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Originally Posted by Topnotchsy
Congrats! Who were your Cuban trio and who are the other 3?
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Thank you! My mom’s side is of Cuban descent, so I decided this would be a fun project, in addition to my HOF pc. The main 3 were Minnie Minoso, Tony Oliva, and Tony Perez. I got a Tony Oliva auto relic for $14 off eBay, and got a 2003 Gallery Bat card for Perez, the auto was a 1966 Rookie Cup Card I sent to him to sign, during a very brief window in which people were actually getting stuff back. $10 well spent! I’m still looking for a Minnie minoso relic, hoping to snag the 2002 America Pie jersey card, it looks so sick with the pinstripe!
As for the other 3, there’s three more Cubans in the hall. Martín Dihigo, Cristóbal Torriente and José de la Caridad Méndez. Those guys rarely have autos come up, and I don’t think I’ve seen any relics. Those will be tricky. I’ve also got non HOF’s as well. Rafael Palmereo, Luis Tiant, Aroldis Chapman, Adolis Garcia, Luis Robert, Yandy Diaz and my GOAT, RANDY AROZARENA!