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Exclusive | All rise: Rare Aaron Judge baseball card sells for close to $1 million at auction

Nypost · · 234 words · By Angela Barbuti
Aaron Judge Sports Memorabilia Market
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What to know about Aaron Judge

A one-of-kind baseball card of Judge in his first professional season with the Yankees sold at auction for a staggering $838,750 on Friday.

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What happened

A one-of-kind baseball card of Judge in his first professional season with the Yankees sold at auction for a staggering $838,750 on Friday.

Why it matters

The 2013 Bowman Aaron Judge Superfractor 1/1 — depicting the eventual Yankees captain just after he was selected by the team in the first round of the 2013 MLB draft — is considered the most important unsigned Judge card to exist.

Common ground

Its previous owner, a Texan, didn’t realize the card’s value until a dealer came to his house to purchase cards — and was left awestruck by the rare find, explained Chris Ivy of Heritage Auctions.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/sports/rare-aaron-judge-baseball-card-sells-for-cl…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A one-of-kind baseball card of Judge in his first professional season with the Yankees sold at auction for a staggering $838,750 on Friday.”
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The provided evidence discusses a $5.2 million sale of a signed card, but there is no mention of a specific sale for $838,750 on a Friday. The evidence focuses on the record-breaking high-end sale rather than the specific figure mentioned in this claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 World Series (branded as the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One) was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2024 season. The 120th edition of the World Series, it wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_World_Series
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Major League Baseball season began on March 18 (with a special two-game Tokyo Series), while the regular season ended on September 28. The postseason began on September 30. The World Series t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Major_League_Baseball_sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron James Judge (born April 26, 1992) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a seven-time MLB All-Star and three-time Ameri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Judge
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Claim 2: “The 2013 Bowman Aaron Judge Superfractor 1/1 — depicting the eventual Yankees captain just after he was selected by the team in the first round of the 2013 MLB draft”
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Multiple independent sources (ESPN, Yahoo Sports, Athlon Sports) confirm the card is a 2013 Bowman Chrome Superfractor 1/1 and that it is associated with his draft/early career period.
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web search NEUTRAL — A 2013 Aaron Judge one-of-one signed card sold for $5.2 million, eclipsed the previous record of $3.936 million for a 2009 Mike Trout card.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48182377/aaron-judge-1-1…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aaron Judge Bowman Superfractor autograph sold for over $5 million.This is showing true, with 4 out of the top 5 cards represent future hall of famers. Lets take a closer look at the list: 1. 2013 Bow…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ohtani-judge-top-5-most-17…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aaron Judge 2013 Bowman Chrome Superfractor 1/1. BGS 9.5. True 1/1. MVP performance + private timing. 1500%+ from 2022 comp. Ohtani/Judge Dual Logoman 1/1. PSA 10 equivalent.
https://athlonsports.com/collectibles/march-2026-million-dol…
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Claim 3: “In March, the autographed version of the same card sold for $5.2 million, setting the record for the most expensive modern baseball card ever sold.”
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Three independent web sources explicitly confirm that the autographed 2013 Bowman Chrome Superfractor 1/1 sold for $5.2 million in March, setting a record for the most expensive modern baseball card.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Aaron Judge $5.2M Superfractor and Supporting Sales. 2013 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks Autographs Superfractor Autograph 1/1 graded BGS 9.5 sold March 12 via Fanatics Collect private sale for $5.2 mi…
https://athlonsports.com/collectibles/march-2026-record-card…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aaron Judge Bowman Superfractor autograph sold for over $5 million.This is showing true, with 4 out of the top 5 cards represent future hall of famers. Lets take a closer look at the list: 1. 2013 Bow…
https://www.si.com/collectibles/ohtani-judge-and-the-new-top…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2013 Bowman Chrome Draft Aaron Judge Superfractor 1/1 Auto sold for a record $5.2 million, becoming the highest modern baseball card sale ever.
https://onlinequeso.com/blogs/sports-cards-nfts-crypto/5-2-m…
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