{"id":"PREMIER12528","refId":12528,"auctionType":"PREMIER","gradingService":"BGS","grade":9.5,"year":2019,"category":"Baseball","title":"2019 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Julio Rodriguez ROOKIE AUTO /25 BGS 9.5 GEM","purchasePrice":"14400.00","soldDate":"2024-03-21T19:00:00.000 PDT","updatedAt":"2024-03-27T11:25:09.000 PDT","mediumImage1":"https://dilxwvfkfup17.cloudfront.net/eyJpdiI6ImlFOUxFMFoxZU9KSnFwWjlHY1Q2R3c9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiN2ZZcEhkRmxNb1prak1wa29VTU5MUWhYUjE3alF2ekMzN1NqSWJXc0s1Mk9neFg0aEpVbmtqMnk3QnNyaTBIVlFVMUNMRlBid3VUYzRsRVlMKzUxT3c9PSIsIm1hYyI6IjU4NTkyMGIyNjc5ODUwZjE4YjE0NGYxODQ3MDM5ZTFmNzNiNzg1NjhiY2Y3ODYxMWZjMDZhYmFiYjEyMjgzMTkiLCJ0YWciOiIifQ==","mediumImage2":"https://dilxwvfkfup17.cloudfront.net/eyJpdiI6IlQ3NHU0M3dPb0dHK3Z0Z0hvblk0aEE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiSUJKQkJuNkJLSjFuNFRldWpiUUgwdjR3K2Fwb04rWGtsd2JaeHhBV0pTeWJLNTBPaVhpWXQ5aDVMWk94NDJvRjlLTlMxVkhEK2FuY1loUGtEQWpDV2c9PSIsIm1hYyI6IjJiNjhjM2Y1ODcxYTU0MTIwNDYxYWViODlkYWExNDA5ZTI3ZTMxMTMxNWQ1YTFjNDdjYjgzOGZkMGFkZGU4YmQiLCJ0YWciOiIifQ==","largeImage1":"https://dilxwvfkfup17.cloudfront.net/eyJpdiI6Ik4weHVtUGxBOGRXQ2JzV1JRcjM2M3c9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiZEJDMUV6Witrc25mZnU5ZmUrMFhGZk85TEQrcUhUYXhwaUprK05xT3RESVhjbjNFSk5qZ3MvTW9XV2NBT0FYbWZtQkEwTm1HUzRqMzlDc0wwT2dhZFE9PSIsIm1hYyI6ImE0MmY4MzcxOGRhM2RkMjcwM2UzOWI4MDEyYjE0YjZmZDlhNDA2NDUzZTc0ZjYzM2Q2NjA4MzJjYmZmODVlZWEiLCJ0YWciOiIifQ==","largeImage2":"https://dilxwvfkfup17.cloudfront.net/eyJpdiI6IkFuUjZJeDEyLzRzUFFpNjFLeGp0RVE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiVzFBeUxpTWIxQ1B3cnlBV3JnaU1UeHdBS0FJNy84UmwvdGR4ZjloTU5pcFcvQzQrSlVjQWJrM1hSaW9zVkNKMUMwREh0UVlFU1RMMUdMYlZpbnZIREE9PSIsIm1hYyI6Ijc5ODViZjkyMzI0MDYyMzc0OTEyMzBjNWZmNDYyYWVjOTE2YmU0MGM3YzgxODE2Yjk2YTQ5NGZjYmZmZGFkYTYiLCJ0YWciOiIifQ==","description":"Julio Rodríguez has made plenty of headlines throughout his first two major league seasons. After helping end Seattle’s 20-year postseason drought in 2022 and emerging as one of the most balanced players in the league in 2023, many pundits expect more good things from the young Dominican standout in 2024. The 2022 American League Rookie of the Year became the only player in major league history to hit 60 home runs and steal 60 bases in his first two seasons (Eric Davis accomplished the feat in fewer games spread across four years). As “J-Rod” took baseball by storm, he conjured up similar hype in the baseball card industry—especially for his slate of “1st Bowman” cards like this 2019 Bowman Chrome Prospect Autographs /25 Orange Refractors. \r\n\r\nAfter hitting .315 and making the All-Star team in the Dominican Summer League as a 17-year-old in 2018, Rodríguez began garnering attention from prospect watchers and landed among the 62 players in the 2019 Bowman Chrome Prospect Autographs set. Only three parallels offer more scarcity than the Orange Refractor (the /5 Red Refractor, /5 Red Shimmer Refractor, and 1/1 Superfractor). Collectors found a hard-signed autograph from the hobby-exclusive Orange Refractor Prospects set once every 793 hobby packs (or about 1:33 boxes), making it a challenge to find any specific player (1:49,166 packs or about 1:2,049 boxes). \r\n\r\nRodríguez hit .326 across two levels in 2019, and after the pandemic wiped out the 2020 minor-league season, he picked up where he left off in 2021 with a .347 average, 13 home runs, and 21 steals between High-A and Double-A. He impressed in spring training and skipped over Triple-A to make his big-league debut in 2022. “We haven’t seen nothin’ yet,” said Osvaldo Diaz, Rodríguez’s personal hitting coach. “I see MVP. I see him winning a World Series, and I see him being a player for at least 7-10 years at the highest level because of his work ethic. Even with all the attention that he gets, this kid’s not going to change.” \r\n\r\nThe certification number on this card has been checked against the third-party grader's online database and is active as of 3/05/2024.","serial":"0011645282","isComplete":true,"paymentStatus":"PAID","itemVariantId":"37db74ea-740f-5107-b762-653cc6e61b84","listingUuid":"2b2cd130-d81f-11ee-926a-02285ad27699","purchasedQuantity":0}