The New Balance Baseball Future Stars Series is turning over a new Leaf.
Trading Cards, that is.
The much-anticipated announcement is finally official, with CEO Jeremy Booth revealing the news on FSS social media platforms during the 2028/29 class National Tournaments.
“Leaf Trading Cards are some of the most traded and highest valued cards on the planet…we’re going to take the image, put it on a baseball card and help you grow your brand,” Booth said. “We’re going to go ahead and make sure that the prospect status that you have earned is commemorated on this card for the rest of your life.”
While some product details are still being hashed out, we can confirm that the official process for card production will begin with this upcoming week’s Underclass Combine, where players will have a photo shoot built into the schedules and cards will be subsequently produced by Leaf.
Leaf has a rich history in the trading card space, but particularly the amateur baseball space, and the Future Stars Series is honored to continue that legacy. For many, their appearance on a Leaf card has been their first ever, and the expectation is that will continue for years to come, only now with players featured in the FSS uniforms and cards being produced off of selection and signature events.
More details will be released in the coming weeks on product distribution, how you can obtain FSS Leaf player trading cards and much, much more.
Since 2003, he has covered multiple World Series and has worked high-profile events ranging from the MLB All-Star Game to the World Baseball Classic. In addition to his role working for the Future Stars Series that he's held since 2017, Ashmore currently serves as the beat writer of the Double-A New York Yankees affiliate, the Somerset Patriots, as well as national hockey writer and New York Jets game day beat reporter for The Trentonian.
A regular contributor to Baseball America, Ashmore has worked seven Super Bowls, 11 Stanley Cup Finals, the 4 Nations Face-Off, the NBA Playoffs, College Football Playoff National Championship Game, Frozen Four, Daytona 500, major UFC events and much more as he approaches 3,200 games covered in his career.
An avid card collector and sim racer, he lives with his wife, Sarah, their son William, and their beloved dog, Bailey, and cat, Smokey.
