1996 E-Motion XL
Total Cards: 300
Rating: 6.4 (28 ratings)
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- Insert cards were packed randomly at the following rate:
D-Fense 1:4 packs
Legion of Boom 1:36 packs
N-Tense 1:12 packs
Rare Breed 1:100 packs - #18 Mike Stanley - Stanley attended Kearny High School in Kearny, New Jersey, where he earned all-state honors as a pitcher-shortstop;he came within three outs of pitching a perfect game in May 1973 against Bloomfield High School.
- #95 Ruben Rivera - Rivera was highly touted as a prospect,[1] being ranked as high as second overall amongst prospects by Baseball America in 1995, third in 1996, and ninth in 1997.
- #122 Rusty Greer - Played an integral part in baseball history against the Anaheim Angels on July 28, 1994, when he made a diving catch of Rex Hudler's fly ball to protect a perfect game by Kenny Rogers
- #152 Frank Castillo - On September 25, 1995, in a 7–0 shutout victory over the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field, Castillo had a no-hitter broken up with two out in the ninth inning by inches. Bernard Gilkey hit a two-strike, line drive that fell in for a hit, despite an all-out attempt by Sammy Sosa to make a diving catch
- #221 Darrin Fletcher - Fletcher was the Phillies catcher on May 23, 1991, when Tommy Greene pitched a no-hitter against the Montreal Expos.
