The mistaken identity on a Jackson Merrill baseball card: who is it and what went wrong? – The Athletic – The New York Times

The 1990 Donruss set contains 716 standard-size cards. Cards were issued in wax packs and hobby and retail factory sets. The card fronts feature bright red borders. Subsets include Diamond Kings (1-27) and Rated Rookies (28-47). The set was the largest ever produced by Donruss, unfortunately it also had a large number of errors which…

The 1998 Leaf Rookies and Stars set was issued in one series totalling 339 cards. The nine-card packs retailed for $2.99 each. The product was released very late in the year going live in December, 1998. This late release allowed for the inclusion of several rookies added to the 40 man roster at the end…

The Babe still carries a lot of clout. It was apparent at Memory Lane Inc. early July 11 as a trio of Babe Ruth baseball cards each topped the million-dollar mark. Leading the way was a 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth, which closed at $4,212,000 including buyer’s premium. The same auction also saw two other Ruths…

Today marks the 3oth anniversary of Thurman Munson’s tragic death in a plane crash, and it’s hard to think of another player who epitomized the 1970s more than the New York Yankees captain. The 1970 AL Rookie of the Year, Munson was a seven-time All-Star in the Seventies, captured three Gold Gloves, and nabbed the AL…

The design is based off of the base Chrome Flagship design, which hasn’t really grown on me. Doing it in a gold-based theme should make it look even better, or at least be that much more desirable among the general collecting public. The gilding on the borders is sort of a wavy line type of…

Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, two of baseball’s most notorious rule-breakers, have dominated the headlines this week, so what better time to shine a spotlight on the sport’s ultimate humanitarian and high-character athlete, Roberto Clemente, or “The Great One” if you prefer. Clemente was Major League Baseball’s first Latino superstar, a fan favorite and…