Cade Horton rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest
Cade Horton's first licensed base rookie card is the 2025 Topps Update Series #US140. The first chromium rookie card is the 2025 Topps Chrome Update Series #USC63. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2025 Topps Chrome Update MLB Rookie Debut Patch Autographs #RDPA-CADE, numbered 1/1. Before it came the first prospect card, the 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome #BDC-193, which is not a rookie card. Cade Horton's rookie season was 2025.
Cade HortonCHC SP
1st round, 7th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs.
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Cade Horton's key rookie cards, by our criteria
- First licensed base RC: The licensed base rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist. Where an Upper Deck Young Guns card exists, that card.
- First chromium RC: The licensed chromium (Chrome, Prizm, Optic and the like) rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist.
- Scarcest licensed RC autograph: Among licensed rookie-card autographs in the player's checklist, the one with the lowest stated print run.
- First prospect card: For a player whose rookie cards are not out yet, or a baseball player's Bowman 1st: the earliest prospect card in the player's checklist. Not a rookie card.
First licensed base RC
2025 Topps Update Series #US140
First chromium RC
2025 Topps Chrome Update Series #USC63
Topps, chromium, set released December 10, 2025. Sources [1][2]
Scarcest licensed RC autograph
2025 Topps Chrome Update MLB Rookie Debut Patch Autographs #RDPA-CADE numbered 1/1
Topps, patch autograph, MLB Debut jersey patch. Sources [1]
First prospect card
2022 Bowman Draft Chrome #BDC-193
Topps, prospect, draft-year Bowman Draft Chrome card; the checklist prints no 1st tag. Sources [1]
Which Cade Horton card is the real rookie card
Cade Horton's RC-logo cards date to 2025, the year he debuted: Topps Update Series and Topps Chrome Update Series (released December 10, 2025) both tag his base card RC. Topps, which also makes Bowman, is the MLB-licensed maker of these sets. His 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome card is a prospect card, not an RC.
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Cade Horton rookie card checklist with card numbers
5 rookie cards and 1 earlier or related card, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.
| Card | Type | Print run | RC | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Topps Update Series #US140 | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025 Topps Update Real One Autographs #US140on-card autograph of his Update base RC; no serial stated for the base version | Autograph | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025 Topps Chrome Update Series #USC63set released December 10, 2025 | Chromium | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025 Topps Chrome Update Rookie Lava Lamp Autographs #RA-CHnumbered color versions from /299 down | Autograph | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025 Topps Chrome Update MLB Rookie Debut Patch Autographs #RDPA-CADEMLB Debut jersey patch | Patch autograph | 1/1 | Yes | [1] |
| 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome #BDC-193draft-year Bowman Draft Chrome card; the checklist prints no 1st tag | Prospect | Not numbered | No | [1] |
Cade Horton's career, in brief
- Drafted seventh overall by the Cubs in 2022 out of Oklahoma.
- Debuted May 10, 2025 and went 11-4 with a 2.67 ERA that season.
- Needed season-ending elbow surgery in April 2026.
Career facts: [1]
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Grading Cade Horton cards
A PSA 10 (Gem Mint) or BGS 9.5 is the top grade most collectors look for; it means sharp corners, clean edges, centered printing and an unmarked surface. A graded card and a raw one are different cards to look up.
How PSA, CGC and Beckett grade
PSA
- Top grades:
- Gem Mint 10, then Mint 9 and NM-MT 8.
- Half grades:
- 1.5 through 8.5 since February 2008; there is no PSA 9.5.
One overall grade on the label. Centering weighs heavily in it.
CGC
- Top grades:
- Pristine 10 (virtually flawless, 50/50 centering), then Gem Mint 10 and Mint+ 9.5.
- Half grades:
- Yes, from Fair 1.5 up to Mint+ 9.5.
Authentic (AU) for a genuine card that cannot take a number; Authentic Altered (AA) for one that was altered.
Source: CGC grading scale
Beckett (BGS)
- Top grades:
- Pristine 10; a Black Label Pristine 10 has a 10 in all four subgrades.
- Half grades:
- Yes, 1 to 10 in half points.
Four subgrades on the label: centering, corners, edges and surface.
Source: Beckett grading
Grading scales as each grader describes them, checked Oct 16, 2026.
Population by grade
A population report counts how many copies of a card a grader has graded at each grade. Search 2025 Topps Update Series #US140 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.
How to identify your Cade Horton card and check what it sold for
- Find the year and maker on the back of your Cade Horton card, and the card number, usually top or bottom on the back.
- Check the front and back for a serial number (for example 23/99) and for a colored or patterned finish: those mark a parallel, which is a different card from the base version.
- Look for the RC logo or the word Rookie. A card from before the first pro season, such as a Bowman 1st or a college card, is a prospect card, not a rookie card.
- Note any grade on the slab label (PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC). A raw card and a graded one are different listings.
- Search sold listings for that exact year, set, number, parallel and grade. What a card sold for is a better guide than any asking price.
Check Cade Horton rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
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Cade Horton card questions
- What is Cade Horton's rookie card?
- Cade Horton's first licensed base rookie card is the 2025 Topps Update Series #US140. The first chromium rookie card is the 2025 Topps Chrome Update Series #USC63. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2025 Topps Chrome Update MLB Rookie Debut Patch Autographs #RDPA-CADE, numbered 1/1. Before it came the first prospect card, the 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome #BDC-193, which is not a rookie card. Cade Horton's rookie season was 2025.
- What year is Cade Horton's rookie card?
- Cade Horton's rookie season was 2025, so the rookie cards carry that year.
- How many rookie cards does Cade Horton have?
- Our checklist lists 5 Cade Horton rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
- Does Cade Horton have a licensed rookie autograph?
- Yes. Our checklist lists 3: 2025 Topps Update Real One Autographs #US140; 2025 Topps Chrome Update Rookie Lava Lamp Autographs #RA-CH; 2025 Topps Chrome Update MLB Rookie Debut Patch Autographs #RDPA-CADE (1/1).
- How much is a Cade Horton rookie card worth?
- Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
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