Tony Batista Autographed 2004 Playoff Prestige #28 Montreal Expos Card
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Tony Batista Autographed 2004 Playoff Prestige #28 Montreal Expos Card
Featuring Tony Batista during his only season with Montreal, this Tony Batista autographed 2004 Playoff Prestige #28 Montreal Expos card comes from Playoffs established Prestige baseball line. The product combined a polished contemporary design with a broad selection of inserts and parallels, giving collectors another distinctive option among the many baseball releases of the early 2000s.
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 season 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 responded with one of the strongest run-producing seasons of his career. Batista appeared in 157 games in 2004, hitting 32 home runs and establishing a career high with 110 RBI. It marked his third season with at least 30 home runs, following his 41-homer season with Toronto in 2000 and 31-homer campaign with Baltimore in 2002.
Batistas year in Montreal also coincided with a historic moment for the franchise. The 2004 season was the final season of the Montreal Expos, concluding the franchises 36-year run in Canada before its relocation to Washington for 2005. Batista was one of the clubs primary power hitters during that final campaign.
Known for his extraordinarily wide-open batting stance, Batista earned two American League All-Star selections and completed his 11-year Major League career with 1,146 hits, 221 home runs and 718 RBI. Combining Playoff Prestiges polished presentation with Batistas connection to the final Expos team, the 2004 Playoff Prestige #28 is an appealing addition for Montreal collectors, Tony Batista fans, Prestige set collectors or collectors assembling comprehensive autographed player runs.
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