Tony Batista Autographed 2004 Fleer Ultra Gold Medallion #272 Montreal Expos Card

A distinctive parallel from Fleers long-running Ultra brand, this Tony Batista autographed 2004 Fleer Ultra Gold Medallion #272 Montreal Expos card features Batista during his only season with Montreal. The Gold Medallion version provides an alternative to the standard Ultra #272, using the lines recognizable gold-themed parallel treatment to give the card a different appearance from the regular issue.

Batista joined the Expos as a free agent after spending parts of three seasons with the Baltimore Orioles. He arrived in Montreal following a 2003 campaign in which he hit 26 home runs and drove in 99 runs, providing the Expos with an established power hitter for the middle of their lineup.

He delivered one of the strongest offensive seasons of his career in 2004, appearing in 157 games while hitting 32 home runs and driving in a career-high 110 runs. It marked Batistas third 30-home-run season, following his 41-homer campaign with Toronto in 2000 and 31-home-run season with Baltimore in 2002.

The card also represents a historically significant year for the franchise. The 2004 season was the final season of the Montreal Expos, concluding 36 seasons of Major League Baseball in Montreal before the franchise relocated to Washington. Batista was one of the clubs primary power hitters and run producers during that final campaign.

Known for his extraordinarily wide-open batting stance, Batista earned two American League All-Star selections and finished his 11-year Major League career with 1,146 hits, 221 home runs and 718 RBI. Combining Fleer Ultras photography-driven presentation, the distinctive Gold Medallion treatment and Batistas connection to the final Expos team, the 2004 Fleer Ultra Gold Medallion #272 is an appealing addition for Montreal collectors, Tony Batista fans, parallel collectors or collectors assembling comprehensive autographed player runs.

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