Shohei Ohtani’s initial run with the Dodgers resulted in a World Series ring and the National League MVP. Now, he’s hoping he can add hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of baseball cards to that collection, too. The Los Angeles supernova issued a legal filing into the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California…
After 376 cards, baseball’s Topps Living Set has shifted from a solo project to a dynamic duo. Artist Jared Kelley has joined the set and will split duties with Mayumi Seto. Topps and Seto launched the project in 2018 with three different cards per week in a set that has no defined completion point. That…
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Sports Card Monthly Editor The photograph shows Eleanor Engle sitting alone on a dugout bench, with enough room for at least two people to sit beside her. Her Harrisburg Senators teammates grouped on an adjacent bench. They couldn’t be bothered by the skirt-wearing shortstop. Soon, professional baseball would take a…
2016 Topps Stadium Club Baseball isn’t likely to wow you with its hits — at least as far as quantity goes. It doesn’t have a lot of ground-breaking technology either. As a matter of fact, little has changed over last year. And that set only had a few tweaks from 2013. That said, this is…
The MLB All-Star Game. – the unofficial midpoint to the baseball season. Every year there is some controversy around the voting. Some fan bases put in a lot more effort than others, and get a not-so-deserving player elected as a starter. A high performer gets snubbed and doesn’t earn a selection. It happens, but I…
Classic Best was a big name in minor league baseball cards in the early 90’s. Not only did they release full products like this one, they also produced a ton of minor league team sets. In 1991 alone, they produced at least 86 team sets. You can find 1991 Classic/Best team sets for everyone from…
The 2022 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball variations look back at three special events from the previous season: Jackie Robinson Day, the Field of Dreams game and City Connect jerseys. In all three instances, special jerseys are at the forefront. For the City Connect and throwback-inspired Field of Dreams shots, it should be pretty obvious as…
I visited a card store recently that boasted more than 40 million cards for sale. Having worked through most Topps and Bowman sets, I asked the young man at the counter if they had much in the way of vintage oddball cards. It took a while for me to explain what I was looking for….
This set consists of 660 standard-size cards. Cards were primarily issued in 15-card wax packs, rack packs and hobby and retail factory sets. Card fronts feature a distinctive gray border background with white and yellow trim. Cards are again organized alphabetically within teams and teams ordered by previous season record. The last 33 cards in…
2022 Topps International Trading Card Day #CLBC23 Cristiano Ronaldo – NM-MT – Baseball Card Connection Beckett