MLB stars show off ridiculous Aaron Judge pulls with debut of Players Collection

The world of card collecting evolved during the pandemic and took on a life of its own. Rest assured: it's still known as "The Hobby" for a reason. But these days, you can't do business without encountering big names in the field, including what feels like more superstar athletes than ever before.

For every prospect who's outwardly trying to collect their rainbows, occasionally sending parents to do their online bidding and swapping batting gloves for Bowmans, there's likely an established MLB star lurking in the shadows, too, compiling a PC that would make any kid blush.

In a groundbreaking, just-announced collaboration between MLB Players Inc. (the business arm of the MLBPA) and PSA, the hobby's leading grader and authenticator, some of those MLB superstars are coming out of the woodwork to give you a chance at a piece of their stash.

Auctions for the first-ever edition of the Players Collection will begin on Sept. 30, featuring 60 cards personally pulled by athletes themselves on camera and authenticated by PSA. Fans will be able to own the cards that came directly from several high-end breaks captured on stream - including a couple of absolute Aaron Judge whoppers pulled by Justin Turner of the Chicago Cubs and Zach Neto of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

MLB stars like Zach Neto of the Angels and Justin Turner of the Cubs pulled some ridiculous trading cards of Yankees icon Aaron Judge - and sent them right to the Players Collection

"I pulled your gold-framed card," Turner says in the video, holding a beautiful signed Judge aloft. "You're going to the Players Collection, buddy. This is probably better than the Hall of Fame, bro."

Neto's pull, an autographed "173" Yankees patch from Topps Luminaries, will also fetch an absolute premium once the auctions are live.

According to the press release, fans will even be able to receive and watch reaction videos of select pulls, featuring the moment the card was first revealed (and the resulting astonished reactions). This one-of-a-kind partnership is going to produce some remarkable collectibles that cannot be duplicated. We can't wait to see which Yankees cards hit the market (or ask Justin Turner if he maybe wants to trade).