2015 Topps, Yoenis Cespedes

Card No. 120

Few big leaguers throughout history racked up more frequent flyer miles in a shorter span of time than Yoenis Cespedes did between 2014 and '15....The Cuban superstar was dealt from Oakland to Boston in July 2014 and was subsequently swapped to Detroit in December of that same year....The Mets acquired Yoenis from the Tigers at the '15 deadline....Cespedes was featured in the '15 Update series as a Met....His rookie card can be found in the '12 set....La Potencia slugged five homers with 33 RBIs in 51 games for the Red Sox in '14.

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1960 Topps, Frank Malzone

Card No. 310

From his boyhood days, my dad had a nice stack of 1960 Topps, including this one of Frank Malzone, that he somehow kept in pretty fine condition over the years....Dad was just 9 when this card came out, so kudos to him....Malzone was a slick fielder, winning three consecutive Gold Gloves (1957-'59)....An eight-time All-Star and a member of the Red Sox Hall of Fame....His rookie card can be found in the '56 Topps set....Frank turned in an All-Star season in '60, clubbing 14 homers with 79 RBIs.

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1968 Topps, Carl Yastrzemski

Card No. 250

An 18-time All-Star and a Bostonian for all 23 years of his major league career, the great Carl Yastrzemski graces the Jukebox today....Yaz was enshrined in Cooperstown in 1989, earning 94.6% of the vote on his first ballot....Won the A.L. Triple Crown in 1967 (.326-44-121)....This is Carl's ninth regular Topps card....His iconic rookie card appeared in the 1960 Topps set....On the heels of his epic '67 campaign, Carl produced modest totals with 23 homers and 74 RBIs for the Sox in '68.

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1961 Topps, Rip Repulski

Card No. 128

An All-Star for the Cards in 1956 and a World Series champ with the Dodgers in '59, this card finds Rip Repulski in the twilight of his career....Rip's given name is Eldon....Traded from L.A. to Boston during the 1960 season and promptly hit a grand slam in his first Junior Circuit at-bat....This happens to be Rip's final Topps card....His rookie card appeared in the 1953 Topps set....Saw action in just 15 games for the Red Sox during his final season of 1961, collecting seven hits in 25 ABs (.280).

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2002 Topps, Hideo Nomo

Card No. 210

In a span of four seasons beginning with 1998, Hideo Nomo played for five different ball clubs, including the Red Sox....How many of you knew the "Osaka Express" made a stop in Boston?....This isn't Hideo's only Topps card from 2002, as he also made an appearance in that year's "Traded and Rookies" set as a Dodger....You can find Nomo's rookie card in the 1996 Topps set....Back with the club he broke in with, Nomo made 34 starts for the Dodgers in '02, putting up a 16-6 mark with an 3.39 ERA.

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