Mint Condition: Wilson's Baseball Card
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson might never ever put on a Texas Rangers jacket in a big league game, however he'll appear in one on a Topps baseball card this season.
Wilson, that was selected by the Rangers in the Rule 5 draft in December and has shown passion in signing up with the club eventually throughout spring season training, will show up in a Rangers uniform on the card, which will certainly be offered beginning April 30 as part of Topps' Bowman series, which is booked for leads. It will certainly be a "limited edition" card.
"Sporting activities followers have actually constantly been fascinated by the two-sport star," Topps vice president of item development Clay Luraschi shared. "When you speak to supporters regarding fantastic athletes, you always hear the name Bo Jackson come up. And whenever you have an athlete that could possibly be a two-sport star, there's constantly a bunch of buzz about him.
"Will he ever bet the Rangers? We don't understand. However we assumed we would certainly make a card to allow folks know what it would certainly look like if he did.".
This isn't really the very first time Wilson has actually appeared on a baseball card.
Topps made a Wilson card as part of its Bowman Draft and Topps Pro Debut Collection in 2010.
The Rangers have made obvious of the truth it's a long shot Wilson end up playing baseball. But they made the choice to compose him, at an expense of $12,000, due to the fact that they desired a person like Wilson to be around their youthful gamers at spring training and reveal them what it requires to be successful at the highest degree.
Wilson has a past in the sporting activity.
He was chosen in the fourth round of the 2010 draft by the Colorado Mountain ranges-- he was absorbed the 41st round by the Baltimore Orioles in 2007 from high school however opted to go to NC State-- and signed with the Rockies. As soon as he received almost $3 million from the Seahawks, he needed to return part of his $200,000 signing incentive.
Wilson struck.229 with 5 homers, 19 taken bases and 118 strikeouts playing second base in Class An in parts of the 2010 and '11 periods.
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A team of players, like Wilson, can flaunt regarding having soccer and baseball cards as two-sport sportsmens, headlined by Jackson. And more than a few have Dallas hookups. Previous Cowboys quarterbacks Quincy Carter, Drew Henson and Chad Hutchinson have football and baseball cards, in addition to previous Texas Longhorns running back Ricky Williams and previous Cowboys cornerback Deion Sanders.
" [Wilson] is a preferred collectible and even more so now," Luraschi claimed. "He's young and he's succeeded, and there are a great deal of fantastic youthful QBs that enthusiasts chase after.".
Wilson is preparing to play in his initial Super Bowl on Sunday versus Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos.
