it's been almost 15 years since chan ho park pitched in his final major league game. he was with the pirates then, following in the footsteps of another dodger pitcher of the 90's who ended their career in pittsburgh - ramon martinez. unlike martinez, however, park has made a return to baseball card releases in 2025 with topps hyping his first autograph cards in quite some time.
i was interested in adding one to my collection, but then i saw the prices. here's a sampling:
instead, i will show off a few new to me park cards that came via a sportlots order a while back. here's a trio of cards from 1998 topps stars
and here's one from 1999 fleer flair showcase
those will have to do for my collection unless the prices of the 2025 autographed product takes a dramatic downturn.
so, instead of a chan ho park autograph, here's a 2021 topps clearly authentic zach mckinstry auto
that i picked up for just a couple of bucks. it's not in the one touch it was originally distributed in, but that's ok by me. maybe park continues to sign and gets a fan favorites autograph later this year that helps to dilute the market. i sure hope so.
