San Diego Padres OF Kyle Blanks is Topps' sixth Finest Rookie Redemption
Topps announced the sixth player in its 2009 Finest Rookie Redemption set on Friday and it’s San Diego Padres outfielder Kyle Blanks.
In 49 games this season, he is hitting .248 with nine home runs and 20 RBI.
Topps will announce the rest of the 10 rookies throughout the remainder of the season. Each master box of Finest includes one Rookie Redemption, which can also be found in Refractor (#’d to 199) and Gold Refractor (#’d to 50) versions.
The previous rookies:
- Matt LaPorta, outfield, Cleveland Indians
- Tommy Hanson, pitcher, Atlanta Braves
- Andrew Bailey, pitcher, Oakland A’s
- Julio Borbon, outfield, Texas Rangers
- Colby Rasmus, outfield, St. Louis Cardinals
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