Topps releases ‘Long Island Greats’ digital baseball card set
MLB Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, from Kings Park, is featured in a new digital baseball card set from Topps called "Long Island Greats." Credit: The Topps Company
Craig Biggio and Carl Yastrzemski are the only two Long Island-raised players in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
They also are two of the 16 players included in “Long Island Greats,” a new digital-only baseball card set issued by Topps.
The cards, available through Topps’ BUNT app, feature an image of the player in their MLB uniform along with their high school name along with a map of Long Island and the Robert Moses Bridge in the background.
Steven Matz (Ward Melville) of the Mets and Marcus Stroman (Patchogue-Medford) of the Blue Jays are among the active players included in “Long Island Greats.”
Here is the entire 16-card checklist of players available:
Carl Yastrzemski, Bridgehampton High School
Craig Biggio, Kings Park High School
Frank Viola, East Meadow High School
Frank Catalanatto, Smithtown High School
Ray Searage, Deer Park High School
Tony Graffanino, East Islip High School
Billy Koch, West Babylon High School
Jim Mecir, Smithtown East High School
John Curtis, Smithtown High School
John Habyan, St. John the Baptist High School
John Lannan, Chaminade High School
Gene Larkin, Chaminade High School
Sean Nolin, Seaford High School
Nick Tropeano, West Islip High School
Marcus Stroman, Patchogue-Medford High School
Steven Matz, Ward Melville High School