Francisco Matos on baseball cards

Infielder Francisco Matos played thirteen seasons of professional baseball. He made the majors in 1994 with the Oakland A's, hitting .250 in fourteen games. Now a minor league hitting coach for the Texas Rangers, he kindly answered my questions about baseball cards.

"Having grown up in a little town back in the Dominican Republic, becoming a pro-baseball player was huge for me, but getting the opportunity to come play in the states and getting my first baseball card was also nice - that way I could bring the people of my town a little present. Due to the baseball strike back in 94 I only have one big league card made by Pacific Collection so I would say that’s my favorite one. I do not collect them."

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