1989 Donruss #33 Ken Griffey Jr. ROOKIE PSA GEM MINT 10

1989 Donruss #33 Ken Griffey Jr. PSA 10 - The Kid in Gem Mint

The 1989 Donruss #33 Ken Griffey Jr. Rookie captures the beginning of one of baseball’s most celebrated careers. The bold black borders, colorful Donruss design, and unmistakable Rated Rookie logo frame a young Griffey just as “The Kid” was preparing to become the face of a new generation. There’s an undeniable nostalgia to the card—it comes from the heart of the late-1980s collecting boom, yet features the rare player whose career would ultimately exceed even the enormous expectations surrounding him.

Graded PSA GEM MINT 10, this example reaches the pinnacle of PSA’s grading scale. The dark borders of 1989 Donruss are particularly unforgiving, readily revealing edge and corner wear, while centering and print quality provide additional obstacles to Gem Mint preservation. In PSA 10, Griffey’s Rated Rookie takes one of the era’s most recognizable cards and presents it exactly how condition-conscious collectors want it: sharp, clean, and Gem Mint.

Then there was Griffey himself. The effortless left-handed swing, backward cap, spectacular catches, and seemingly permanent smile made him one of the most magnetic athletes of the 1990s. He finished with 630 home runs, 10 Gold Gloves, 13 All-Star selections, and the 1997 American League MVP Award, eventually entering Cooperstown with what was then a record 99.32% of the vote.