THEE 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. #1 Rookie Card RC Seattle Mariners Iconic

Few cards represent an era of baseball collecting quite like the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. #1 Rookie Card.

Upper Deck chose a 19-year-old Ken Griffey Jr. — before he had played a single Major League game — to be Card #1 in its inaugural baseball set, and the decision helped create one of the most recognizable baseball cards ever produced.

“The Kid” would go on to become one of baseball’s defining superstars, finishing his career with 630 home runs, 10 Gold Gloves and induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

For many collectors, though, it all comes back to this card: the youthful Griffey portrait, the Mariners cap, the Rookie Star logo and that unmistakable 1989 Upper Deck design.

An absolute hobby classic and one of my personal favorite cards of all time.

Card pictured is the exact card you will receive.

I actually love that last personal line for Dean’s Card Shop. It makes your store feel like it’s being run by an actual collector rather than somebody dumping inventory. And with this particular Griffey, it’s completely appropriate.