ESPN: Aaron Judge 1-of-1 card sells for $5.2M, a modern-day record

A 2013 Aaron Judge Bowman Chrome Draft Superfractor one-of-one signed card has sold via Fanatics Collect for $5.2 million, the most ever paid for a modern-day baseball card.

The card eclipsed the previous record posted in 2020 -- $3.936 million for a 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Superfractor signed Mike Trout card, which was also one of a kind and numbered "1/1."

According to Card Ladder, the Judge sale is tied for the seventh-most-expensive sports card sale and is more than 16 times the previous high paid for a Judge card -- $324,000 for the same card in 2022 via PWCC Marketplace (now owned by Fanatics, rebranded as Fanatics Collect). The Judge Superfractor was also sold in 2020 for $157,200 via Goldin Auctions.