Juan Samuel Autographed 1997 Pacific Crown Collection #227 Toronto Blue Jays Card

Add a distinctive late-career Pacific issue to your Juan Samuel collection with this 1997 Pacific Crown Collection #227 card featuring Samuel with the Toronto Blue Jays, personally autographed by the three-time MLB All-Star. Samuel is correctly cataloged as card #227 with Toronto.

The 1997 Pacific Crown Collection continued Pacific Trading Cards' distinctive approach to baseball cards during the 1990s. Pacific releases stood apart from many competing brands through their colorful designs, glossy presentation and emphasis on bilingual English and Spanish content, making them especially recognizable within collections from the era.

Samuel appears within a substantial run of Blue Jays cards in the checklist. He is #227, immediately following Tomas Perez #226 and preceding Ed Sprague #228, with teammates such as Joe Carter, Carlos Delgado, Shawn Green, Juan Guzman, Pat Hentgen and John Olerud appearing nearby.

The card is particularly interesting because it was issued after Samuel's final Major League season. Samuel finished his 16-year playing career with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1996, so this 1997 Pacific issue serves as one of his final mainstream cards connected to his playing career. For a comprehensive player collection, it provides a natural continuation from his 1996 Fleer Update and Fleer Update Tiffany Toronto cards.

Pacific also produced multiple parallels of Samuel's #227. In addition to the standard Crown Collection card, collectors can pursue a Light Blue parallel and a much scarcer Silver parallel, with the Silver version carrying a reported print run of only 67 copies. This makes #227 particularly appealing for collectors attempting to build a deeper Juan Samuel parallel run.

Card Details:

• Player: Juan Samuel
• Team: Toronto Blue Jays
• Year: 1997
• Manufacturer: Pacific Trading Cards
• Set: Pacific Crown Collection
• Card Number: #227
• Late-career/post-playing-season issue
• Light Blue and Silver parallels also produced
• Personally autographed
• Condition: NM-MT or better

Authentication: Signature obtained through a private signing conducted by Under the Radar Sports Promotions and guaranteed to pass any third-party authentication service.

An excellent addition for collectors of Juan Samuel autographs, Toronto Blue Jays memorabilia, 1997 Pacific Crown Collection cards, Pacific player runs, late-career issues, or signed baseball cards.