A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2010. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.

Troy McElfresh says the family of the estate knew about a card collection. They did not, however, know where it was or how special it was.

A true child prodigy, Fiorentino was the youngest artist to have artwork hanging in the Baseball Hall of Fame. “When I was 14,” he explained, “I met Joe DiMaggio at a card show and had him ...

From "Joe DiMaggio ... was the best bunter in baseball. He yanked the bat up, with the barrel at his cheek, and dropped the ball down the first base line. DiMaggio blew by the catcher, standing ...

Babe Ruth’s 1916 rookie baseball card is now up for grabs via Goldin’s Winter ... Ruth is in pretty good company in Goldin’s latest auction: A 1936 V355 World Wide Gum #51 Joe DiMaggio “True” Rookie ...

There, he would flip baseball cards with other kids toward the wall ... such as Yankees Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio. On the ...

This 2025 edition is headlined by none other than Shohei Ohtani, who joins the exclusive 3X MVP Club, cementing his place in baseball history ... Barry Bonds, and Joe DiMaggio.