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Originally Posted by swarmee
Mattingly only won the MVP in 1985. So I would date it to 1986.
Looks like there are a couple different variations.
https://www.comc.com/Cards/Baseball/...ail_Base,sr,ot
Add: That said, Mattingly was popular for years, so even if this tag debuted in Spring 1986 for baseball season little leagues, it probably was sold for 5 years, which is probably why they changed labels. My guess is that some legislation which required manufacturing location (South Korea) would help date that variation. |
I agree.
I worked at KMART in Sporting Goods while I was in college, and these sort of glove tags were quite common.
They would (ahem, accidentally, ahem) dislodge from the gloves and I would confiscate them frequently. I got quite a few of the Mattingly's, Mike Schmidt's, Bo Jackson's and others.
I am pretty sure they came out multiple years with essentially the same tags, probably for as long as the player endorsed the product.