Discovery Plaza

December 28, 2025

Discovery Plaza is the 1000 square foot forecourt leading to the Card Cyber Museum - a daily exhibition of 60 sports cards waiting to be discovered beneath your feet! Inspired by the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, where celebrities leave their handprints in concrete, our Plaza features digital frames embedded in the ground - beneath bulletproof glass. Each day brings a new rotation of cards showcasing the incredible sets found within the museum. Click any colored text square to flip it and reveal the card front, or click any card image to view full details.

Originally inspired by Piet Mondrian's neoplasticism style with bold primary colors, Discovery Plaza invites you to uncover the stories behind the cards.

Providing toughness and touch, Morris makes his presence felt on defense while also helping to keep the scoreboard ticking over on the other end. The power forward cranked out 22 points (four triples), two steals and two blocked shots during a decisive win against the Pelicans on April 3, 2022.

Shining down the stretch, Thomas recorded at least 80 receiving yards in six of his final seven games to pace all rookies with 1,282 yards in 2024. The big-play pass-catcher posted the fifth-most receiving yards in a season in Jaguars history, behind Jimmy Smith (1997, 1999 and 2001) and Allen Robinson (2015).

The 1916 Sporting News M101-4 set was offered as a marketing promotion by C.C. Spink and Son, publishers of The Sporting News, with the backs either blank, bearing the publication’s name, or carrying one of several different advertisements.

Playing with the University of Cincinnati, Allen hit four home runs in four times at bat in one. game in 1924 and in four games he hit seven over the fence. He made 12 hits in 16 times at bat. Played four years with the Reds and three with Giants. Last winter he was traded to Cardinals, He generally hits around .300 in the National League, last year batted only .175 in 54 games, fielding .957. ...

Once a sleepy town whose biggest news stories usually revolved around the price of corn, Smallville, Kansas today finds itself more and more often hitting the front pages of the national news. The site of two unprecedented meteor shower strikes, an ever-growing population of paranormal weirdos, host to Luthorcorp - transformed from agribusiness chemical provider to multi-billion-dollar arms man...

How they say - Hello: Hooy-ed-ah. Friend: Freend. Thanks: Donkey. Goodbye: Towt-since.

Joined Cards in 1945 after 8 months in service. He had been an infielder all his career, but when Cards needed outfield help that season he moved to outer garden and did a top-notch job. Back at second in 1946 he led NL second basemen in fielding with a .983 average. Last season he hit .272 in 119 games and batted in 36 runs.

The top overall MLB Draft pick in 2009, Stephen underwent elbow surgery in '10, but has gone 24-16 with a 2.97 ERA since. In '13, Strasburg finished fourth in the NLin opponents average (.207) and became the third fastest (426 1/3 innings) to 500 strikeouts.

Eddie is one of baseball's real veterans. The bespectacled infielder appeared in 146 games for the Athletics in 1952, batting .244. Had 20 homers among his hits. He's been in baseball since 1933. First came to the majors at the end of the 1936 season with the Reds. He also played for the Boston Braves. He's been with the A's since 1947. He's a crackerjack fielder and holds many records for fiel...

Kevin's first HR for Oakland was a grand slam vs. the Rays in May. He was Baseball America's No. 91 prospect in 2019. Kevin was acquired in the Matt Chapman trade with Toronto. Kevin went 4-for-9 in his first series against Toronto.

The production of the 1911 Turkey Red baseball card set, issued in two series, holds several minor variations that affect their players' name or team captions, but none are regarded as major scarcities.

Roger T. Peckinpaugh, infielder of the New York American League team, was born at Wooster, Ohio, on February 5, 1891. After playing with the semi-professional teams about Cleveland until 1910 he was signed by the Cleveland Americans, but was sent to the Portland, Ore., Club of the Pacific Coast League for seasoning. In 1911 Peckinpaugh was brought back to Cleveland and played through that seaso...

Johnny played in Milwaukee for 4 years when it was an American Association team. Now he's a top major-leaguer in the same city. Johnny hit a homer in the '57 World Series. He has led the N.L. in fielding 3 times.

Robitaille's current streak of six seasons with 40 or more goals each is the longest in the NHL among active players. The Rings' leader in goals, he was second in the league in power-play goals (26). He made the Second All-Star Team and has played in 156 consecutive games.

One of the biggest siege guns of the New York Yankees. Hasn't led the American League in batting up to this year, but five times finished in the first five. Twice voted most valuable player in American League. What a hitter! Last year swatted .349 in 155 games and smacked out 34 home runs. Used to do some pitching while playing for Columbia, but now confines his fielding to first base. Born in ...

After 2 seasons of little action on the Yanks, Jackie was traded to the Sentators early in '52 and there enjoyed his best season since entering organized baseball in '49. He ranked 3rd in Stolen Bases (18) and led the Nats in Hits and RBI's in '52. An All-American Football Star at the University of California, Jackie was a bonus player with Oakland in '49. He stuck with the Yanks in '50 and spl...

