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MLB Icon Babe Ruth's Rare 1916 Rookie Card with Red Sox to Be Sold at Auction

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There is some debate over which famous trading card of Babe Ruth should be considered his rookie card.

The first option is a 1914 Baltimore News card, which was issued when Ruth was a part of the Baltimore Orioles' minor league system. The second, a 1916 Sporting News card, was the first card ever issued by Major League Baseball, and therefore technically his rookie card, even though it came second to the Baltimore News' offering.

That first card recently sold for $7.2 million. The second is heading to auction on Nov.