{"product_id":"1998-tampa-bay-devil-rays-team-issue-jim-mecir-19-inaugural-season-card","title":"1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Issue Jim Mecir #19 Inaugural Season Card","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays team issue, Devil Rays '98, card 19, Jim Mecir, pitcher. Raw and ungraded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe front shows Mecir in his delivery in a white Devil Rays uniform, with the devil rays '98 header across the top, his name and position at the base, and the Devil Rays Inaugural Season 1998 logo in the lower right. The back carries his stat line by year and club from 1991 through 1997 with minor league totals, his position, birth date, birthplace of Queens, New York, height and weight, the note that he was selected 18th by the Devil Rays in the expansion draft, and a line noting he allowed just nine earned runs in his last 18 appearances in 1997. The Bayfront St. Anthony's Health Care sponsor logo appears at the right, with the TB Team Collection Limited Edition mark at the base and the 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays copyright line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJim Mecir was a right-handed relief pitcher who came to Tampa Bay from the Yankees organization in the November 1997 expansion draft, one of the original players assembled for the franchise's first roster. He pitched in the majors from 1995 through 2005 with Seattle, the Yankees, Tampa Bay, Oakland and Florida, and was known for a screwball he developed in part because of a club foot he was born with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is a team-issued set produced for the Devil Rays rather than a national release, tied to the franchise's first season in 1998. The Devil Rays and the Arizona Diamondbacks both entered the league that year, and the team dropped Devil from the name after the 2007 season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photos closely, as they are of the actual card you will receive and are part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOrders placed by 6:00 AM EST ship the same business day. Message us to save with combined shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B\u0026R Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67520837353517,"sku":"EB-318849390761","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/8160\/0045\/files\/57_6e95b5d6-7614-4d25-9585-c8a1728ff4b7.png?v=1789236018","url":"https:\/\/brcollectibles.co\/products\/1998-tampa-bay-devil-rays-team-issue-jim-mecir-19-inaugural-season-card","provider":"B\u0026R Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}