The 1989 Upper Deck No. 1 card is the second-most graded card ever by collectible certification industry leader PSA/DNA, which slabs the cards and grades them on a 1-10 scale.

The 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey, Jr, is NOT a rookie card. Don't get me wrong. Back in 1989, of course this was Junior's rookie card, as were his various other cards of the same year.

But the most common grade is PSA 8, and those 37,000-plus make up about 40% of all the graded Upper Deck Griffey Jr. rookie cards. There are nearly as many cards graded lower than a PSA 8, as ...

The 1989 Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck rookie card is not just another of the many cards that were printed between 1987-1994, it’s THE CARD. It was a changing of the guard in a way, ...

Ken Griffey Jr.'s rookie cards, like the 1989 Upper Deck Star Rookie, hold significant value for collectors, with some reaching over $2,000. The 1991 Topps Desert Shield cards, distributed to ...

The story of how Ken Griffey Jr.'s rookie card became No. 1 in Upper Deck's first set is a Cooperstown-worthy tale of foresight, luck and photo manipulation, Darren Rovell writes.

T he 1989 Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck rookie card is not just another of the many cards that were printed between 1987-1994, it’s THE CARD. It was a changing of the guard in a way, a move past ...

Back when I was a 10-year-old kid opening packs of 1989 Upper Deck baseball cards hoping to pull one of the prized Ken Griffey Jr. rookie cards, you could have told me the card was Photoshopped ...

The story of how Ken Griffey Jr.'s rookie card became No. 1 in Upper Deck's first set is a Cooperstown-worthy tale of foresight, luck and photo manipulation, Darren Rovell writes.

Ken Griffey Jr.'s iconic 1989 Upper Deck rookie card turns 25 years old and the former Mariners star talked to Sporting News about the legacy of the card, how many copies he owns and more.

The story of how Ken Griffey Jr.'s rookie card became No. 1 in Upper Deck's first set is a Cooperstown-worthy tale of foresight, luck and photo manipulation, Darren Rovell writes.