Tony Batista Autographed 2001 Topps Traded & Rookies Chrome #T89 Baltimore Orioles Card

Documenting Tony Batistas midseason move from Toronto to Baltimore, this Tony Batista autographed 2001 Topps Traded & Rookies Chrome #T89 Baltimore Orioles card provides the chromium-finished counterpart to his standard Topps Traded & Rookies #T89 issue. The Chrome treatment gives the familiar updated card a distinctive reflective presentation while preserving its importance as one of Batistas first cards picturing him with the Orioles.

Batista began 2001 with the Toronto Blue Jays after his career-best 2000 season, when he blasted 41 home runs with 114 RBI and earned his first American League All-Star selection. Toronto placed him on waivers during the 2001 campaign, and the Baltimore Orioles claimed him in June, beginning the next productive chapter of his career.

Batista made an immediate impact in Baltimore. In just 72 games with the Orioles in 2001, he hit 25 home runs and drove in 87 runs. His power production continued the following season when he hit 31 homers with 87 RBI and earned his second career MLB All-Star selection.

One of baseballs most recognizable hitters because of his extraordinarily wide-open batting stance, Batista remained a significant home-run threat throughout much of his 11-year Major League career. He finished with 1,146 hits, 221 home runs and 718 RBI.

Combining an important team-change issue with the distinctive Topps Chrome treatment, the 2001 Topps Traded & Rookies Chrome #T89 is an appealing addition for Baltimore Orioles collectors, Tony Batista fans, Topps Chrome collectors or collectors assembling comprehensive autographed player runs.

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