Comparing Highest Card Sale of the Top 10 MLB Stars Heading into the 2026 Season
| By Johnny GuloBaseball card collectors often talk about the biggest sales in the hobby, but the numbers become even more interesting when you look at the highest recorded sale for each of today’s top MLB stars. In this article, we compare the single highest confirmed trading card sale for some of the biggest names in baseball heading into the 2026 season.
The order of the players in this list is based on ESPN’s Top 100 MLB Players ranking heading into the 2026 season. For each player, we identified the highest publicly known sale of a trading card featuring that player.
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To keep the data consistent, only cards featuring the individual player were included. Multi-player cards were excluded because they can distort the true market value of a single athlete. The results provide a fascinating snapshot of how the trading card market values today’s MLB superstars.
#10 – Ronald Acuña Jr.
2017 Bowman Prospect Autographs Ronald Acuña Jr. Superfractor Auto 1/1 (Goldin Private Sale)
| Grade | Date | Sale Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 9 | November, 2023 | $430,000 |
#9 – Julio Rodriguez
2019 Bowman Chrome Prospect Autographs Julio Rodriguez Red Refractor #CPA-JRO (Goldin)
| Grade | Date | Sale Price |
|---|---|---|
| BGS 9.5 | August, 2022 | $276,000 |
#8 – Garrett Crochet
2020 Bowman Chrome Garrett Crochet True Red Refractor Auto /5
| Grade | Date | Sale Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | August 23, 2025 | $12,500 |
#7 – Cal Raleigh
2019 Bowman Chrome Prospect Autographs SuperFractor #CPA-CR Cal Raleigh Card 1/1 (Goldin)
| Grade | Date | Sale Price |
|---|---|---|
| BGS 9 | September 27, 2025 | $80,520 |
#6 – Paul Skenes
2024 Topps Chrome Update Paul Skenes RC MLB DEBUT PATCH AUTO 1/1 (Fanatics Collect)
| Grade | Date | Sale Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | March 20, 2025 | $1,110,000 |
#5 – Juan Soto
2016 First Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Auto 22/25 (Jersey Number) (Sports Illustrated) (Photo is not the exact card but it is the same parallel)
| Grade | Date | Sale Price |
|---|---|---|
| BGS 9.5 | February 7, 2022 | $300,000 |
#4 – Tarik Skubal
2025 Topps Chrome Cy Young Award Gold MLB Logoman Patch Card Tarik Skubal /4 (Fanatics Collect)
| Grade | Date | Sale Price |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | January 22, 2026 | $18,300 |
#3 – Bobby Witt Jr.
2020 Bowman Chrome Prospect Autographs Red Refractor #CPA-BWJ Bobby Witt Jr. /5
| Grade | Date | Sale Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 9 | March 29, 2025 | $114,680 |
#2 – Aaron Judge
2013 Bowman Chrome Superfractor Aaron Judge AUTO 1/1 (Fanatics Collect)
| Grade | Date | Sale Price |
|---|---|---|
| BGS 9.5 | March, 2026 | $5,200,000 |
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#1 – Shohei Ohtani
2025 Topps Chrome MVP Award Gold MLB Logoman Shohei Ohtani PATCH AUTO 1/1 #GOLDA-SO (Fanatics Collect)
| Grade | Date | Sale Price |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | December, 2025 | $3,000,000 |