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#378 MIKE EVANS 14/25

STARE MASTERS AUTO Grade 9.5. Was a super hard choice to get rid of any of my PC. But I’ll feel better about it once I get the Evans in my PC!

1967 Topps Mickey Mantel

There are certain names in baseball that transcend generations — and Mickey Mantle is right at the top of that list. Whether you grew up watching him play or just heard stories from your dad or grandpa, everyone who collects baseball cards dreams of owning at least one Mantle.

As a kid, that was always the grail for me — the card I’d flip through stacks hoping to find, the one I’d point to in price guides and say, “someday.” For my 16th birthday, my uncle made that dream come true and gave me my very first Mickey Mantle card. Still one of the most meaningful gifts I’ve ever received.

There’s just something about “The Mick” — the swing, the mystique, the legacy — that makes his cards timeless.

What’s your favorite Mickey Mantle card or memory?

For me charizard shadowless 10 was probably my grail as a kid. As a teenager it’s a Sports Illustrated for kids LeBron 10 RC. Adult is probably one of the Pokemon Amada stickers in a 10 that I don’t have or even potentially a collectors edge Kobe RC in a 10. Let’s hope one day I get them all 🤞

What are yours?