Baseball Rookie Cards | Baseball Rookie Card

Alex Rodriguez is one of the best baseball players of all time. He is popularly known as the youngest baseball player to have hit 500 home runs. His first full season was in 1996, which incidentally is also his breakout year.
In 1996, his batting average was .358, the highest since Joe DiMaggio’s. He was the third youngest American League batting leader; third youngest player with more than 35 homeruns; and the first major league player to win a batting title.
Because of the above mentioned statistics early in his career, Alex Rodriguez rookie cards from 1994 have become must-haves for collectors. A piece could fetch a fortune, considering that it came from a rather recent era. Though, it is quite difficult to find Alex Rodriguez rookie cards in top condition because the foil cards have edges that wear and chip easily.
There are six Alex Rodriguez Rookie cards – Collector’s Choice #647, Flair #340, Fleer Update #86, SP #15, Sportflics Rookie/Traded #148 and Upper Deck #24. Among them, the SP #15 is the best and the most sought after by hobbyist. This foil backed card in gem MT condition can be sold for over $3000. The Upper Deck #24 is the cheapest for $25, but is guaranteed to go up in the next few years.
The other Alex Rodriguez rookie cards are by no means of lesser value. The Flair #340 has high-quality photo printed on a durable card, which is why there so many gem MT condition for these cards. The Sportflics, on the other hand, is one of his rarest cards because it was produced with an Artist Proof Version of him.
Alex Rodriguez is one of the best baseball players in history and is sure to become a Hall of Famer. That is why his rookie cards are one of the hottest commodities in trading cards industry even while he is still in the league.