Hot List: 1994 Score Rookie & Traded Highest Call-Up Alex Rodriguez #HC1
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1994 Score Rookie & Traded Highest Call-Up Alex Rodriguez #HC1 is one of A-Rod’s scarcest “rookie year” cards. While technically not a rookie card, it was a regular on the Beckett Hot List during his peak seasons. Even now, this card isn’t especially cheap.
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1994 Score Rookie & Traded was released in October 1994. It is a largely forgotten release. Despite having 83 rookies in the set, there were no notable rookie cards past Chan Ho Park and a short-print of Jose Lima. For some reason, the original checklist didn’t include Alex Rodriguez–one of the few late-season 1994 sets released without a “true” Alex Rodriguez rookie card. It also came out right around the time the 1994 World Series was being cancelled, which sapped enthusiasm for the set.
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Score ended up getting on in there in the end, though. Due to a printing issue with Jose Lima’s card (#RT158), Score double printed John Mabry’s card (#RT130) and then added a redemption card for A-Rod. Since its a redemption, this isn’t considered a “true” rookie card.