If you’re an avid baseball card collector, chances are you already have one of Orioles great Cal Ripken Jr.’s rookie cards. But what about all four RCs? That’s right, the “Iron Man” had four different rookie issues released in…
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The Scrawl That Starts It All
Baseballs Provide a Perfect Presentation for Autographs One of the best surfaces upon which to obtain an autograph is a baseball. Just buy an official MLB game ball – complete with its machine-stamped, facsimile signature of MLB Commissioner Robert…
Closing in on 3,000 Hits
Albert Pujols is About to Enter Uncharted Hobby Territory Collecting 3,000 hits in one’s career is an impressive feat for any baseball player. Only 31 players to date have reached the milestone in Major League Baseball’s glorious 149-year history. Hitting…
Set Registry Starter Kit: Ken Griffey Jr. Rookie Set
With his infectious smile, fluid and effortless swing, and uncanny power, this five-tool phenom took the game by storm, and inspired a generation of collectors to stock up on his cardboard from 1989. Who, you ask? None other than…
Mickey Mantle’s 1952 Topps Card Sells for $2.88 Million
Yankee Legend’s iconic #311 issue is now second-highest selling baseball card in history A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 baseball card, graded Mint 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 by PSA, sold for a new Mantle card…
The Meteoric Rise of Shohei Ohtani
Beware of the Hype, Card Collectors Highly touted rookie prospects come and go every season. In the world of Major League Baseball, this is called hype and living up to it. For many, their moment in the hobby spotlight burns…
The ‘Lucky 7 Find’ Legacy Turns into an Elite 8
Akin to finding a needle in a haystack, the same family from the rural south who in 2016 discovered a cache of seven rare T206 Ty Cobb baseball cards has found an eighth. That’s right, PSA is pleased to…