These cards, inserted into 1997 Upper Deck Series 1, were the first game-used jersey patches used in baseball cards. Someone explain to me how this 3-card set landed on a checklist of Ken Griffey, Tony Gwynn, and…. Rey Ordoñez?? 🤷‍♂ I have fond memories of the guy as a Mets fan in the late 90’s. Couldn’t hit to save his life, but such a smooth glove.

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2023 Panini USA Stars & Stripes #80 ⭐ Paul Skenes
Before anchoring the WBC Team USA pitching staff, Paul Skenes starred for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.
The WBC is just around the corner with WBC Exhibition games starting on March 3rd.
Exhibition games pit National Teams against MLB Spring Training Teams.
Team USA plays its first exhibition game on March 3, vs SF Giants at Scottsdale, AZ.
The game starts at 3:05pm ET and will be televised on ESPN.

Future looking bright in Dallas

The very next day, I traded it for these four graded cards. Mistakes are made, but it went a Panthers collector, so it wasn’t all bad.

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Dawg Pound certified 😎

Great to see him hit the ground running. Still a believer in this kid 🤞🏼

2026 Topps Series 1 Ronny Mauricio Sandglitter Parallel #159 - New York Mets

I'm not expecting another All Star season, but as long as he can play a passable SS until McGonigle is ready 🤞