Issue 01 · Spring 2026
You don’t pick.
You pull.
Upload a photo of your kid. The system reveals one of dozens of cards. Most are common. A few are one-of-one.
Sample run · Spring 2026
The same kid.
36 possible reveals.

Letter Patch · 1 of 8 per team
The rare ones are
rare on purpose.
How it works · 2026
You don’t pick the card.
You reveal it.
Upload your kid’s photo. The system composes a card around it in real time and assigns one of dozens of designs. Most are common. A few are ultra-rare. The rarest are limited at the team level — once they’re claimed, they’re gone forever.
Clean keepsakes8 designs
Distinct aesthetic8 designs
Numbered editions8 designs
Letter patches & 1-of-1s4 designs
Odds are approximate. Letter Patch capped at one of each letter per team name. One-of-One enforced in code — second purchase of the same template/team combo is impossible.
Frequently asked · 2026
The questions parents
actually ask.
What is Get Rookie Cards?
Get Rookie Cards turns a parent's photo of their kid into a custom rookie card using AI. You upload a photo, enter a name and a few stats, and the system generates an original trading card around that photo — designed as a one-of-a-kind keepsake, not a reproduction of any existing brand.
How does it work?
Upload a clear photo of your kid, enter their name and team, and optionally drop in stats (manually or by uploading a screenshot from GameChanger or TeamSnap). Our system composes a custom card in real time using Gemini 2.5 Flash Image and assigns one of 36 templates from a weighted pool. The front of the card lands in about 15 seconds; the back stat sheet renders right after. You can flip between front and back, then download or share both.
How long does it take to get my card?
The front of your card lands in about 15 seconds — long enough to feel like a real pack opening, short enough that nobody walks away. The back stat sheet renders a few seconds later, and you can flip between the two on the reveal screen. Both PNGs are available to download or share immediately. Print-ready bundles are prepared within 24 hours.
How much does it cost?
Get Rookie Cards is free during the private invitation-only beta in 2026. Public pricing across the five tiers — Rookie Digital, Print Ready, Limited Parallel, Letter Patch, and One-of-One Platinum — will be announced at public launch.
What sports do you support?
Baseball is the launch sport for the 2026 spring beta, covering Little League, travel ball, and youth-league players. Softball, basketball, soccer, and football are planned for later in 2026.
Is the card random or can I pick the design?
You don't pick — you pull. The template is assigned at the moment of generation from a weighted pool of 36 designs. That's the core of the gacha mechanic: every reveal is a real moment, and the rare cards stay rare because nobody can simply choose them. If you skip the optional stats input, the pool narrows to 28 designs (the 8 stat-driven cards like Record Breaker and Championship Moment are only eligible when you've actually entered stats).
What are the rarity tiers?
Cards are stratified across 7 rarity tiers across 36 designs: Common (foil-rookie, neon-arcade, solar-flare and others — unlimited prints), Uncommon (vintage-heritage, carbon-fiber, field-turf, stadium-lights), Rare (championship-moment, watercolor-wash, wood-grain, gem-mint, neon-grid, crystal-clear, record-breaker, pink-foil-mothers-day), Super Rare (the four parallels — sapphire/emerald/ruby and the new aurora-borealis, trophy-room, stained-glass, press-print, all-star-elite), Ultra Rare (holo-prism, frozen-ice, fire-burst, cosmic-comet, lunar-eclipse, mosaic-tile, ink-splash, black-diamond), Legendary (letter-patch — 1 of 8 per team, constellation-map — capped at 25), and One-of-One (platinum-one-of-one and liquid-mercury — only one of each ever issued).
Do you make signed (autograph) cards?
Optionally, yes — but only with your kid's name as the autograph, never a real athlete's. The pull form has an opt-in toggle: when you turn it on, the rendered card includes a hand-written-style autograph in royal blue ink across the lower portion of the photo, drawn to look like a 7–10-year-old's actual signature (wobbly baseline, blocky/loopy letters). Each card is presented as an original keepsake — never as a signed item by any real athlete and never as game-used or licensed memorabilia. The signature only ever reads the kid's first or first+last name as the parent provided.
Is my child's photo private?
Yes. Photos you upload are used only to generate your card. They are not sold, shared with third parties, or used to train external models. See our Legal & Privacy page for full detail on data handling and retention.
Can I download or share the card?
Yes — both sides. The reveal screen has a Download button (saves a high-resolution PNG of whichever side you're viewing) and, on mobile, a Share button that opens the native iOS or Android share sheet so you can save to Photos, AirDrop, send via Messages or WhatsApp, or post to Instagram in two taps. The back-of-card stat sheet downloads separately as a `-back.png` file. Print-ready bundles include the higher-resolution PNG plus a print-prepared PDF for framing.
What's the Letter Patch?
The Letter Patch is a Legendary-tier card where one letter from your team name is featured on the patch. Only one of each letter is ever issued per team — eight total per team — making it a true scarcity tier rather than a marketing label.
Is this an official Topps, Panini, or MLB product?
No. Get Rookie Cards is an independent original brand and is not affiliated with Topps, Panini, Bowman, Donruss, Upper Deck, MLB, MiLB, Little League, or any team, league, or stat platform. Cards are personal keepsakes made from parent-provided photos and information.
Pricing · 2026
Five tiers.
Real scarcity at the top.
The cards aren’t reproducible. Letter Patch caps at 8 per team. One-of-One is enforced at the database level — once one ships, no one else gets that template + team combo. That’s the price you’re actually paying for.
Rookie Digital
- Front PNG
- Back stat card
- Family-share ready
Print Ready
- High-res PNG
- Print-prepared PDF
- Within 24 hours
Limited Parallel
- Premium gem aesthetic
- Numbered serial
- Premium download bundle
Letter Patch
- 1 of 8 per team
- Letter assigned at pull
- Permanent ownership log
One-of-One Platinum
- 1/1 enforced in code
- Museum-grade aesthetic
- Once it's gone, it's gone
Private Beta · By Invitation



































