Tino Martinez
Baseball • Score Major League Baseball
Sport & Year
Baseball • 1990
Brand & Set
Score - Score Major League Baseball
Card Number
#563
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 9), $50.00 - $80.00 (PSA 10)
Recent Sales
Raw copies typically sell for around $1.00 to $2.00 on platforms like eBay. PSA 9 copies average around $15 to $20, while gem mint PSA 10 copies occasionally fetch $50 or more.
Condition Details
The card appears relatively well-preserved inside a hard acrylic case. Centering seems slightly off top-to-bottom. Corners and blue borders show minor wear, which is typical for colored borders from this era. Surface reflection is clear, though light scuffs may be present on the case itself.
Grading Recommendation
Not recommended for professional grading unless guaranteed a PSA 10. Grading fees ($15-$25 per card) generally exceed the market value of raw or mid-grade (PSA 8/9) copies due to high mass-production quantities from the junk wax era.
Card Description
Features a young Tino Martinez in a batting stance wearing a blue Seattle Mariners uniform and helmet #53. The card design features iconic blue outer borders with a bright yellow inner frame, a "'90 SCORE" banner in the top left, a red "1990 ROOKIE" stamp over the Seattle Mariners emblem in the bottom right, and red letter blocks for his name.
Notable Features
Includes '1990 ROOKIE' emblem, depicting Tino Martinez early in his Major League Baseball career before becoming a multi-time World Series champion with the New York Yankees.
Authentication Notes
Standard mass-produced card from the late junk wax era (1990). No specific counterfeiting risk exists due to extremely high original print volume.
Scanned: 2026-07-27T08:30:29.883142