Tony Batista Autographed 2000 Pacific Paramount #242 Toronto Blue Jays Card

Add a distinctive Pacific issue from Tony Batistas career-best season with this Tony Batista autographed 2000 Pacific Paramount #242 Toronto Blue Jays card. The Paramount release was part of Pacifics diverse baseball lineup at the turn of the century, with #242 featuring Batista during his emergence as one of Torontos primary power hitters.

Batista joined the Blue Jays from the Arizona Diamondbacks during the 1999 season and made an immediate impact. In only 98 games with Toronto, he hit 26 home runs with 79 RBI, giving him 31 home runs and 100 RBI overall for the season.

Batista followed that breakthrough with the finest offensive season of his Major League career in 2000. He established career highs with 41 home runs and 114 RBI, scored 96 runs and earned his first American League All-Star selection. His 41 home runs placed him among the American Leagues leading sluggers and helped make him an important power source in Torontos lineup.

Batista was also instantly recognizable because of his extraordinarily wide-open batting stance, one of the most unusual hitting setups of his era. He continued to provide significant home run power after leaving Toronto and earned his second All-Star selection with the Baltimore Orioles in 2002.

Over an 11-year Major League career, Batista accumulated 1,146 hits, 221 home runs and 718 RBI. The 2000 Pacific Paramount #242 captures him at the height of his offensive production and is an excellent addition for Toronto Blue Jays collectors, Tony Batista fans, Pacific Paramount set collectors or collectors assembling comprehensive autographed player runs.

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