Tomoyuki Sugano rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest
Tomoyuki Sugano's first licensed base rookie card is the 2025 Topps Series 2 #417. The first chromium rookie card is the 2025 Topps Chrome #166. Tomoyuki Sugano's rookie season was 2025.
Tomoyuki SuganoCOL SP
Signed with the Baltimore Orioles on December 16, 2024 after twelve NPB seasons with the Yomiuri Giants.
Tomoyuki Sugano card market
Collector attention: down 13% this week, down 60% over 30 days
Attention measures how much people are looking up this player, a leading indicator collectors watch. It is not a price. Source: Wikipedia pageviews through 2026-10-14.
Tomoyuki Sugano'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.
Which Tomoyuki Sugano card is the real rookie card
He reached MLB with Baltimore in 2025 at age 35, so his RC-logo cards are 2025 Topps issues: Topps Series 2 #417 and Topps Chrome #166, plus a 2025 Topps Update Rookie Debut card. Topps holds the MLB license. No rookie autograph was found in those checklists, and as an established NPB pitcher he has no Bowman prospect card; his 2026 Topps cards with Baltimore and Colorado do not carry the RC tag.
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Tomoyuki Sugano rookie card checklist with card numbers
3 rookie cards, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.
Tomoyuki Sugano's career, in brief
- Pitched for the Yomiuri Giants from 2013 to 2024, winning three Central League MVP awards and two Eiji Sawamura Awards.
- Went 10-10 with a 4.64 ERA in 30 starts for Baltimore in his first MLB season, 2025.
- Signed a one-year deal with the Colorado Rockies in February 2026.
Career facts: [1]
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Grading Tomoyuki Sugano 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.
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 #417 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.
How to identify your Tomoyuki Sugano card and check what it sold for
- Find the year and maker on the back of your Tomoyuki Sugano 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 Tomoyuki Sugano rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
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Tomoyuki Sugano card questions
- What is Tomoyuki Sugano's rookie card?
- Tomoyuki Sugano's first licensed base rookie card is the 2025 Topps Series 2 #417. The first chromium rookie card is the 2025 Topps Chrome #166. Tomoyuki Sugano's rookie season was 2025.
- What year is Tomoyuki Sugano's rookie card?
- Tomoyuki Sugano's rookie season was 2025, so the rookie cards carry that year.
- How many rookie cards does Tomoyuki Sugano have?
- Our checklist lists 3 Tomoyuki Sugano rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
- How much is a Tomoyuki Sugano 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.
- Are collectors watching Tomoyuki Sugano right now?
- Collector attention is flat: Wikipedia lookups of Tomoyuki Sugano are down 13% this week. That is attention, not a price.
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