2016 Topps, Marcus Stroman

Card No. 479

A fired up Marcus Stroman takes center stage on today's edition of the Jukebox....You can tell by the sleeve patch that this photo was snapped during the 2015 postseason....The Stro Show made three playoff starts in '15, all at home, so it's tough to tell which of those games this is from....This is Stroman's third Topps card; his rookie came in the '14 Update series....Notched his first and only career postseason victory with 6 1/3 innings of four-run ball in Game 3 of the ALCS vs. Kansas City.

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1988 Topps, Tony Fernandez

Card No. 290

The world lost Tony Fernandez way too soon, as the former All-Star passed away in February 2020 at the age of 57....Earned five All-Star Game nods along with four Gold Gloves during his 17-year career....Was a member of the 1993 Blue Jays championship team....This is Tony's fourth regular Topps card....While Donruss and Fleer included him in their 1984 releases, curiously Tony's first Topps card didn't come until '85....Tony's 186 base hits were 7th most in the A.L. during the 1988 season.

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1982 Topps, Jorge Bell

Card No. 254

In honour of Victoria Day for our friends in Canada, we proudly present the rookie card of former Blue Jays slugger and 1987 A.L. MVP George Jorge Bell....Listed as "Jorge" on his first four Topps cards....Became "George" beginning with his '87 Topps card....The only thing nicer than the all-powder blue Jays uni is Bell's handsome signature....Played 60 games for Toronto in 1981 but did not see any action for the big club in 1982.

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2003 Topps, Chris Carpenter

Card No. 128

The 2003 set marked the sixth-straight year that Topps base cards featured a non-white border....The deep blue borders in '03 worked really well aesthetically for teams such as the Toronto Blue Jays....This is Chris Carpenter's final card as a member of the Jays, as the New Hampshire native changed feathers and signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in December of 2002....Carpenter's first card as a Card appeared in the '03 Traded & Rookies set....Missed the entire '03 campaign with a torn labrum in his right shoulder.

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