2025 Topps Chrome #217
Topps, chromium. Sources [1][2]

Which Roki Sasaki card is the real rookie card

Topps and its Bowman brand hold the MLB license, so his RC-logo cards are 2025 Topps and Bowman products. He was not in 2025 Topps Series 1; his flagship RC is 2025 Topps Series 2 #558, his chromium RCs are 2025 Topps Chrome #217 and 2025 Bowman Chrome #12, and both Chrome sets carry rookie autographs. He came to MLB as an established NPB player, so he has no Bowman 1st prospect card; his earlier Japanese-league cards are not recorded here.

Sources [1][2][3][4]

Roki Sasaki rookie card checklist with card numbers

6 rookie cards, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.

Roki Sasaki card checklist
Card	Type	Print run	RC	Source
2025 Topps Series 2 #558Flagship base RC	Base	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2025 Topps Chrome #217	Chromium	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2025 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs #RA-ROKI	Autograph	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2025 Bowman Chrome #12	Chromium	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2025 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autographs #CRA-RS	Autograph	Not numbered	Yes	[1][2]
2025 Topps Series 2 1990 Topps Baseball #90B2-37	Insert	Not numbered	Yes	[1]

Roki Sasaki's career, in brief

Pitched for the Chiba Lotte Marines from 2021 to 2024, including a perfect game with 19 strikeouts on April 10, 2022, tying the NPB single-game record.
Won gold with Japan at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
Went 1-1 with a 4.46 ERA for the Dodgers in 2025 around a shoulder injury, then pitched in relief in the postseason, including the World Series the Dodgers won in seven games.

Career facts: [1]

Grading Roki Sasaki cards

A PSA 10 (Gem Mint) or BGS 9.5 is the top grade most collectors look for; it means sharp corners, clean edges, centered printing and an unmarked surface. A graded card and a raw one are different cards to look up.

How PSA, CGC and Beckett grade

PSA

Top grades:: Gem Mint 10, then Mint 9 and NM-MT 8.
Half grades:: 1.5 through 8.5 since February 2008; there is no PSA 9.5.

One overall grade on the label. Centering weighs heavily in it.

Source: Sports Collectors Digest on PSA's half grades

CGC

Top grades:: Pristine 10 (virtually flawless, 50/50 centering), then Gem Mint 10 and Mint+ 9.5.
Half grades:: Yes, from Fair 1.5 up to Mint+ 9.5.

Authentic (AU) for a genuine card that cannot take a number; Authentic Altered (AA) for one that was altered.

Source: CGC grading scale

Beckett (BGS)

Top grades:: Pristine 10; a Black Label Pristine 10 has a 10 in all four subgrades.
Half grades:: Yes, 1 to 10 in half points.

Four subgrades on the label: centering, corners, edges and surface.

Source: Beckett grading

Grading scales as each grader describes them, checked Oct 16, 2026.

Population by grade

A population report counts how many copies of a card a grader has graded at each grade. Search 2025 Topps Series 2 #558 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.

How to identify your Roki Sasaki card and check what it sold for

Find the year and maker on the back of your Roki Sasaki card, and the card number, usually top or bottom on the back.
Check the front and back for a serial number (for example 23/99) and for a colored or patterned finish: those mark a parallel, which is a different card from the base version.
Look for the RC logo or the word Rookie. A card from before the first pro season, such as a Bowman 1st or a college card, is a prospect card, not a rookie card.
Note any grade on the slab label (PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC). A raw card and a graded one are different listings.
Search sold listings for that exact year, set, number, parallel and grade. What a card sold for is a better guide than any asking price.

Check Roki Sasaki rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

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Roki Sasaki card questions

What is Roki Sasaki's rookie card?: Roki Sasaki's first licensed base rookie card is the 2025 Topps Series 2 #558. The first chromium rookie card is the 2025 Topps Chrome #217. Roki Sasaki's rookie season was 2025.
What year is Roki Sasaki's rookie card?: Roki Sasaki's rookie season was 2025, so the rookie cards carry that year.
How many rookie cards does Roki Sasaki have?: Our checklist lists 6 Roki Sasaki rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
Does Roki Sasaki have a licensed rookie autograph?: Yes. Our checklist lists 2: 2025 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs #RA-ROKI; 2025 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autographs #CRA-RS.
How much is a Roki Sasaki rookie card worth?: Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.

Card facts checked 2026-10-15. Parlae prints no card values. Set and brand names belong to their makers; Parlae is not affiliated with them.

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