One of the most anticipated yearly releases for baseball card collectors is the Topps Bowman Draft set, the first time MLB draftees are featured on a card.
While the odds of a prospect making the majors are historically low, the chance for collectors to get the first card of a potential Hall of Famer makes it one of the most popular trading card sets under the Topps umbrella.
But there was one MLB draftee who was a lock for the Hall of Fame, albeit in another sport: Tom Brady.
Brady, well-known for his NFL career, was drafted in the 18th round of the 1995 MLB Draft by the Montreal Expos.
When Mike Mahan, CEO of Fanatics Collectibles — the arm within Fanatics that oversees Topps and its cards and collectibles business — heard that Brady never had a baseball card, it fit perfectly into what the company is trying to do with trading cards.
Persons:
Tom Brady, Brady, Mike Mahan, —, Mahan, Dick Clark
Organizations:
Topps, Major League Baseball, of Famer, MLB, Hall of Fame, NFL, Montreal Expos, Dick Clark Productions