Darius Rucker Drops Baseball Card, Partnering With Music City Baseball, The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

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Country music entertainer Darius Rucker has partnered with Music City Baseball (MCB) and the Negro Leagues Baseball Hall of Fame to launch his very own limited-time Topps Baseball Rookie Card.

Rucker, a huge baseball and sports fan, has been a member of Music City Baseball’s Music Industry Advisory Board for over a year.

“When I think of the Negro Leagues, I think of my dear friend, Charley Pride, and how he was breaking barriers in baseball before breaking them again in country music. His story inspires the change that sports and music aim to bring to the world. The same change that inspires me with the Nashville Stars bringing MLB to Music City, and bringing the Negro Leagues to the Major League field, once again,” shares Rucker. 

The creation and release of these baseball cards is one of Music City Baseball’s many contributions to the Negro Leagues Museum, including revenue sharing on all promotional items sold on their website.

If the group is awarded a Major League franchise, their name would be the Nashville Stars, which pays homage to one of the Negro Leagues teams who played in Nashville in the 1940’s.  The three-time Grammy Award winner joins other MCB Music Industry Advisors who’ve been featured on Topps baseball cards, including Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Mercy Me and Willie Jones, among others.

“It’s an exciting opportunity for us to partner with our advisors and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum on these cards. It celebrates the past, present, and future of diversity in baseball,” says John Loar, Managing Director of Music City Baseball.

Rucker’s cards are available for purchase on the Topps website until Feb. 28, 2022.

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