How 2020 Onyx Vintage Baseball Extended Edition Keeps The Minor Leagues In Focus For Collectors

When COVID-19 shut down minor league baseball for the 2020 season, fans across the country across the country lost the opportunity to see their favorite prospects in action. With minor leaguers training out of sight at spring training complexes and their hometown high schools, many fell off the radar of even the game’s most devoted aficionados. As consumers turned to the product on the field, one baseball card company made a concerted effort to keep baseball’s upcoming talents in the public consciousness.

Onyx Authenticated has kept their focus throughout this year by highlighting a curated prospect group for discerning collectors. Their latest 2020 Onyx Vintage Baseball Extended Edition series is an interesting follow up to their 2020 Onyx Vintage Baseball and 2020 Onyx Vintage Premium Baseball releases. The 58-card set features some of the top international talents who are on the verge of signing huge contracts, including Carlos Colmenarez, Cristian Hernandez, and Felnin Celesten.

The baseball card manufacturer has taken an intriguing approach by including unsigned international players among the autograph signers for 2020 Onyx Vintage Baseball Extended Edition. By placing these players from the 2020, 2021 and 2022 international classes, it has created a niche for collectors to pursue this off-season. For a smaller company like Onyx, beating the other card manufacturers to their first certified autographs elevates their status with collectors in a field where Topps’ exclusive MLB license dominates.

While Onyx zooms in on the growing international free agent classes, it also captures top organizational prospects like Bobby Witt Jr., Julio Rodriguez and Wander Franco. To top it off, major league rising stars Luis Robert and 2019 National League Rookie of the Year Pete Alonso are among the other signers in the 58-card set.

Each four-card box guarantees two on-card autographs at a $40 retail price. There are few, if any products in the current market that can guarantee multiple autographs at that price point. Collectors will immediately notice how Onyx’s vintage card design ensures each signature pops off the thick cardboard stock.

Minor league baseball had a difficult year in 2020 with a canceled season and MLB announcing its proposal to cut 40 affiliates as part of its contraction plan. Onyx’s Vintage Baseball Extended Edition serves to remind collectors the prospects are what keeps the game exciting, as their cards give collectors hope for a brighter future.

Source: Forbes – Business