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TOPPS ANNOUNCES THE 50th ANNUAL
TOPPS MAJOR LEAGUE ROOKIE ALL-STAR TEAM
New York, NY - Nov. 20, 2008 - The Topps Company announces the 50th annual Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team.
The Summary:
1B Joey Votto, Cincinnati (151 games, 24 HR, 84 RBI, .297)
2B Alexei Ramirez, Chicago (A.L.) (136, 21, 77, .290)
3B Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay (122, 27, 85, .272)
SS Mike Aviles, Kansas City (102, 10, 51, .325)
OF Jay Bruce, Cincinnati (108, 21, 52, .254)
OF Denard Span, Minnesota (93, 6, 47, .294)
OF David Murphy, Texas (108, 15, 74, .275)
C Geovany Soto, Chicago (N.L.) (141, 23, 86, .285)
RHP Brad Ziegler, Oakland (59.2 IP, 3-0, 1.06, 30 K, 22 BB)
LHP John Lannan, Washington (182 IP, 9-15, 3.91, 117 K, 72 BB)
The Topps Major League Rookie All-Star team began in 1959 with Willie McCovey being the first of 15 future Hall of Famers named to the squad (others include Johnny Bench, Rod Carew, Gary Carter, Carlton Fisk, Paul Molitor, Joe Morgan, Eddie Murray, Tony Perez, Kirby Puckett, Cal Ripken, Ryne Sandberg, Tom Seaver, Ozzie Smith and Billy Williams). The Rookie All-Stars will each have a trophy on their 2009 trading card in Topps Baseball, with Series One due out in early February.
The Major League Rookie All-Star Team is one of a number of awards programs managed by Topps to reward and encourage young ballplayers. Since 1959, Topps has annually bestowed honors on minor leaguers, baseball scouts and the Baseball Organization of the Year.
The Topps Company was founded in 1938 as Topps Chewing Gum, and in 1950, added trading cards to its product line. Baseball cards appeared in 1951 and quickly became a vital part of pop culture, a tradition that continues to this day, and includes football (both American and European) and basketball, in addition to entertainment cards and stickers and albums. Topps maintains offices in Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, and Argentina, in addition to the U.S. Headquartered in New York City, Topps also manufactures the popular lollipop brands marketed as Ring Pops, Push Pops, Baby Bottle Pops and other novelty candy and gum products. For more info, visit www.topps.com.
TOPPS MAJOR LEAGUE ROOKIE ALL-STAR TEAM
New York, NY - Nov. 20, 2008 - The Topps Company announces the 50th annual Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team.
The Summary:
1B Joey Votto, Cincinnati (151 games, 24 HR, 84 RBI, .297)
2B Alexei Ramirez, Chicago (A.L.) (136, 21, 77, .290)
3B Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay (122, 27, 85, .272)
SS Mike Aviles, Kansas City (102, 10, 51, .325)
OF Jay Bruce, Cincinnati (108, 21, 52, .254)
OF Denard Span, Minnesota (93, 6, 47, .294)
OF David Murphy, Texas (108, 15, 74, .275)
C Geovany Soto, Chicago (N.L.) (141, 23, 86, .285)
RHP Brad Ziegler, Oakland (59.2 IP, 3-0, 1.06, 30 K, 22 BB)
LHP John Lannan, Washington (182 IP, 9-15, 3.91, 117 K, 72 BB)
The Topps Major League Rookie All-Star team began in 1959 with Willie McCovey being the first of 15 future Hall of Famers named to the squad (others include Johnny Bench, Rod Carew, Gary Carter, Carlton Fisk, Paul Molitor, Joe Morgan, Eddie Murray, Tony Perez, Kirby Puckett, Cal Ripken, Ryne Sandberg, Tom Seaver, Ozzie Smith and Billy Williams). The Rookie All-Stars will each have a trophy on their 2009 trading card in Topps Baseball, with Series One due out in early February.
The Major League Rookie All-Star Team is one of a number of awards programs managed by Topps to reward and encourage young ballplayers. Since 1959, Topps has annually bestowed honors on minor leaguers, baseball scouts and the Baseball Organization of the Year.
The Topps Company was founded in 1938 as Topps Chewing Gum, and in 1950, added trading cards to its product line. Baseball cards appeared in 1951 and quickly became a vital part of pop culture, a tradition that continues to this day, and includes football (both American and European) and basketball, in addition to entertainment cards and stickers and albums. Topps maintains offices in Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, and Argentina, in addition to the U.S. Headquartered in New York City, Topps also manufactures the popular lollipop brands marketed as Ring Pops, Push Pops, Baby Bottle Pops and other novelty candy and gum products. For more info, visit www.topps.com.
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