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Topps announces 2009 baseball factory set lineup by Chris Olds

toppsbaseballcompletesethobbyTopps revealed its 2009 baseball factory set lineup on Friday with a hobby version and four team-specific versions planned for release just after the All-Star break in July.

The hobby version of the factory set will include 10 bonus Rookie Cards:

1 — David Price, Rays
2 — Rick Porcello, Tigers
3 — Ryan Perry, Tigers
4 — Brett Anderson, A’s
5 — David Freese, Cardinals
6 — Koji Uehara, Orioles
7 — Elvis Andrus, Rangers
8 — Trevor Cahill, A’s
9 — Andrew Bailey, A’s
10 — Jordan Schafer, Braves

The factory sets with specific team bonus cards will focus on the Yankees, Mets, Red Sox and Cubs. Each set will include a five-card bonus pack exclusive to that set featuring stars for that team. Here’s the run-down:

YANKEES
Alex Rodriguez
Derek Jeter
Mark Texteria
Phil Coke
Alfredo Aceves

RED SOX
Jacoby Ellsbury
Kevin Youkilis
George Kottaras
John Smoltz
David Ortiz

METS
David Wright
Johan Santana
Francisco Rodriguez
Daniel Murphy
Jose Reyes

CUBS
Derrek Lee
Alfonso Soriano
Geovany Soto
Aramis Ramirez
Kosuke Fukudome

Chris Olds has collected sports cards and memorabilia since 1987. Before coming to Beckett Media, he wrote about the hobby for the Orlando Sentinel on his blog, SportsStuff, and for the San Antonio Express-News and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. Do you have a comment, question or idea? Send e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.


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