he was only 5'9"-wore lifts in spikes

This is a 2021 Topps Chrome Pavin Smith Blue Rookie Auto numbered to 150, and the story behind it is what made it an easy pickup.

I recently attended my first game with my fiancé at Chase Field for a D-Backs game, and before first pitch I decided I was going to buy an auto of whoever recorded the first hit that I saw in person.

That player ended up being Pavin Smith.

Now this Blue Rookie Auto has a spot in the PC and it will always remind me of that first game. Sometimes the story behind a card makes it even better than the card itself.