Ken Griffey Jr.
Baseball • Upper Deck Baseball
Sport & Year
Baseball • 1989
Brand & Set
Upper Deck - Upper Deck Baseball
Card Number
1
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
Raw: $50 - $150, Graded PSA 9: $200 - $400, Graded PSA 10: $1,500 - $3,000+
Recent Sales
Recent raw copies have traded around $80-$120 on eBay, while PSA 9 examples consistently sell in the $250-$350 range.
Condition Details
Well-centered front with crisp borders, corners appear sharp within the holder, though exact corner and surface wear cannot be fully verified due to the screw-down holder.
Grading Recommendation
Recommended for professional grading if the card is free of hidden surface scratches or corner dings upon removal from the screw-down holder.
Card Description
Iconic 1989 Upper Deck rookie card featuring Ken Griffey Jr. in a Seattle Mariners uniform holding a bat with a 'Rookie' star logo in the bottom right of the photo.
Notable Features
Widely considered one of the most important rookie cards of the modern era and the definitive modern baseball card, featuring the classic Upper Deck hologram on the back.
Authentication Notes
The card is housed in a thick acrylic screw-down holder. Hologram on the reverse must be verified for authenticity as counterfeit 1989 Upper Deck Griffey cards are common.
Scanned: 2026-09-14T23:11:32.221381