These days, is it not uncommon for a player’s autograph to change throughout their professional career. With card companies requesting thousands of autographs in one sitting and ease of access to players increasing, the demand to sign often results in a shortened signature. Sometimes the results are drastic and even unrecognizable, while other times the first name is just shortened to an initial.
Imagine being one of the top prospects in all of baseball and having fans in all cities eager to score some ink. Ronald Acuña Jr. has not yet reached Atlanta, but the demand for his autograph is high everywhere he goes.