#20T - Rick Cerone

What a card: Rick Cerone was traded by the Yankees to the Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher on Dec. 5, 1984.

How'd that go: After 10 seasons in the American League, Cerone played his first games in the NL in 1985. He appeared in 96 games but continued to struggle at the plate with a .216 batting average. The Braves traded him to the Brewers before the 1986 season.

Backatya: Cerone has said the best golfer he's ever played with was former pitcher Rick Rhoden, not a surprise as Rhoden was a star on the Celebrity Golf Tour and also played in several Champions Tour events. 

Back-to-back: The original card is No. 429 and was blogged on July 6, 2015.

I like the Traded card because it's a play you don't see a lot on cards. Cerone apparently has corralled a pop-up while converging with the first baseman, I think (I can't tell for sure if that's a first baseman's glove), who sticks out his mitt just in case the ball squirts out.

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