| T212 Mini Cards |
| Card # |
Name |
MiLB Team |
MLB Affliliate |
Bio |
| N1 |
Ted Williams |
San Diego Padres |
Boston Red Sox |
Williams began his pro career with the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League. Ted dreamed of being known as "the greatest hitter that ever lived". His dream was fulfilled. |
| N2 |
Satchel Paige |
Miami Marlins |
Philadelphia Phillies |
One of the greatest pitchers to play professional baseball, Paige excelled at every level including a stop with the Miami Marlins in the Minor Leagues from '56-'58. |
| N3 |
Carlos Santana |
Akron Aeros |
Cleveland Indians |
Santana has the bat to make an instant impact. His size, strength, and feel for the strikezone have scouts raving. |
| N4 |
Vincent "Bo" Jackson |
Memphis Chicks |
Kansas City Royals |
The 1985 Heisman Trophy winner excelled in both professional football and baseball beginning his pro career with the Memphis Chicks of the Southern League. |
| N5 |
John Heisman |
Atlanta Crackers |
|
As president of the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Assoc., Heisman's team took home the 1909 Championship. Following his death in 1936, the Downtown Athletic Club re-named their annual football trophy after him. |
| N6 |
Kurt Angle |
TNA Wrestling |
|
Perhaps the greatest professional wrestler in the world today, Kurt Angle is a 2-time NCAA National Champion wrestler and the only Olympic Gold Medalist (1996) in professional wrestling history. Angle now ranks as a 13-time World Champion. |
| N7 |
The Beautiful People |
TNA Wrestling |
|
As manipulative and mean as they are stunning and sexy, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky have terrorized the women of tNA by handing out "makeovers" to their Knockout competitors in their quest to make TNA a "prettier" place. |
| N8 |
Barack Obama |
Washington D.C. |
|
Obama, the 44th U.S. President and first African-American President in U.S. history took office in 2009, the year TRISTAR Obak minor league cards were first released. |
| N9 |
Jason Heyward |
Myrtle Beach Pelicans |
Atlanta Braves |
Rated as the Brave's #1 prospect, Heyward has a good swing from the left side and with his big frame is expected to hit for power. |
| N10 |
Mike Stanton |
Jacksonville Suns |
Florida Marlins |
Stanton ranked 2nd last year in the minors with 39 homeruns. A three-sport star in high school, he brings raw power to the batters box and can cover the outfield well along with a strong arm. |
| N11 |
Jesus Montero |
Tampa Yankees |
New York Yankees |
Montero is the most probable in line for the long term replacement of Yankee's catcher Jorge Posada. He continues to develope his catching skills in the minors. |
| N12 |
Justin Smoak |
Frisco Roughriders |
Texas Rangers |
High school teammate, Matt Wieters, might be the reason that scouts saw Justin Smoak initially, but he's been wowing them ever since with his displays of power and gold glove defense. The 6'4", switch hitting first baseman has even drawn comparisons to Chipper Jones and Mark Teixeira. |
| N13 |
Madison Bumgarner |
Connecticut Defenders |
San Francisco Giants |
Bumgarner brings great mound presence and work ethic to the field. He has a fastball that is hard to touch because of it's velocity and late movement. |
| N14 |
Buster Posey |
San Jose Giants |
San Francisco Giants |
After winning the 2008 Golden Spikes Award as the best amateur baseball player, Posey was drafted by the San Fancisco Giants fifth overall in the first year player draft. He signed a 6.2 million dollar contact which was the largest ever at the time. |
| N15 |
Brian Matusz |
Frederick Keys |
Baltimore Orioles |
Matusz, a southpaw that has an outstanding slider and curve, can also hit 94 mph with his heater. Including his changeup, Matusz, has four pitches that he can throw well. |
| N16 |
Logan Morrison |
Jupitor Hammerheads |
Florida Marlins |
As the #1 first base prospect in the Florida organization, Morrison 's highly regarded work ethic has made him one of the top first base prospects in all of baseball. |
| N17 |
Freddie Freeman |
Myrtle Beach Pelicans |
Atlanta Braves |
Freeman is an outstanding defensive first baseman who also hits for power and average. He advanced to Double-A at the age of just 19 giving Atlanta fans a lot to look forward to. |
| N18 |
Casey Kelly |
Greenville Drive |
Boston Red Sox |
A two-way player in high school, Kelly has continued to perform at both fielding and pitching at the pro level. Boston will continue to let him show his great athletic ability before determining where he will ultimately play. |
| N19 |
Michael Taylor |
Reading Phillies |
Philadelphia Phillies |
Along with fellow outfielder Dominic Brown, Taylor gives Philadelphia arguably the best outfield prospect tandum in baseball. Hitting for power and average has made Michael a highly regarded prospect. |
| N20 |
Ryan Westmoreland |
Lowell Spinners |
Boston Red Sox |
A top prospect out of high school in 2008, the local New England product signed with Boston after passing on a full ride to Vanderbilt. |
| N21 |
Randal Grichuk |
AZL Angels |
Los Angeles Angels |
From the '04 Little League World Series to the '07 World Youth Champion to the minors, Randal has continued to show homerun power. After commiting to to Arizona, Grichuk was drafted #24 and signed with the Angels. |
| N22 |
Brett Jackson |
AZL Cubs |
Chicago Cubs |
Selected in the 1st round of the '09 First Year Players Draft, Jackson brings his highly athletic and passionate style to the professional level with the Chicago Cubs. |
| N23 |
Reymond Fuentes |
GCL Red Sox |
Boston Red Sox |
Cousin of All-Star Carlos Beltran, Fuentes is an electric, game-changing player. The 6-foot, 160 pound center fielder hits line drives from foul pole to foul pole with his lefthanded swing. |
| N24 |
Barrack Obama |
Washington D.C. |
|
Obama, the 44th U.S. President and first African-American President in U.S. history took office in 2009, the year TRISTAR Obak minor league cards were first released. |
