Stephen Strasburg’s first autographed rookie card to feature him in his official MLB uniform is set to debut in 2010 Bowman Baseball.
Washington Nationals fans are waiting anxiously for 2009 No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg to help lead the franchise out of mediocrity. Baseball collectors everywhere are simply waiting for more cards, especially of the signed variety, from the big pitcher.
That wait won't last much longer. Topps announced Monday that 2010 Bowman Baseball will feature the first Stephen Strasburg autographed cards in which he'll appear in an official MLB uniform.
The new Bowman set will have more than just Strasburg going for it, with Autographed Bowman Chrome Prospects and Bowman Chrome Autographed Rookie Cards combining to deliver one signed card per hobby box and three per jumbo box. Also in the mix will be cards of the two players to follow Strasburg in last year's draft, Dustin Ackley and Donovan Tate, and the first card of Cuban pitching phenom Aroldis Chapman in his Cincinnati Reds uniform.
Topps' first Bowman release since becoming the sole trading card licensee of Major League Baseball will feature the same mix of veterans, rookies and prospects that collectors have come to expect. Here's a complete look at the set's specs:
- 220 Base Cards: 190 Veterans, 30 Rookies
- Four levels of Parallels: Gold (1 per pack), Blue-Bordered (#'d to 500), Orange-Bordered (#'d to 250), Red (1-of-1), plus 1-of-1 printing plates
- Multiple Insert Sets: 1992 Bowman Throwback, Topps 100 Prospects, Bowman Expectations and Triple Relic Cards
- 110 Prospects in regular and Chrome versions, plus Chrome Refractor Parallels
- 22 Autographed Bowman Chrome Prospects, 10 Bowman Chrome Autographed Rookie Cards and the exclusive Stephen Strasburg Autograph
Ten-card packs of 2010 Bowman Baseball will include five Veterans or Rookies, 2 Prospects, 2 Chrome Prospects and 1 Parallel and carry a $3 suggested retail price. The cards are currently expected to go live on or around March 12.
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