Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista hit his 50th home run of the 2010 season. The 2011 Topps Chrome #76 Black Refractor /100 beautifully captures his follow-through on the homer hit off of Seattle's Felix Hernandez.

I was lucky enough to cover the game for work and snapped a picture of Bautista post-game with the bat he used and the ball he hit out.

I traveled over 2,000 miles from Minnesota to visit Oracle Park this past week! I'm currently trying to visit all 30 MLB Ballparks and this was the 8th one I visited.
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I'm in the process of trying to find all 8 of the Minneapolis Miller's T206 baseball cards. I recently acquired the third one I needed, so only 5 more to go. Here is the Instagram reel I made of the card and if you want to see the other two videos check out my YouTube playlist. Thank you for watching! 🤝
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Last year I decided I would attempt to visit all 30 MLB ballparks. I've visited 9 ballparks so far. As a Minnesota native, Target Field is the ballpark I’ve visited the most. So why not share some images with you guys...
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Here’s some background on each image (they might be out of order on here):
-This is me on the field at Target Field. Shoutout to my good friend Charley for taking the photo!
-The video board, featuring Albert Pujols. This was my first time seeing him in person.
-My first time sitting in the 300 level.
-MLB star Mike Trout, in center field. 
-Brian Dozier’s walk-off grand slam on my 18th birthday.
-My first in-person stamp in my MLB Ballpark Passport.
-Carlos Correa's walk-off homer against MKE.
-The Twins clinching the AL Central at home in 2023.
-My favorite picture I took at Target Field when I had a private tour. Shoutout to Dominic.
-Christian Vazquez’s walk-off homer this season and he reposted my IG story of this image. 
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Stay tuned as I post more photos from the other 8 ballparks I’ve visited! 🙂

Although I am a big autograph and card collector, I enjoy taking pictures with athletes, celebrities, and various personalities! I visited my 8th MLB ballpark this past week which was Oracle Park. I was hanging around the concourse when I saw who I thought to be "Frank The Tank" from Barstool Sports. I got it in contact with Frank and found out where he was watching the game in the park. He was super kind and took a few photos with me! The best part was we were both wearing Willie Mays jerseys! Thank you for reading my first-ever post on Mantel. :)