This is an index to postings related to the 2026 Topps All-Star Rookie Team which honored rookies from the 2025 season.
At publication only 8 of the Dozen ASR card numbers were known. The S2 cards will be filled in whenever that checklist is published
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All-Star Rookie Index
This is an index to postings related to the 2021 Topps All-Star Rookie Team which honored rookies from the 2020 season.
This is part of our Original Artwork series dedicated to players who had a #CupOfCoffee in the Major Leagues.
Ginger Clark is sort of the Shohei Ohtani of #CupOfCoffee players. Clark pitched in one game, a Cleveland Bronchos 17-11 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Not only did Clark win the game but he also picked up a pair of hits and scored two runs. It was the only game Ginger Clark ever played, while it may not have been his choice but Clark retired with an undefeated record as a pitcher and a .500 Batting Average as a batter.
Sketch of Ginger Clark on a Disposable Coffee Cup
T205 is not exactly the right time frame for Ginger Clark but it is close enough and I love the colorful design. The bats and ball are basic to T205, here they do double duty with the bats representing Clark's two hits and the ball his sole win. At the bottom of the cup we have the date of the game 1902 August 11.
Extra Innings
Cleveland/SABR 54 CupOfCoffee Index
This post will also serve as an index to our columns on Cleveland Related CupOfCoffee players. Some of these were inspired but SABR54 which was hosted in Cleveland
Covering the Bases(CTB) is a feature where we take a deep dive into a single card, today we look at a recent Topps Rookie Cup Winner.
A recent LCS purchase of a 59 card Topps Holiday Tin yielded 3 All-Star Rookie Cup, one of which was an image variation.
2025 Topps Holiday #H182 Jackson Chourio
This is such a great image that one may not notice Jackson Chourio has antlers and a right sleeve wrapped in a candy cane pattern.
Rookie Cup
Chourio earned the outfield Rookie Cup with a 21 Home Run 79 RBI season which was good enough for 3rd place in the NL Rookie of the Year voting behind Padres Centerfielder Jackson Merrill and Paul Skenes.
Base
On the Base Card we see Chourio sans antlers and wearing a Milwaukee Brewers team colored yellow sleeve. We also see the original team label border without the Holiday Evergreen Garland. The remainder of the card is identical including the great action shot and Rookie Cup flare.
Game Dating
The uniqueness of this shot made it easy to find in Getty Images and it turned out to be a big moment in Jackson Chourio's rookie campaign.
The text accompanying the photo reveals something fun "Jackson Chourio #11 of the Milwaukee Brewers slides safely into home following an inside the park home run against the Texas Rangers"
Jackson Chourio's eighth career Home Run can be seen here. In the video we can see the In the Park Home Run is largely due to a misplay by Texas Rangers Center Fielder Derek Hill and Jackson Chourio's aggressive base running. Milwaukee won the game 6-5 so the two out in the park home run may very well have been a difference maker.
Topps Now
Photographer Stacey Revere
The images used on both the Rookie Cup and ToppsNow cards were taken by Stacey Revere, a self taught Native American(Choctaw) Photographer who is based in Milwaukee. In addition to covering the World Series, NBA Finals, Olympics, SuperBowls, Indy500 and the UFC Revere has also worked to bring attention to issues affecting Native Communities.
A really interesting Andscape profile of Stacey Revere can be found here. Among the topics covered are the persistence of the Cleveland Indians name and use of Chief Wahoo as a Mascot. Stacey Revere's Photography site can be found here.
Team Phungo
Have not posted here in a while, not sure if this is a return. If it is future posts will likely be similar to this. CTBs on Rookie Cups, Phillies and HOFs.
in the meantime I ask you to check out my baseball trivia game Starting9. For details on game play click here.
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2025 Topps All-Star Rookie Cup Index
This is an index to postings related to the 1993 Topps All-Star Rookie Team which honored rookies from the 1992 season.
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All-Star Rookie Index
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