One day in the fall of 2021, Jackson Merrill received a box in the mail. Inside were 3,000 of what he thought would be the first baseball cards depicting him as a professional athlete. They were, at ...

Andrew Painter was drafted No. 13 overall in the 2021 MLB Draft. While he pitched a meager four innings in 2021, Painter got his feet wet in 2022 when he went 6-2 with a 1.56 ERA over 103.2 innings.

Baseball cards have long been a cornerstone of sports collectibles, blending nostalgia with investment potential. In recent years, the market for rare and high-grade cards has exploded, with some ...