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After 89 years, every possible number from 0 to 99 has been assigned to a Major League baseball player.  Would this rookie card be considered "historic"?

When the Yankees called up pitcher Miguel Yajure, the 22-year-old righty earned a unique place in baseball history - Yajure snatched up the LAST UNUSED JERSEY NUMBER! Could a Yajure rookie card be historic?

Miguel Yajure

Yankee prospect, Miguel Yajure, was called up to the big-league roster on Thursday.  After splitting time between Tampa (A) and Trenton (AA), Yajure started 20 games, pitching to a stellar 2.14 ERA while racking up a 133 K to 30 BB ration in 138.2 innings.  NY has had a rash of pitching injuries in 2020, seeing both Luis Severino and Tommy Kahnle require Tommy John surgery, Aroldis Chapman catch Covid-19, Masahiro Tanaka take a scary line drive to his head, and most recently muscle strains placed Zack Britton and James Paxton on the injured list.  The mound at Yankee stadium needs a body, and the the #15 prospect in the organization has earned his way onto the club.

With the Yankees - Mets Subway Series being postponed over the weekend , Yajure has yet to make is Major League debut.  The first time the rookie sees action might very well be Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves.  If Yajure does toe the rubber, he'll have already set a major league record before throwing his first pitch - with his jersey number.

Jersey Number 89

Since MLB began using numbers on the backs of jerseys in 1929, every number between 0 and 99 have been used with the exception of one single number - 89.

No player has appeared in a regular-season game while wearing the number 89 for ANY team.  

It is hard to imagine that with nearly a century of baseball, and 30 current teams that a number has yet to have been worn! On the Yankees alone, the numbers 0 (Adam Ottavino) and 99 (Aaron Judge) have been used in a game; the two quirkiest numbers.

In steps Miguel Yajure.  Yajure has been provided the last number never to have been used in a game!

Historic Card

"Historic" may be a stretch of a adjective, but know there is a difference between historic and valuable.  When a card of Miguel Yajure wearing number 89 is released, that rookie card will be the be the first (and maybe only?) baseball card with a uniform number of 89.

A Yajure card may not command nearly as much as a Mike Trout rookie, but if you're into odd and unique cards, such as the Billy Ripken (ahem) "F" card, the Glenn Hubbard snake card, or the awesome 2020 Topps SP Andrew McCutchen, you may want to stash the potential Yajure rookie!  Whether Yajure becomes Mike Trout or Brien Taylor (you're flat out lying if you still don't pick up a 1992 Topps today when you see one!), if you like unique, a Yajure rookie could be up your alley.

What do you think?  Would you consider a Miguel Yajure rookie card "historic"?  Let us know on our Facebook page!

Potential Rookies

As Miguel Yajure has yet to appear in a game, you don't quite have an option to buy the historic card just yet, but we can speculate for fun!  Here are a few products that MIGHT have the unique card:

• Topps Now: The print-to-order cards would be the quickest way to get a card out, if Topps chooses to do so.
• Topps Update Series: The checklist isn't out yet for the October 30th product release date, but rookies and mid-season call ups like Yajure tend to make the list

Buying and Selling!

We'd love to tell you that there is a stack of Miguel Yajure rookies in our hands right now but until the cards come out, we're chasing them just like you! 

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