After serving 2 years in the Army Quartermaster Corps, "Smokey" started in pro ball as a pitcher. He had a 2-6 record, when he switched to the outfield and hit .354. At Roanoke in 1949, he led the Piedmont League in Batting (.345), RBI's (112) and Homers (29). He had hit .320 and 25 Homers at Birmingham in '50 when the Red Sox called him up. With Louisville part of '51, Charlie was optioned to ...

It was another blockbuster season for Nolan in 2022. He had his seventh 30-HR/100-RBI season (three more than anyone else since 2015), and he became the first infielder to begin a career with 10 fielding awards.

Jackson earned All-America honors for her play in the 1999-2000 season and was also named the Sun Belt Conference's Defensive Player of the Year.

In 44 games for the Tigers in 1951. Batted .192. Fielded .982. The '51 campaign was Bob's 8th with the Bengals. Broke into baseball in 1934. Worked way up through the minors. Entered the majors in 1940 with the St. Louis Browns. Traded to A's in '42. To the Tigers for '44.

Regarded as one of the best-fielding shortstops in the American League, the Yankees got Willie from the St. Louis Browns last year as "pennant insurance". He broke into organized ball with Sherman-Denison in '48 and played for Chattanooga in 1949-50. In '51, Willie got a trial with Washington and hit .444 in 7 games. He was with Chicago and St. Louis in '52. Willie hit a homer in his first time...

Last year, Aric Almirola added his name to the list of 184 drivers who have visited victory lane in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series® since the tour's inception in 1949. Almirola claimed the checkered flag in the July race at DAYTONA®, scoring a triumph that would assure him of a berth in the 10-race playoffs for the first time in his career.

Heinie Manush was one of the great hitters the American League produced after 1920. An outfielder, he started his career with the Detroit Tigers in 1923, and saw action with six different clubs, but his hitting was always prominent. He played with the Tigers, the Browns, Senators, and Red Sox in the American League, and with Brooklyn and Pittsburgh in the National, winding up with a lifetime ba...

A fiery leader with a relentless work ethic, Lewis set the tone for one of the league's dominant defenses for 17 seasons. The two-time Defensive Player of the Year and seven-time First Team All-Pro selection powered the Ravens to a pair of Super Bowl victories and claimed MVP honors in Super Bowl XXXV.

Bobby is one of the bright spots of the Pirate's youth parade. Just 2 years before he started playing for the Pirates, he was playing ball on the Pittsburgh sandlots. He started with Salisbury in '50 and was moved up to Hutchinson, where he hit .302 and had 60 RBI's in '51. He was optioned to Toronto in August of '52, recalled in Sept.

Aloha meant goodbye for Kolten in October 2014, as the sweet-swinging second baseman tied Shane Victorio's record for most home runs by a Hawaiian-born player in a single Postseason. The three long balls were among seven extra-base hits Wong delivered in the NLDS and NLCS. He slugged a robust .833 in the latter series Kolten paced the Cardinals with 20 steals in '14

As a 2000-01 rookie, Roberto finished with the NHL's sixth-best save percentage (.920). He's one of the new generation of tall-but- lanky, Patrick Roy-like butterfly goalies.

0.J. enjoyed a fine rookie campaign for the Bills in 1969, as he finished the season as the sixth leading rusher in the AFL. The winner of the Heisman Trophy as the outstanding college player of 1968, O.J. led the nation with 1,709 yards rushing on 355 carries for a 4.8 yard average. Also scored 22 touchdowns. Buffalo's and pro football's #1 draft choice for 1969. OT.C.a. O,J. has made numerous...

Returning to baseball in '53 after 2 years in the Army, Bob had a losing record for the first time in his career. Breaking into pro ball at Greenville in '48, he won 19 and lost 8, with a 3.01 ERA and 152 Strikeouts. Bob had a 17-6 mark at Davenport with 133 Strikeouts in '49. With New Orleans of the Southern Association in 1950, he posted 12 Wins and fanned 92. Bob pitched an exhibition game a...

Good pitchers like Ted Lyons of the White Sox, know how to "cover-up" the ball just before pitching. This is called "making the ball up", that is, fixing your fingers for a curve or a fast pitch or a slow ball. Smart batters can often tell by the way a pitcher holds the ball before he throws it what kind of a pitch it is going to be, and sets himself to swing accordingly. Cover the ball with yo...

Today's Curated Selection

Our curators select cards of interest every day of the year for display in the digital frames embedded in the ground beneath bulletproof glass on our Discovery Plaza. Today we have cards such as: Bob Purkey (Baseball), Leonard Gray (Basketball), Bob Groom (Baseball), Red Schoendienst (Baseball), Max Carey (Baseball), Ted Lyons (Baseball), Bob Del Greco (Baseball), Luc Robitaille (Hockey), Mickey Vernon (Baseball), Bob Swift (Baseball), Stephen Strasburg (Baseball), Larry Brown (Football), Corliss Williamson (Basketball), Bob Lemon (Baseball), Jerry Coleman (Baseball), "Heinie" Manush (Baseball), Jonas Valanciunas (Basketball), Willie Miranda (Baseball), Wayne Gretzky (Hockey), and Valerie Still (Basketball).