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Two of Kansas City's brightest young stars just took baseball card inscriptions to hilarious new heights, giving fans something way better than the usual scribbled initials. Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and rookie outfielder Jac Caglianone, both total baseball card nerds in the best way possible, decided to spice things up on six of their Bowman Chrome dual-autographed cards by trading jokes, jabs, and a little friendly trash talk.

Among their epic exchanges, Caglianone cheekily wrote to Witt, "If I pull your card, you owe me this one," laying out some solid collector’s logic. Witt shot back, asking the noticeably larger Caglianone for his "workout plan," clearly recognizing he's about five inches and 50 pounds behind on the muscle front. On another gem, Caglianone declared confidently, "This is gonna be in a museum one day…or eBay," prompting Witt’s sassy comeback: "Also gonna be in my hands."

Even their Superfractor (the holy grail of shiny baseball cards) got the personal touch, featuring heartfelt congrats messages between the players for Witt tying the knot and Caglianone popping the question.

This kind of personalized banter is becoming the norm as more major leaguers proudly join the ranks of hardcore card collectors themselves. Caglianone, who seems like the type of guy who’d stop mid-apartment hunt to impulse-buy cards (which he literally did), famously scribbled "My 1st Bowman auto" on his rookie card, just to mark the occasion properly.

Meanwhile, Witt is so committed to the card-collecting lifestyle that he used mocked-up baseball cards as his wedding invites and even admitted to bidding on his own cards on eBay under a fake name (the ultimate stealth move). He also buys one of his rookie cards every single time he hits a home run—talk about investing in yourself.

Got thoughts on these hilarious new inscriptions? Drop a comment and let the debates (or bids) begin.