Detroit Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello is Topps' 9th Finest Rookie Redemption card
Topps announced its ninth Finest Rookie Redemption of the year on Wednesday, and it’s Detroit Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello.
Porcello is 10-8 with a 4.39 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 123 innings for the AL Central-leading Tigers.
Each master box of Finest includes one redemption card, which can be found as Refractors (numbered to 199) and Gold Refractors (numbered to 50).
The 10th and final Finest Rookie has yet to be announced.
The previously announced cards are:
No. 1 — Indians OF Matt LaPorta
No. 2 — Braves P Tommy Hanson
No. 3 — A’s P Andrew Bailey
No. 4 — Rangers OF Julio Borbon
No. 5 — Cardinals OF Colby Rasmus
No. 6 — Padres OF Kyle Blanks
No. 7 — Rangers P Neftali Feliz
No. 8 — Orioles OF Nolan Reimold
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