Manufacturer: Upper Deck
Set: 1990 Upper Deck Baseball ➡️
Player Name: Sammy Sosa
Position/Team: Outfield for White Sox
Card #: 17
Card Size: 2-1/2” x 3-1/2”
Card Value Snapshot: Raw/Ungraded: $1 | Grade 10: $45
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Sammy Sosa is a former professional baseball player from the Dominican Republic who is one of the most prolific home run hitters in baseball history. His career, however, is a complex story of extraordinary on-field success followed by controversy.
Sosa played for the Texas Rangers (1989, 2007), Chicago White Sox (1989–1991), Chicago Cubs (1992–2004), and Baltimore Orioles (2005). He is most famously associated with the Chicago Cubs, where he spent the peak of his career.
Sosa’s fame skyrocketed in 1998 during his historic home run chase with Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals. They both surpassed Roger Maris‘ single-season record of 61 home runs, with Sosa finishing the year with 66, and McGwire with 70.
He won the National League MVP award in 1998. He finished his career with 609 home runs, which ranks him in the top tier of all-time home run leaders. He was the fifth player to reach the 600-home-run milestone. He was a seven-time All-Star and won the Silver Slugger Award six times.
Sosa was the first Cubs player to join the “30-30 club,” hitting 30 home runs and stealing 30 bases in a single season, a feat he accomplished in 1993 and 1994.
Sosa’s legacy has been complicated by allegations of steroid use during his career. In 2003, he was suspended for using a corked bat, and his name was later linked to performance-enhancing drugs. He has consistently denied using steroids.
Sammy Sosa rookie cards are considered part of the “Junk Wax” era. This has left little value to these baseball cards but in high grade may still provide some value.
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Pricing Data For This Rookie Card
Tracking the current market value for the 1990 Upper Deck Sammy Sosa Card #17. Below, find updated pricing data for ungraded (raw) copies, as well as verified PSA graded sales trends collected from secondary marketplaces.
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Raw/Ungraded: $1
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Grade 9: $15
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Grade 10: $45
Data Updated: September 2026
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Did You Know? While many legendary power hitters have reached the mountain top of a 60-homer campaign once in their lifetime, Sosa stands completely alone in the history of Major League Baseball for his sustained, high-leverage power peaks.
He followed up his 66-homer masterpiece in 1998 by blasting 63 home runs in 1999 and a jaw-dropping 64 home runs in 2001. He remains the only player in major league history to launch 60 or more home runs in three separate seasons, a baseline of pure offensive destruction that completely anchored the NL Central for nearly a decade.
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