2020 Topps, Christian Yelich

Card No. 200

In 2020, for the second consecutive year, Topps gave former MVP Christian Yelich the horizontal treatment on his base card....I'm still not wild about the newest Topps design, but I like the look better in landscape orientation....Yelich earned the N.L.'s MVP award in '18 and also has three Silver Sluggers in his trophy case....This is his third Topps card as a Brewer....You can find his rookie card as a Marlin in the '13 Topps Update series...Entering 2020, Christian holds a lifetime .301 BA and 1,067 hits over seven big league seasons.

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1980 Topps, Mickey Rivers

Card No. 485

Probably most remembered for his stint as a Yankee, here we find Mickey Rivers--the Ranger--ready to take his cuts in the batting cage....This is Mickey's first Rangers card...."Mick the Quick" was a part of two World Series winners during the late '70s in the Bronx....His given name is John....Mickey's rookie card can be found in the '72 Topps set....His 'sunset' Topps card appeared in '85....Had a brilliant 1980 season for Texas, collecting a career-best 210 base hits to the tune of a .333 average.

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1990 Topps, Benny Santiago

Card No. 35

If you were a Little League catcher in the late '80s or early '90s, chances are that you occasionally pretended you were Benny Santiago....Hard as I tried, gunning down a would-be base stealer from my knees never ended well....Beginning with his 1987 Traded rookie though '95, Santiago was listed as 'Benny' on his cards....From '96 to his final card in 2004, he was listed as 'Benito'....The former N.L. Rookie of the Year picked up his third Silver Slugger and his third consecutive Gold Glove in 1990 for San Diego.

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1972 Topps, Willie McCovey

Card No. 280

A member of the 500 home run club and the only man in baseball history to have a cove named after him, Hall of Famer Willie McCovey graces the Jukebox with some 1972 Topps vibes....Some people refer to '72 Topps as the "psychedelic tombstone" set, and I guess I can see that...."Stretch" had his number retired by the Giants in 1980....Willie's iconic rookie card appeared in the '60 Topps set....His final Topps card can be found in the '80 release....Played in just 81 games for San Fran in '72, mashing 14 homers with 35 RBIs.

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2017 Topps, Jharel Cotton

Card No. 451

Once a promising prospect, Jharel Cotton quickly fell out of the Athletics' long-term plans....Oakland dealt Cotton to the Cubs in November 2019....Jharel is a native of the U.S. Virgin Islands....He picked up the 'W' for the World Team in the 2016 Futures Game....Came within one out of pitching a perfect game for Nashville in the Pacific Coast League during the '16 season....His only other Topps card appears in the '18 set....Went 9-10 with a 5.58 ERA in 24 starts for Oakland in 2017.

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1965 Topps, Nellie Fox

Card No. 485

I think the most amazing thing about Nellie Fox's Hall of Fame career is that he never struck out more than 18 times in a single season....Over 19 years and 9,232 ABs, Fox fanned just 216 times(!)....Played the majority of his career with the White Sox where he was the 1959 A.L. MVP....This card finds Fox at the end of his decorated career, as it represents his final Topps appearance....His first Topps card is part of the '56 set....Served as a coach on Paul Richards' staff while also playing in 21 games for Houston in 1965.

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2009 Topps, Magglio Ordonez

Card No. 395

I don't think it's inflammatory whatsoever to claim that Magglio Ordonez was one of the most underrated hitters of his era....In 15 years of major league ball, Maggs compiled a .309 average and 1,200-plus RBIs....His first appearance in a Topps set was 1999 when his card was adorned with the coveted Topps All-Star Rookie cup....The 2011 set marked his swan song....Despite diminished production numbers (9 HR, 50 RBIs), Ordonez still put up a .310 average over 465 ABs for Detroit in 2009.

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