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Dr. Anthony Fauci's 1st-Pitch Card Is Fastest-Selling Card in Topps Now History

The top-selling baseball card in Topps Now history features someone who wasn't all that impressive of a baseball player.

The company announced its card commemorating Dr. Anthony Fauci's first pitch at Nationals Park on Thursday is the fastest-selling card ever with 51,512 cards sold. The collectors item was created as a limited edition scheduled to go on sale for only 24 hours.

"We're excited by the popularity of Dr. Fauci's Topps NOW card," Topps communications manager Emily Kless said, per Lorenzo Reyes of USA Today. "Topps prides itself on capturing the unique moments of the MLB season, one baseball card at a time, and Dr.