2023 Topps Cosmic Chrome Shohei Ohtani Launched Into Orbit #LIO-2 Angels

The 2023 Topps Cosmic Chrome Shohei Ohtani Launched Into Orbit #LIO-2 is the single most coveted insert in the entire Cosmic Chrome universe — a die-cut chrome refractor of the two-way unicorn, frozen in his Angels era, before the world-record Dodgers deal made every pre-Dodger Ohtani card a permanent timestamp of the sport's greatest player at peak scarcity.

Set configuration: 2023 Topps Cosmic Chrome Baseball is a Hobby-only release built on a 200-card base set, packed 4 cards per pack, 20 packs per box, 12 boxes per case. Each box guarantees one Nucleus Refractor and one Stars in the Night insert, with autographs averaging four per case across the full auto checklist.

The Launched Into Orbit die-cut insert falls at 1:10 packs and lands Ohtani at slot #LIO-2 — flanked on the checklist by Aaron Judge (#1), Juan Soto (#3), and legends like Ken Griffey Jr. (#18). The insert parallel rainbow climbs from Gold Interstellar #/50 → Orange Galactic #/25 → Black Eclipse #/10 → Red Flare #/5 → SuperFractor 1/1, each tier rarer than the last. A signed Launched Into Orbit Autograph (LIOA) subset also exists, making the unsigned base die-cut a key building block for player collectors.

What you're hunting:

• LIO-2 Base Die-Cut — the Ohtani Launched Into Orbit in Angels red, a pre-Dodgers era lock
• Gold Interstellar Refractor #/50 — the first serialized tier, already tough in case breaks
• Orange Galactic Refractor #/25 — scarce enough to command serious attention on the secondary market
• Black Eclipse #/10 & Red Flare #/5 — single-digit print runs, virtually never surfacing raw
• SuperFractor 1/1 — the grail; one copy exists on planet Earth
• Extraterrestrial Talent Auto (ETA-SO) & Supernova (SN-2) — companion Ohtani hits within the same product

Collectors are targeting this card now because Ohtani's Angels-era cardboard is a closed chapter. Every Cosmic Chrome Ohtani you add today is a piece of history that can never be reprinted — and the die-cut Launched Into Orbit format, with its galactic chrome finish and Topps' celestial design language, is exactly the type of visually distinct insert that grades well and holds value. Don't sleep on the refractor parallels; low-population PSA 10 copies of the base die-cut have been actively sought by graders and player collectors alike.

Available at Collector Station, Easley, SC. Local pickup available. All sales final. Shipping damage must be reported within 48 hours of delivery with photos.