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Early cards of recently called-up Bubba Chandler

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Feb 18, 2025; Bradenton, FL, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bubba Chandler (57) poses for a photo during media day at Pirate City. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images
Feb 18, 2025; Bradenton, FL, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bubba Chandler (57) poses for a photo during media day at Pirate City. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images | Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

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Major League Baseball's top pitching prospect is getting called up. Pirates right-hander Bubba Chandler will have his contract purchased Friday, according to MLB's Alex Stumpf.

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According to Stumpf's piece for MLB, Chandler will be used as a bulk reliever but will have opportunities to start, and join a rotation that already features All-star and Cy Young candidate Paul Skenes.

Chandler started his career as a two-way player, but put his focus towards pitching after just one season in the minor leagues. Chandler has a minor league career earned run average (ERA) of 3.73 and more than 450 strikeouts over four seasons.

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2021 Bowman Draft Bubba Chandler Chrome 1st autograph, graded a PSA GEM MT 10. | eBay | https://ebay.us/m/waq0zO


Chandler has his Bowman Chrome 1st in the 2021 Bowman Draft product. With a pop count of just 80, the card's last sale, according to 130 Point, was for $399.99 on June 28, 2025. Which if you look at the other sales on the list, is pretty on point with what the value of the card sits at currently.

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2022 Topps Pro Debut Bubba Chandler autograph. | eBay | https://ebay.us/m/Itw4ha

Another great card of Chandler's is his 2022 Topps Pro Debut autograph. The card features Chandler as a hitter, which is unique because after his first year of pro baseball he gave up hitting to focus on pitching. You'd be hard pressed to find another card of Chandler's with him in his batting stance.

This card, according to eBay sold listings, goes for about $30.

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COLE BENZ

After graduating from the University of North Dakota in 2008, Cole worked as an advertising copywriter until shifting to print journalism a few years later. Managing three weekly newspapers in the Dakotas, Cole won numerous awards from the North Dakota Newspaper Association including Best of the Dakotas and, their top award, General Excellence. He returned to collecting in 2021 and has since combined his passion for writing with his love of cards. Cole also writes for the Sports Cards Nonsense newsletter and has made guest appearances on multiple sports card collecting podcasts including Sports Cards Nonsense, and the Eephus Baseball Cards Podcast. IG: coleryan411 X: @colebenz