a trading card with a picture of a sports player on it and information about his or her first year of playing on the back, which is the first card ever produced of that player at the beginning of his or her career, and is considered very valuable if the player later becomes famous

Mickey Mantle's rookie card in mint condition has brought as much as $121,000 at auction. 米奇·曼特尔保存完好的新秀卡在拍卖会上拍出了12.1万美元的高价。

His collection includes the rookie cards of Roberto Clemente, Nolan Ryan, Roger Maris, and Michael Jordan. 他的收藏包括罗伯托·克莱门特、诺兰·莱恩、罗杰·马里斯和迈克尔·乔丹的新秀卡。