Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners. The No. 1 overall pick in the 1987 draft. In 1988, Griffey played 58 games of Class A ball in San Bernardino and 17 in Double-A Vermont before getting hurt.

The 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card transformed baseball card collecting with its next-level design and innovation. In many ways, the hobby never looked back.

All I knew was that I needed card No. 1 in Upper Deck’s first set: Ken Griffey Jr., bat on left shoulder, Mariners hat photoshopped onto his head, ornate rookie decal in the lower right-hand ...

The prices are a testament to the card's influence. The Most Impressive Ken Griffey Jr. Collection in the World 2. 1989 Topps Traded #41T (PSA - 88,282; Beckett - 10,800; SGC - 9,141) ...

I was ten years old and obsessed with baseball card collecting in 1989 when Upper Deck debuted a new set of baseball cards. Up to that point there were three card companies: Topps, Donruss, and Fleer.

There aren’t many sports cards in the world more iconic than the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card. I believe it stands right alongside the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle and the 1986 Fleer ...

There are thousands of Upper Deck (UD) Ken Griffey Jr. cards and tens of thousands of Griffey cards from different releases from different manufacturers. Upper Deck, Topps, Fleer, and Donruss ...

The most well-known card of the modern era is the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr., the No. 1 card in the company’s inaugural set.

Though Ken Griffey Jr.’s 1989 Upper Deck rookie card is by far his most famous card — and among the most iconic in history — it isn’t his most valuable card. That distinction currently ...

As a child, Lucas Stallbaumer first heard about a special baseball card -- the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card. Years later, he finally got his hands on one, and he hasn't stopped ...

Don't worry, I'm at least a little smarter now and knew how this was going to go. Right now you can get a Ken Griffey Jr. 1989 Upper Deck rookie card for 12.50. That's twelve dollars and fifty cents.

The 1989 Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck rookie card is not just another of the many cards that were printed between 1987-1994, it’s THE CARD.