Upper Deck’s 2008 SPx Baseball Mystery Revealed

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Max Scherzer and Alexei Ramirez are the final players named to the 2008 SPx Baseball set


North Las Vegas, NV (October 7, 2008) – The final two players for the 2008 SPx Baseball Mystery Autograph Redemption set are no longer a mystery. Max Scherzer of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Alexei Ramirez of the Chicago White Sox represent the last two of seven players to be highlighted in this special set.



And Scherzer, for one, knows how to make a debut. In his first MLB appearance – against the Houston Astros – he threw 4 1/3 perfect innings while striking out seven. He set a new league record for the most consecutive batters retired (13) in a MLB debut. Scherzer will be card #150 in the set or “RR5” for the redemption.



Ramirez, meanwhile, earned his nickname – the “Cuban Missile” – because of his formidable mix of power and speed. The talented second baseman hit .290 this season with 21 home runs to help lead the White Sox make the playoffs.  Ramirez will be card #152 in the set or “RR7” for the redemption.



A final checklist of all the players included in the 2008 SPx Autograph Mystery Redemption set are listed below:



RR1
146
Jay Bruce
Cincinnati Reds

RR2
147
Carlos Gonzalez
Oakland Athletics

RR3
148
Evan Longoria
Tampa Bay Rays

RR4
149
Collin Balester
Washington Nationals

RR5
150
Max Scherzer
Arizona Diamondbacks

RR6
151
Clayton Kershaw
Los Angeles Dodgers

RR7
152
Alexei Ramirez
Chicago White Sox




“We worked hard to provide collectors with the best prospects available and that’s clear since three of the seven players we picked were playing in October,” said Gabriel Garcia, Upper Deck’s Baseball associate brand manager. “A program like this allows us to pull out all the stops to find the best rookies available for our die-hard baseball fans.”