Upper Deck’s heroes autograph cards defined the chase

Upper Deck’s early ’90s Heroes autograph cards featuring starts like Reggie Jackson, Hank Aaron, Nolan Ryan, and Joe Montana ...
Sports Illustrated

Michael Jordan’s First Baseball Card Is Still Hot

On July 25th, 1990, Michael Jordan walked onto the field at Comiskey Park to take batting practice before the Chicago White Sox game against the Cleveland Indians. He smashed two home runs during the ...
Sports Illustrated

Ken Griffey Jr. Career Upper Deck Set Run

Upper Deck created one of the most iconic baseball rookie cards with the release of the 1989 Star Rookie of Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck's existence as a baseball card company ran concurrently with ...
The New York Times

9 things you didn’t know about the Ken Griffey Jr. 1989 Upper Deck rookie card

There aren’t many sports cards in the world more iconic than the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card. I believe it stands right alongside the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle and the 1986 Fleer ...
Baseball America

How Baseball America Helped Upper Deck Make The Famous Ken Griffey Jr. 1989 Rookie Card

The year was 1988. The sports card industry was booming, led by Topps, Donruss and Fleer. A new company called Score had just put out their first major set, and a new brand called Upper Deck—named ...