Aaron Judge currently reigns as the gold standard in slugging. Barring injury, the three-time American League MVP will likely soar past 400 career home runs in just his tenth full season in the majors. Judge has hit 50 or more home runs on four occasions including an AL-record 62 in 2022.
His 2013 Bowman Draft Chrome Prospects Autograph takes collectors back to the days before the Yankees outfielder was terrorizing opposing MLB pitchers. Released years before his 2016 big league debut, the card’s reverse-side Bowman Briefing lauds Judge’s power, speed, size, and arm. It’s an analysis that the game’s top slugger has turned into reality. This Black Refractor stamped /35 is one of 11 Refractor parallels for Judge's landmark 1st Bowman Chrome Autograph. Only the /10 Purple Refractor, /5 Red Refractor and 1/1 Superfractor have fewer copies.
Just one copy of this card has a higher grade in the BGS registry than this Gem Mint 9.5. Subgrades include 9.5 for Centering, Corners and Edges. The autograph has been assessed as a 10.
The certification number on this card has been checked against the third-party grader's online database and is active as of 05/22/2026.
