2015 Topps Tribute Baseball will arrive with a new configuration and the company promises that the early season product was developed based on input from collectors. The release date has been pushed back from February 18 to March 18. A full checklist is below with Mike Trout leading off the base set.
Topps says 
each six-pack box of Tribute Baseball will include:
- 3 sequentially numbered autographed cards
- 3 sequentially numbered relic cards
- 1 base parallel numbered to 99 or less
“The iconic Topps Tribute brand has been revamped to incorporate YOUR feedback, suggestions and ideas,” Topps wrote in promotional material for the product.
There will be eight boxes per case.
Cuban sensation Rusney Castillo will have autographs in the product. Other autograph subjects include Hank Aaron, who will also share an autographed card with Ken Griffey Jr. There will be a Sandy Koufax/Clayton Kershaw dual as well.
Among the new features in the high end release, which will likely be in the $275-300 SRP range are:
• All autographed cards to feature on card signatures (no stickers)
- To the Victors; an autographed card distributed only one per case honoring past World Series champions with gold parallels (# to 15), purple numbered to 10 and red numbered 1/1
- Foundations of Greatness autographed cards focused on the early stages of a player’s career and Rightful Recognition autographed cards centered around a certain career accomplishment
• 1 Base Parallel numbered to 99 or less per box
Topps does confirm that these players have signed for Tribute:
Hank Aaron
Nolan Ryan
Roger Clemens
Cal Ripken Jr.
Ken Griffey Jr.
Yu Darvish
Yasiel Puig
Mariano Rivera
Ernie Banks
Frank Thomas
Nomar Garciaparra
Hanley Ramirez
Tom Glavine
Ozzie Smith
John Smoltz
Manny Machado
Fernando Valenzuela
Giancarlo Stanton
Jose Fernandez
Jose Canseco
Rusney Castillo
Reggie Jackson
Mark McGwire
Tom Seaver
Miguel Cabrera
Robinson Cano
Adrian Gonzalez
Andre Dawson
Lou Brock
Javier Baez
Standard autographed cards will also include the usual rainbow of parallels including:
Green Parallel – sequentially numbered.
Orange Parallel – sequentially numbered.
Black Parallel – sequentially numbered.
Gold Parallel – sequentially numbered to 25.
Purple Parallel – sequentially numbered to 10.
Red Parallel – numbered 1/1.
Onyx Parallel – numbered 1/1.
Printing Plates – numbered 1/1.
Parallels for Foundations of Greatness and Rightful Recognition will include:
Black Parallel – sequentially numbered.
Gold Parallel – sequentially numbered to 25.
Purple Parallel – sequentially numbered to 10.
Red Parallel – numbered 1/1.
Onyx Parallel– numbered 1/1.
Printing Plates – numbered 1/1.
Also in the ‘tough pull’ category are Eccentric Eye Black inserts which will include eye-black stickers and on-card autographs, sequentially numbered to 5 with a 1/1 red parallel.
Relic cards will include:
Prime Patches: Jersey relic cards from superstar veterans and HOF greats. Sequentially numbered.
Milestone Relics: Featuring a relic swatch from a game-used baseball of a milestone MLB game. Sequentially numbered to 10. The limited edition Milestone Baseball Relics insert, which includes an MLB authentication sticker on every card, will feature 40 different subjects including game-used baseballs from Masahiro Tanaka’s first MLB start, Albert Pujols’ 500th HR game, Clayton Kershaw’s debut game and more. Also, the special insert will include a subset of World Series Baseball Relics featuring San Francisco Giants stars such as Buster Posey and Madison Bumgarner.
Tribute Relics: Standard-sized single relics of retired stars, MLB veterans and newcomers. Sequentially numbered.
Dimensions of the Game: New insert added late in production is a three dimensional memorabilia piece featuring an autographed baseball. It includes the likes of Clayton Kershaw, Hank Aaron and Don Mattingly.
Diamond Cuts: New concept featuring jumbo-sized jersey relic pieces from major stars with a relic die-cut. Sequentially numbered.
Parallels for Tribute Relics and Diamond Cuts will include, but are not limited to:
Orange Parallel – sequentially numbered.
Black Parallel – sequentially numbered.
Gold Patch Parallel – sequentially numbered to 25.
Purple Patch Parallel – featuring multi-colored patch pieces. Sequentially numbered to 10.
Red Patch Parallel – featuring multi-colored patch pieces. Numbered 1/1.
The base set will feature 100 active and retired players on the usual Tribute technology and include:
Veteran and Retired Stars Base Card Parallels at a rate of one per box with:
Green Parallel – sequentially numbered.
Black Parallel – sequentially numbered.
Purple Parallel – sequentially numbered to 10.
Red Parallel – numbered 1/1.
Printing Plates – numbered 1/1.
Tribute will come during a busy month with 2015 Topps Heritage Baseball due out on March 4 and 2015 Topps Opening Day due out the same day as Tribute.
You can see newly listed 2105 Topps Tribute cards on eBay here.
2015 Topps Tribute Baseball Checklist
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