Manny Machado Rookie Card Guide
When Manny Machado steps up to the plate for his first at bat on Opening Day for the 2026 Major League Baseball season, he will still be a spry 32 years old. The 14-year, soon-to-be 15-year, career has flown by for fans and collectors. Watercooler debates continue regarding the seven-time All-Star – is he on track for the Hall of Fame? For us collectors of his rookie cards, the group trust says, “we think so and we hope so.”
Beyond All-Star Game appearances as a member of the Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres at both shortstop and third base, Machado has other standout honors to his resume, including being a two-time Gold Glove Award and three-time Silver Slugger Award winner. The career numbers are inching closer to all-time greatness and his statistical numbers at the plate are among the best of his era… all positive signs for Cooperstown and added value to our card collections.
For those who have collected and those wanting to collect, we take a deep dive into Machado’s true rookie cards.
The Cards
For the price conscious collectors, of the 24 base Machado rookie cards, 14 are valued at $10 or less, or somewhere in that ballpark, based on condition per the Beckett Online Price Guide (OPG). This does not always hold true in the hobby, all 14 are cool cards to own with no filler duds.
*Pictured card
Entry Level Machado Rookie Cards
- 2013 Hometown Heroes #195 Manny Machado RC
- 2013 Panini Prizm #233 Manny Machado RC
- 2013 Pinnacle #163 Manny Machado RC
- 2013 Topps Allen and Ginter #120 Manny Machado RC
- 2013 Topps Archives #27 Manny Machado RC
- 2013 Bowman Chrome Draft #4 Manny Machado RC
- 2013 Bowman Draft #4 Manny Machado RC
- 2013 Finest #80 Manny Machado RC
- 2013 Bowman Platinum #42 Manny Machado RC
- 2013 Topps Opening Day #172 Manny Machado RC
- 2013 Bowman #215 Manny Machado RC
- 2013 Bowman Chrome #205 Manny Machado RC
- 2013 Topps Gypsy Queen #85 Manny Machado RC
- *2013 Topps Museum Collection #70 Manny Machado RC
Midlevel Pricing Tier
Going up a small monetary level with most cards in this group starting at $10-plus up to $20 or more.
- 2013 Topps Heritage #201 Manny Machado RC/Dylan Bundy RC
- 2013 Topps Chrome #12 Manny Machado RC
- 2013 Topps #270A Manny Machado RC
- 2013 Bowman Sterling #10 Manny Machado RC
Taking the Bowman Sterling #10 Machado to a Refractor /199 (pictured), the asking price for a BGS graded 9.5 is $174.99.
Upper Midlevel Pricing Tier
Pricing is still relatively reasonable, but values go north of $50. The asking price of a graded 9 BGS is around $200.
High-end Machado Rookie Cards
Unknown Pricing
The 1/1 situation makes the following four cards self-explanatory… they are wisely tucked away in a personal collection somewhere and have not been sold on the open market recently. Based on some of the overall Machado rookie card prices, easy to guess these Turkey Red Printing Plates would create a nice financial windfall if put up for auction.
- 2013 Topps Turkey Red Printing Plates Black #6 Manny Machado RC 1/1
- 2013 Topps Turkey Red Printing Plates Cyan #6 Manny Machado RC 1/1
- 2013 Topps Turkey Red Printing Plates Magenta #6 Manny Machado RC 1/1
- 2013 Topps Turkey Red Printing Plates Yellow #6 Manny Machado RC 1/1
2013 Manny Machado OPG Complete Overview
If we start adding parallels, inserts and any other cardboard collectibles with Machado’s name on it released in 2013, our OPG search expands to 696 items. What was missing largely in the previous lists – serial numbered cards, SSP, high end parallels, and autographs.
Looking at the top 12 cards value wise, only two in the mix are not autographed but both are SSP:
All the cards in the top 12 are manufactured by Topps but not all of them carry Topps’ name or are from the flagship release:
- 2013 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #MM Manny Machado HN
- 2013 Finest Rookie Autographs Gold Refractors #MM Manny Machado /50
- 2013 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs Red Refractors #12 Manny Machado /25
- 2013 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autographs Blue Refractors #MM Manny Machado /250
The six cards that comprise the bottom half of the top 12 value wise, if seeking to purchase, expect to start around $400 Mint rising to $500.
A sidebar to this group, Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #MM Machado Red Ink /10 (pictured). In short, it is very valuable. A graded 10 on eBay is listed for $19,999.99.
The Top Six
Price wise, the top six Machado cards with known values, per the OPG, are all variations of 2013 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs #12 with one Bowman Chrome exception. The colors determine the print run, and the scarcity drives the market value. With each of the following three cards listed, expect Mint values to start at $500 going up to $800.
Top Three
Raw values for the next two cards are in the neighborhood of $800 with graded 10s going for over $1,500.
Top of the List
The ultimate Machado chase card with Mint raw values around $1,200. The pictured BGS 9 version is listed on eBay for $10,000.
Machado’s Career
The San Diego Padres third baseman enters the 2026 season with 369 home runs, 1,144 RBI, and 2,069 career hits.
What stands out is his WAR (61.7). The threshold for Hall of Fame consideration is a 50 WAR. Maybe not cited for his defensive play as much as early in his career but Machado can scoop and gun with the best of them. His career defensive WAR is 14.7, third best among active players, which ranks 121st all-time.
