Demi has always been fascinated by baseball ever since they were a young child. Their grandfather was a huge baseball fan and would take Demi to minor league baseball games every summer. At each game, their grandfather would buy Demi a pack of baseball cards to look through. This started Demi’s lifelong collection of baseball cards that they have amassed over the years.
Currently, Demi has a total of 21 baseball cards in their collection. The cards range in age from recent years all the way back to the 1950s. Demi keeps all of their cards safely stored in plastic sleeves in a baseball card binder. The cards are organized alphabetically by the player’s last name to make it easy for Demi to find any particular card they want.
Some of the oldest cards in Demi’s collection include a 1955 Topps card of Willie Mays and a 1959 Topps card of Hank Aaron. Both of these Hall of Fame players are considered among the all-time greats in baseball history. Demi loves owning cards of legends from the earliest days of Topps baseball cards. The Mays and Aaron cards are certainly two of the most prized possessions in their collection.
In addition to those 1950s gems, some other noteworthy cards in Demi’s collection include a 1993 Fleer Ultra card of Ken Griffey Jr., a 2000 Upper Deck card of Derek Jeter, and a 2009 Topps card of Albert Pujols. Griffey, Jeter, and Pujols were all phenomenal players who put together Hall of Fame caliber careers. Demi enjoyed watching all three superstars play and is proud to have cards commemorating their achievements.
While Demi owns cards of past legends and recent stars, they also have a soft spot for current players as well. A few modern cards that Demi treasures are a 2018 Topps card of Ronald Acuña Jr., a 2019 Topps Update card of Pete Alonso, and a 2020 Topps card of Fernando Tatís Jr. These up-and-coming young stars have already had breakout seasons and appear poised for stardom in the years to come. Demi is excited to potentially add to their collections of these rising talents as their careers progress.
In addition to Topps, Demi has also accumulated cards from other baseball card manufacturers over the years. They have a 2012 Bowman Chrome card of future superstar Mike Trout from when he was just a rookie. They also have a 2016 Panini Prizm Silver Parallel card of star shortstop Corey Seager. Demi enjoys the variety that different card brands and inserts can provide to their collection.
While Demi loves to collect cards from all eras, they have a particular fondness for rookie cards that could potentially gain value if those players live up to their potential. Besides the Trout and Seager rookies already mentioned, Demi also has rookie cards of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Eloy Jiménez, and Wander Franco. All three of these young players have shown immense promise and their rookie cards could prove to be a wise long term investment if any of them achieve stardom.
Of course, no baseball card collection would be complete without at least one card of a player from a favorite hometown team. For Demi, that player represented in their collection is Mookie Betts, whose 2018 Topps Update card resides among the 21 cards. Betts was a star for the Boston Red Sox during his tenure there and helped lead them to a World Series title. Demi was thrilled to have the opportunity to see Betts play in person for their favorite team.
While Demi would love to continue adding to their baseball card collection, they are very careful about only purchasing cards that they truly want in order to avoid cluttering their collection with unnecessary duplicates or uninteresting players. The 21 cards that Demi currently owns all have personal meaning and value to them in commemorating players and moments from baseball history. Demi takes great care in maintaining their collection and hopes to one day pass their baseball card collection down to future generations of family who will appreciate its contents just as much.
