Shea HILLENBRAND
Baseball • Topps Heritage
Sport & Year
Baseball • 2001
Brand & Set
Topps - Topps Heritage
Card Number
#228
Card Type
Rookie Card
Rarity
Base
Parallel Variant & Language
Base • English
Condition & Value Assessment
Condition Grade
Near Mint-Mint (NM-MT 8)
Estimated Market Value
$1.00 - $3.00 (Raw); $15.00 - $25.00 (PSA 10)
Recent Sales
Recent eBay sales for raw copies range from $0.99 to $2.50 plus shipping. Graded PSA 10 copies have historically sold for under $30.
Condition Details
The card exhibits slightly off-center left-to-right borders. The top-right corner shows extremely minor whitening. Surface appears clean with no visible creases.
Grading Recommendation
Not recommended for grading. The cost of grading exceeds the market value for this specific player and base card, as Hillenbrand is not a Hall of Fame caliber player.
Card Description
The card features Shea Hillenbrand of the Boston Red Sox in a batting pose holding a bat over his shoulder. He is wearing a home white jersey and a Navy Red Sox cap. The design mimics the 1952 Topps style with a red nameplate at the bottom left and the team logo in a circular inset at the bottom right.
Notable Features
This is a Rookie Card (RC) from the inaugural year of the Topps Heritage line, which utilized the iconic 1952 Topps design.
Authentication Notes
The card appears authentic with correct card stock texture for the 2001 Heritage set. The Topps Heritage logo and printing fonts match known production standards.
Scanned: 2026-07-16T06:09:18.516594