2002 Upper Deck Rookie Update

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Description

2002 Upper Deck Rookie Update is a bundled update set that features cards from 2002 SP Authentic, 2002 SPx, and 2002 Upper Deck Diamond Collection. Although there is no "Rookie Update" set, per se, the product does feature a number of game-used cards that are not part of any of the three aforementioned products.

On average, a 15-pack box should yield two serial-numbered rookie cards from SP Authentic and Diamond Collection, one serial-numbered autograph card from SPx, one Star Tribute game-jersey and one USA Future Swatch card.

Distribution

15 packs per box, four cards per pack. Hobby exclusive.

NOTE: Packs and boxes incorrectly state five cards per pack.

Checklist

Inserts

Autographs & Game-Used

Star Tributes

These 29 cards feature game-jersey cards of some of the leading players in baseball. A few players were issued in smaller quantities and we have notated those players with an SP in our checklist. The Ichiro card is not serial-numbered.

The odds of finding a Star Tribute card are 1:15/packs (one-per-box).

  • AD Adam Dunn
  • AR Alex Rodriguez
  • AS Alfonso Soriano
  • CD Carlos Delgado
  • CJ Chipper Jones
  • CS Curt Schilling
  • FT Frank Thomas
  • IR Ivan Rodriguez
  • IS Ichiro SP 19
  • JB Josh Beckett
  • JD Joe DiMaggio SP
  • JG Jason Giambi
  • KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • KI Kazuhisa Ishii
  • KS Kazuhiro Sasaki
  • LB Lance Berkman
  • LG Luis Gonzalez SP
  • MM Mark McGwire SP
  • MPI Mike Piazza
  • MPR Mark Prior
  • MS Mike Sweeney
  • PM Pedro Martinez
  • RC Roger Clemens
  • RJ Randy Johnson
  • RP Rafael Palmeiro
  • SG Shawn Green
  • SS Sammy Sosa
  • TG Tom Glavine
  • TS Tsuyoshi Shinjo

Star Tributes Signatures

This Set partially-parallels the Star Tributes set. Each card is available in: Purple (P), Copper (C), Silver (S), or Gold (G) and serial-numbered to 50, 25, 25, and 5 copies respectively.

  • AR Alex Rodriguez 50
  • JG Jason Giambi 50
  • KG Ken Griffey, Jr. 50
  • MM Mark McGwire 50

USA Future Watch Swatches

This 22-card set features game-used jersey swatches of the 2002 USA Baseball National Team. The stated odds of finding one are 1:15/packs (one per box).

Cards are also available in the following parallels: Red (R), Copper (C), Silver (S), or Gold (G) and serial-numbered to 50, 25, 25, and 5 copies respectively. Rather than list the parallels separately, we have added these cards to the end of the checklist.

  • AA Abe Alvarez
  • AH Aaron Hill
  • BS Brad Sullivan
  • BZ Bob Zimmermann
  • CC Chad Cordero
  • CJ Conor Jackson
  • CQ Carlos Quentin
  • CS Clint Sammons
  • DP Dustin Pedroia
  • EP Eric Patterson
  • GJ Grant Johnson
  • HS Huston Street
  • KB Kyle Bakker
  • KS Kyle Sleeth
  • LP Landon Powell
  • MA Michael Aubrey
  • MJ Mark Jurich
  • PH Philip Humber
  • RW Rickie Weeks
  • SC Shane Costa
  • SF Sam Fuld
  • WL Wes Littleton