
Julio Santana
1997 • Pinnacle
Score • #490

The 1996 Bowman Julio Santana #130 is a vintage baseball card from Bowman's mid-1990s release, featuring the Texas Rangers player.
1996 • Bowman
MLB • Texas Rangers
Near Mint
130
New
Shipping calculated at checkout
Create a listing from this sports-card catalog entry and use the same product details as a starting point.
See how many public collections currently include this card.
0 collectors have this card
The catalog profile below summarizes the card identity, featured subject, and notable collectible traits.
The player, team, league, and sport context tied to this card.
Production details and format-specific attributes.
Material
Card Stock
Language
English
Julio Santana's 1996 Bowman card occupies the lower tier of his collectible footprint, consistent with base cards from mid-90s Bowman sets featuring fringe MLB pitchers. With only one active listing on the market, price discovery is limited, making condition a significant differentiator — a graded copy would command a notable premium over raw. Santana's modest MLB career with the Texas Rangers keeps this card from trading above the base set average, though it holds niche appeal among Rangers team collectors.
As a standard base card from the 1996 Bowman set, this issue carries no serial numbering or parallel distinction, placing it in the high-print-run tier typical of that era's mass production. Population reports for graded copies are expectedly thin, as submitting this card for grading is economically marginal given its modest collector demand. The absence of special attributes — no refractor, no autograph, no insert designation — means this is a straightforward base issue with no artificial scarcity driving value.
Santana's brief and undistinguished MLB career offers limited upside for long-term appreciation, as his trajectory does not point toward Hall of Fame consideration or renewed mainstream interest. The single active listing suggests a stagnant secondary market with low turnover, which is typical for late-90s Bowman base cards of reserve-level players. Grading submission trends for this card are negligible, and without a catalyst such as a media feature or retrospective spotlight, market momentum is unlikely to shift meaningfully.

1997 • Pinnacle
Score • #490

1998 • Topps
#408

2008 • Topps
Allen & Ginter • #98

2022 • Panini
Mosaic • #165

2008 • Topps
Allen & Ginter • #211