Topps artist Andy Friedman first came onto the baseball stage with his article and drawings and paintings of baseball cards that were published in The New Yorker magazine in 2015.
The article, entitled “The Loneliness of The Common Player,” delved into his passion for artwork of players who had appeared on what are referred to as “common” baseball cards. You know, the ones you find in boxes at shows for a nickel to a dime apiece.
His baseball card art of players such as Buddy Biancalana and Champ Summers (one of the all-time great baseball names) were a big hit in one of the nation’s top
