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Twins’ Mick Abel, Royals’ Carter Jensen bond over rare Abel rookie card
Carter Jensen, a rookie catcher for the Kansas City Royals, returned the rare Topps Superfractor rookie autographed card after learning how much it meant to Mick Abel.
- Kansas City Royals rookie catcher Carter Jensen pulled Twins pitcher Mick Abel's rare 1/1 Topps Superfractor autographed card at Best Card Shop in Plainfield, Ind., then returned the valuable item to Abel.
- Both players are avid collectors; Abel rediscovered his passion after being drafted and has sought to collect every card featuring him since his Team USA debut with father Neil and brother Theron.
- Jensen, then with the Royals' Triple-A affiliate, opened the card after a game against the Indianapolis affiliate. Abel, with Triple-A St. Paul at the time, connected with Jensen through a mutual friend.
- The St. Paul Saints and Storm Chasers faced each other in Omaha the following week, enabling the players to meet before a game. Jensen returned the Superfractor; Abel gave him a baseball signed '1/1.'
- Abel continues hunting for his debut patch card, another 1/1 item featuring the sleeve patch from his first major league start last May. He has unsuccessfully reached out to the collector who found it in Seattle.
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Twins’ Mick Abel, Royals’ Carter Jensen bond over rare Abel rookie card
Royals catcher Carter Jensen gave a one-of-one Mick Abel rookie card to the Twins pitcher when both were playing Triple-A ball in the International League.
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