Phillies pitcher Matt Strahm brought baseball cards to the All-Star Game–in more ways than one.
There were plans for box breaks and a belt made of his own cards.
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The belt was made by Card Belts, a company we wrote about earlier this year.
He also planned to put four of his 2024 Topps cards in the pocket of his uniform pants during the game in a move similar to what Corbin Carroll and Bobby Witt have done. The signed cards will go on display at the National Sports Collectors Convention next week.
Strahm pitched one-third of an inning, fanning Witt on five pitches.
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As we hit the midway point of the All-Star break, here’s a look at the 100 most watched eBay baseball card auctions, featuring the 1-1 2018 Juan Soto Topps Update SuperFractor, plenty of Paul Skenes and a dose of Mickey and Jackie.
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A 2009 New York Yankees World Series ring presented to Reggie Jackson, who was an executive assistant at the time sold for $164,700 at Goldin Saturday night. The price is the most ever paid for an executive’s World Series ring.
A Barry Bonds game-worn Giants jersey from Games 3,4 and 5 of the 2002 World Series netted $158,600–the most ever paid for a Bonds jersey– while a bat Bonds used for his 60th homer in 2001 netted $86,620.
The Bonds and Jackson items were consigned by the former athletes as part of Goldin’s ‘King of Collectibles’ auction that was tied in with the Netflix show.
A 1953 Jackie Robinson bat owned by Jackson did not meet its reserve price.
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Game-worn jersey collectors turned out for the 19th annual MeiGray Game-Worn Expo last Saturday.
The event brought about 250 collectors to Branchburg, NJ for a day of buying, selling, trading and a visit from former NHL player John LeClair, who spoke with attendees and held a Q&A session.
It’s a hockey-oriented show and this year, the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto brought a display of some of the best jerseys worn by American-born players.
Among the more popular events at the annual gathering is a grab bag draft in with 40 entry slots are offered with collectors able to pick from a rack of 45 game-worn jerseys of different assessed values.
The show is held each summer at the Raritan Valley Community College Convention Center.
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The 2024 Summer Edition of the Fishtown Card Show will take place at Rivers Casino Philadelphia (1001 N. Delaware Avenue) on August 17 and 18. .
The two-day event will be held from 10 AM-5 PM on Saturday and 10 AM-4 PM on Sunday, with an additional 9 AM early admission option on both days.
Several former Phillies will be signing autographs.
The show is a bit unique in that it offers a full bar and hot food options outside the main ballroom where most of the vendors are located. Two large projection screens in the main show area will have live sports.
One day admission options include GA ($10) or Early Admission ($15), in addition to a 2-Day Early Admission Pass ($25) that covers the entire show. Children ages 10 and under do not need a ticket to enter.
Here’s a pretty great drone fly-through of last summer’s show.
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More info is available here.
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Panini America has a new partnership with Stewart-Haas Racing to serve as the primary sponsor of the #4 Ford Mustang driven by NASCAR Cup Series rookie-of-the-year points leader Josh Berry in the Brickyard 400 July 21 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The partnership marks Panini’s first primary car sponsorship of the 2024 season and its first at the Cup Series level since 2021.
The paint scheme features Indiana Fever rookie and WNBA All-Star Caitlin Clark. Panini has an exclusive partnership with Clark, and the paint scheme will be focused around one of her trading cards “Raining 3s” that is part of Panini’s recently released Caitlin Clark Collection product.
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