Colby Rasmus is second Upper Deck SPx rookie redemption
Upper Deck has announced its second 2009 SPx Rookie Signatures redemption card and it’s St. Louis Cardinals rookie Colby Rasmus.
Rasmus signed 25 copies of card No. RR2 with the inscription above, the rest were signed with a standard autograph.
The first autograph (previously announced) was Baltimore Orioles pitcher Koji Uehara, who signed 25 of his cards in Japanese.
Upper Deck will reveal the remainder of the cards ever few weeks during the season until all of the cards have been announced.
The redemptions can be found two per 14-box case.
Chris Olds has collected sports cards and memorabilia since 1987. Before coming to Beckett Media, he wrote about the hobby for the Orlando Sentinel on his blog, SportsStuff, and for the San Antonio Express-News and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. Do you have a comment, question or idea? Send e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.
I’m just wondering if you know who the next player might be as #3? I have applied my card @ UD website and its saying Athlete committed to signing soon but still not revealed. Thanks!
No. 3 has not yet been announced.