Tony Batista Autographed 2000 MLB Showdown Unlimited #448 Toronto Blue Jays Card

Add a unique game-based issue from Tony Batistas peak Toronto years with this Tony Batista autographed 2000 MLB Showdown Unlimited #448 Toronto Blue Jays card. MLB Showdown combined traditional baseball card collecting with a strategy game format, giving each player card ratings and statistics designed for head-to-head tabletop play. The Unlimited edition of #448 features Batista as a member of the Blue Jays.

Batista entered 2000 following a breakout 1999 campaign split between Arizona and Toronto. After joining the Blue Jays during the season, he hit 26 home runs with 79 RBI in only 98 games for Toronto, finishing the year with 31 home runs and 100 RBI overall.

The 2000 season was the offensive high point of Batistas Major League career. He established career highs with 41 home runs and 114 RBI, scored 96 runs and earned his first American League All-Star selection. His home run production made him one of the key power hitters in a formidable Toronto lineup.

Batista was also one of the most recognizable hitters of his era because of his extraordinarily wide-open batting stance. He later earned his second All-Star selection with the Baltimore Orioles in 2002 and finished his 11-year Major League career with 1,146 hits, 221 home runs and 718 RBI.

With its combination of baseball card collecting and tabletop gaming, the 2000 MLB Showdown Unlimited #448 offers a different style of Batista collectible than conventional releases from the period. It is an excellent addition for Toronto Blue Jays collectors, Tony Batista fans, MLB Showdown collectors or collectors assembling comprehensive autographed player runs.

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