[kerryandbeth]

A ten-time All-star and two-time World Champion, Kirby Puckett averaged nearly 200 hits per season throughout his career. He was batting .344 during the Grapefruit League in 1996 when he woke up without vision in his right eye. Three surgeries later it became apparent he would not see correctly again and he retired. He suffered a massive hemorrhage stroke and passed at the age of 45 in 2006 becoming the second youngest Hall of Famer to die after induction (only to Gehrig). David Ortiz wore number 34 in Puckett's honor throughout his MLB career. I currently own 695 unique Beckett recognized cards of Kirby. Here are nine from my collection including a rookie, some inserts, parallels and game-used.

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1985 Leaf/Donruss #107 Kirby Puckett RC
1993 Pinnacle Team Pinnacle #9 K.Puckett/A.Van Slyke (Pittsburgh's Andy Van Slyke is featured on the opposite side of this card.)
1993 Score Franchise #9 Kirby Puckett

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1994 SP Previews #CR3 Kirby Puckett
1995 SP Championship Classic Performances Die Cuts #CP8 Kirby Puckett
2002 Sweet Spot Classics Game Bat #BKP Kirby Puckett DP

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2003 Finest Bat Relics #KP Kirby Puckett K
2007 SP Legendary Cuts A Stitch in Time Memorabilia #KP Kirby Puckett
2017 Donruss Stat Line Career #184 Kirby Puckett/318

Hey, my all-time favorite player finally came up!  Nice.