Baseball cards hold a special place in the hearts of their collectors.
Picking up a baseball card from a certain year can bring forward a flood of memories and reignite a feeling of what life was like at that time.
They represent so much more than just a picture and some words on a piece of card and it’s for this reason that baseball cards are considered to be items of cultural value for a lot of people.
The first decade of the new millennium provided plenty of excitement for baseball fans and the game developed in many ways.
An influx of foreign players bought fresh talent to the MLB and the rise of historically underachieving teams put pressure on the might of the Yankees and the Red Sox.
This period also saw a light shone on the use of illegal, performance-enhancing drugs bringing controversy and dragging baseball into international shame.
More recently, however, baseball has cleaned its image with a massive anti-doping shake-up. Modern baseball has developed into a multi-billion-dollar enterprise thanks to concepts such as MLB TV.
The last two decades have provided a number of iconic moments and its fair share of legendary players.
The players who really stood out in the 2000’s and 2010’s, as well as the rookies who went on to hit the big time unsurprisingly, gave their name and image to baseball cards which are now some of the most sought after and valuable cards in circulation today.
Here’s our rundown of the most valuable baseball cards from the year 2000 to today.