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Sister Mary Jo gets her own baseball card
Marian Catholic High School’s Sister Mary Jo Sobieck kicked off baseball season by debuting her very own 2019 Topps Allen and Ginter Baseball Trading Card on April 8, 2019, at the school. Known as the “Curveball Queen,” Sister Mary Jo signed 260 baseball cards that will be inserted into random Topps trading card packs. During Marian Catholic High School night at Guaranteed Rate Field last August, Sister Mary Jo took to the mound and threw a perfect strike during a ceremonial first pitch, earning respect and admiration from baseball fans worldwide. In learning that Sister Mary Jo is a lifelong baseball fan and an accomplished athlete in her own right, Topps felt she deserved to be one of their featured autograph subjects for the 2019 Topps Allen and Ginter Baseball Cards.
C.J. Compton, a representative from Topps Baseball Cards, assists Sister Mary Jo Sobieck as she signs cards. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Springfield Dominican Sister Mary Jo Sobieck holds up one of her very own signed baseball card. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Media record Sister Mary Jo during the signing in the school gym. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
(Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Sister Mary Jo signs her cards using a marker in the color she called "Blessed Mother Blue." (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Sister Mary Jo shows off her card to her theology students. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
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