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Most Valuable Modern Baseball Rookie Cards
Modern rookies are more liquid but more volatile than vintage icons. This table ranks cataloged rookie cards from 2010 onward by their highest per-grade 90-day median sold price. The current leader is 2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani #1, with a PSA 10 median around $4,788 in the baked 90-day sold-comp sample.
Ranked by highest per-grade median from verified eBay sold listings in the current 90-day baked comp sample.
| Rank | Card | Context | Grade median | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani #1 Shohei Ohtani | Modern · Rookie | $4,788 PSA 10 | 6 |
| #2 | 2011 Topps Update Mike Trout #US175 Mike Trout | Modern · Rookie | $3,399 PSA 10 | 6 |
| #3 | 2018 Topps Update Shohei Ohtani #US203 Shohei Ohtani | Modern · Rookie | $495 PSA 10 | 6 |
| #4 | 2017 Topps Aaron Judge #287 Aaron Judge | Modern · Rookie | $360 PSA 10 | 6 |
| #5 | 2022 Topps Update Bobby Witt Jr. #US100 Bobby Witt Jr. | Modern · Rookie | $308 PSA 8 | 6 |
| #6 | 2014 Topps Update Mookie Betts #US301 Mookie Betts | Modern · Rookie | $218 BGS 9.5 | 6 |
| #7 | 2024 Topps Update Paul Skenes #US288 Paul Skenes | Modern · Rookie | $141 SGC 10 | 6 |
| #8 | 2018 Topps Update Juan Soto #US300 Juan Soto | Modern · Rookie | $122 PSA 9 | 6 |
| #9 | 2012 Topps Bryce Harper #661 Bryce Harper | Modern · Rookie | $105 PSA 10 | 6 |
| #10 | 2022 Topps Julio Rodriguez #659 Julio Rodriguez | Modern · Rookie | $50 PSA 10 | 6 |
| #11 | 2018 Topps Chrome Update Ronald Acuña Jr. #HMT25 Ronald Acuña Jr. | Modern · Rookie | $40 PSA 10 | 6 |
| #12 | 2018 Topps Update Ronald Acuña Jr. #US175 Ronald Acuña Jr. | Modern · Rookie | $38 PSA 10 | 6 |
| #13 | 2024 Topps Elly De La Cruz #141 Elly De La Cruz | Modern · Rookie | $38 PSA 10 | 6 |
| #14 | 2019 Topps Update Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #US1 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | Modern · Rookie | $31 PSA 10 | 6 |
| #15 | 2019 Topps Fernando Tatis Jr. #410 Fernando Tatis Jr. | Modern · Rookie | $30 PSA 9 | 6 |