Being struck by a baseball traveling at 180 mph in the face - Liz receives her own AUAtogram card.
A Canadian woman was at a Toronto Blue Jays game last week when she got hit in the face with a baseball. While McGuire was chatting with someone next to her, the ball flew past them and made contact with her face.
"Baseball crushed my face"
McGuire found the situation amusing and posted on Twitter the following Monday, saying, "Hey Blue Jays! My face got destroyed by a baseball going 110 miles per hour (roughly 180 kilometers per hour, editor's note)." She also shared two pictures: one with a massive bump on her forehead and the other with a dark bruise, but no bump.
Catching baseballs is a popular tradition in the United States. So McGuire jokingly asked, "I couldn't even take the ball with me. Any ideas on how to cheer this girl up?" Her tweet quickly gained attention, with thousands of likes and shares. Eventually, the Toronto Blue Jays got wind of the incident and offered her VIP tickets to a game, along with a signed baseball from Bo Bichette, who had hit the ball that hit McGuire's face.
But Liz McGuire's story didn't end there. The Topps Company, which had acquired the trading card rights for the 2024 European Football Championship, created her own trading card series. The Canadian woman, now immortalized with her bumpy image, can be found in a limited edition run of 110 cards. Each one features the date, her name, and the phrase, "This fan takes a 110-something ball like a champ!"
History of trading cards
Collecting trading cards has been around for a long time in America. Some rare cards from past decades have even fetched tens of thousands of dollars. McGuire revealed that she had listed the first four cards on eBay (currently between $600 and $850) and would donate a portion of the proceeds to a children's hospital.
Those who purchase the cards will have the opportunity to have them signed by Liz McGuire herself. In this way, baseball fans can also enjoy their very own AUAgram trading cards!
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Source: symclub.org
