Player: Joe Ryan
Team: Minnesota Twins
Year: 2024
Brand: Topps Holiday Baseball
Card Number: #H104
Parallel: Silver Glitter Holiday (Metallic Silver Refractor)
Features: Printed on flagship Topps Holiday card stock, featuring seasonal snowflake design accents paired with a shimmering silver glitter metallic finish.
Right-handed starter Joe Ryan pitched as a key top-of-the-rotation arm for the Minnesota Twins during the 2024 season.
2024 Regular Season Stats: Posted a 7-7 record with a 3.60 ERA, an elite 0.99 WHIP, and 147 strikeouts over 135.0 innings pitched across 23 starts.
Elite Command & WHIP: Maintained a sub-1.00 WHIP (0.99) driven by outstanding control, allowing just 23 walks against 147 strikeouts (6.39 K/BB ratio).
Consistent Quality Starts: Pitched 5.0+ innings in 22 of his 23 starts on the year, including 13 quality starts and a career-high 12-strikeout performance against Oakland.
Drafted in the 7th round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Cal State Stanislaus, Joe Ryan came to Minnesota via trade with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2021 and immediately established himself as a frontline starter.
Deceptive Fastball Mechanics: Renowned for a riding mid-90s four-seam fastball with exceptional vertical movement that generates high swing-and-miss rates.
Top-of-Rotation Anchor: Fastest pitcher in Minnesota Twins history to reach 700 career strikeouts, leading Minnesota's rotation in strikeouts and innings pitched.
Topps Holiday Parallel Appeal: Topps Holiday Silver Glitter parallels deliver vibrant metallic sparkle effects, making this card a great addition for Minnesota Twins team collectors, Cal State Stanislaus alumni, and modern parallel set builders.