Donruss has included a Diamond King subset in almost each one of their sets. It debuted in 1982, their second year and has been a stable for each set with the exception of 1997 and 1998. It seemed that early on, at least for the Cubs, a different player was selected each year. The first Cub repeat king was Ryne Sandberg. He was the king in 1985 and again in 1991. Ryno was named a third time in 1993 and at that point, it doesn't seem like Donruss tried to spread the wealth.
Mark Grace was a repeat, with both 1989 and 1996. Sammy Sosa was named king five times, in 1995, 2001 - 2003, and 2005. The modern sets saw Anthony Rizzo getting names five times also, in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2021.
Below is the complete court of Cubs Diamond Kings.
Don't forget the 1990 Donruss Learning Series. They snuck in another DK in there for Ryne Sandberg.
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