I didn’t expect to have to find any 2012 Tino Martinez cards. He wasn’t a
big enough player to make it any of Topps current sets, even the reprint heavy
ones. Then the other day I was surfing eBay, and up pops a 2012 Tino from
Panini/Leaf Limited. Argh, the unlicensed stuff! Of course!
I’m going to say that this is actually a picture of Tino
from the late ‘90s. They didn’t photoshop out the stripe on his left sleeve,
usually worn by the Yanks as a tribute to a player who has passed away. I’d say
it’s a road uniform since that is probably a lot easier to doctor up than a
pinstriped jersey.
The back is pretty boring. No stats and not much color. The card
is numbered 11/299, so I’m guessing there are other versions I need to track
down.
Well, an unlicensed new Tino is better than no new Tinos at all, right?? :)
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