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Hobby News

Historic Warren Ballpark

Beau Thompson amongst the many autographed baseballs he has added to his sports memorabilia collection through the years. (Photos courtesy Beau Thompson)
Collector Stories

Meet the man trying to amass one million Chicago Cubs cards

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News

Lee Smith makes the Hall of Fame after reluctantly playing baseball

A Philadelphia Phillies player signs an autograph for a young fan at a Spring Training game. Players usually sign autographs along the fences near the dugout. (Barry Blair photos)
Autographs

Tips for obtaining autographs while attending Spring Training

Past and present Chicago Cubs players at the opening ceremony of the 34th Chicago Cubs Convention. Five Baseball Hall of Famers sit in the front row (L to R) Andre Dawson, Fergie Jenkins, Lee Smith, Billy Williams and Ryne Sandberg. (Rick Firfer photos)
News

Cubs Convention still a popular event 34 years later

Lea Stoffer-Tatum holds up a T206 Frank Chance card in front of a small portion of her late-husband's sports cards collection. (Photo courtesy Lea Stoffer-Tatum)
Baseball

Not-so-strange inheritance needs to be sold

The Philadelphia Athletics dropped the Old English “A” from their uniforms in 1920 and replaced it with a rendering of an elephant.
News

A visual history of the most bizarre baseball uniforms ever worn

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News

The best time of the year

There were plenty of Baker Mayfield signed items available on the show floor. (Ross Forman photos)
Mickey Mantle

If collectors couldn’t find what they were looking for at the National, they didn’t look hard enough

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News

When a double play was needed, these combos could turn it

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Babe Ruth

Baseball tickets become collectible with player photos on them

Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon at the 2018 Cubs Convention. (Rick Firfer photos)
News

A World Series championship brings expectations from fans at Cubs Convention

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Auctions

Shohei Ohtani cards in high demand in online auctions

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Auctions

Bat possibly used for Babe Ruth's 'Called Shot' available in Lelands.com Classic Auction

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News

MLB players share collecting stories as MLB season comes to an end

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Baseball News

The 50 best baseball books from 2017

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Babe Ruth

New dynamic duo, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, have the attention of collectors

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News

World Series Bobbleheads limited to 1,000 available for purchase

Brian Jaskolski stands in front of just a portion of his collection of Pez dispensers. (Photos courtesy Brian Jaskolski)
Odd Collectibles

Jaskolski has amassed an impressive Pez dispenser collection

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News

World Series artifacts on display at Baseball Hall of Fame

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News

Ferguson Jenkins talks Cubs baseball, his own collection

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News

Andre Dawson reflects on his MLB career and his time in Chicago

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News

Lee Smith pitched for eight MLB teams while racking up 478 saves

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Baseball

Mike Noren recreates baseball cards from the past in drawings