Trending Now - Judge Baseball Card Sells for Record $5.2 Million

WHO:

Aaron Judge, baseball player

Fanatics Collect, the company that brokered the sale

Mike Trout, baseball player

Shohei Ohtani, baseball player

Bryan Hoch, senior reporter for MLB.com

WHAT:

A 2013 Aaron Judge baseball card sold for $5.2 million.

This sale is the highest publicly known sale of a modern baseball card.

The card is a one-of-one Bowman Chrome Draft Pick Autographs Superfractor.

The previous record was $3.84 million for Mike Trout’s 2009 Bowman Chrome Prospects autographed Superfractor in 2020.

The Judge card sale is tied for the seventh-most-expensive sports card sale overall.

The Judge card previously sold for $324,000 in 2022 and for $157,200 in 2020.

Fanatics Collect stated, “We’re incredibly honored to have brokered this record-breaking deal -- and to be part of such a momentous moment in hobby history.”

WHERE:

The sale was brokered by Fanatics Collect, which is involved in the sports collectibles market.

WHEN:

The sale occurred in March 2026.

The previous record for a Judge card sale was in 2022.

The previous record for a Trout card sale was in 2020.

The Ohtani card sold for $3 million in December 2025.

WHY:

The sale reflects the increasing value and interest in modern baseball cards.

HOW:

The sale was facilitated through a private transaction brokered by Fanatics Collect.

(UPDATED March 12, 2026 21:08 UTC)

In a remarkable development for sports collectibles, a 2013 Aaron Judge baseball card has sold for an astonishing $5.2 million, making it the highest publicly known sale of a modern baseball card to date. This one-of-a-kind Bowman Chrome Draft Pick Autographs Superfractor surpassed the previous record of $3.84 million set by Mike Trout's 2009 card in 2020, and it reflects the growing interest and value in modern baseball cards. The sale, brokered by Fanatics Collect, marks a significant moment in hobby history, as the Judge card had previously sold for just $324,000 in 2022.