Topps has partnered with Major League Baseball and MLB.com reporter Sarah Langs for a trading card set that commemorates Lou Gehrig Day and supports ALS research.
The Lou Gehrig Day complete set will retail for $59.99 and is available until June 12 at 4 p.m. ET. Randomly inserted parallels include “Iron” Dark Silver /25, Dark Blue /4 and Gold 1/1s.
MLB is also hosting an auction with 1/1 autograph cards from the set representing each team. Each player was selected by Langs, an MLB reporter and researcher battling ALS.
Net proceeds from the set and auctions will be donated to the Sean M. Healey Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital.
MLB established June 2 as Lou Gehrig Day in 2021 with an annual commemoration involving all 30 teams.
Known as the “Iron Horse,” Gehrig played 17 seasons for the New York Yankees before retiring due to an ailment that would later be identified as ALS. Gehrig retired as a seven-time All-Star, six-time World Series champion and two-time American League MVP.
Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the beginning of Gehrig’s streak of 2,130 consecutive games played.
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