2015 Topps Triple Threads Baseball is marking ten years as part of the annual card calendar and the milestone won’t go unnoticed. The product is releasing across North America this week. Ichiro is on the cover of the hobby-only product.
Topps is offering 10th Anniversary Deca Threads Autograph Relics, which are massive fold-out booklet cards that will be among the major hits in the product. Designers are creating 10th Anniversary Deca Auto Relic Combos which will picture ten players, ten autographs and ten relics, all on one booklet card.
There are also 10th Anniversary Deca Threads Relic Combos – Ten players with 10 relic pieces on each card, but no autograph.
Each 10th Anniversary card will have Gold parallels numbered to 5 and 1/1 Ruby.
Otherwise, 2015 Topps Triple Threads Baseball will keep with the same theme. There will be two mini boxes per master box, with a total of 14 cards.
One mini box will have a Triple Auto Relic and unsigned Jumbo Relic along with parallels and base cards while the other will have an Autographed Jumbo Relic and unsigned Triple Relic.
Autograph Triple Relics break down like this:
Rookies & Future Phenoms Autographed Relic Base Cards
Over 50 up-and-coming players, sequentially numbered to 99. These will be considered part of the base set. Parallel versions will include:
Sepia Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 75.
Emerald Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 50.
Black Background Parallel signed in silver – Sequentially numbered to 35.
Ruby Parallel – Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.
Wood Parallel – Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.
“White Whale” Printing Plates – 1/1 with four for each subject.
Triple Threads Autographed Relics will feature 65 players. Some will be featured on more than one and as many as five different die-cuts per player. All are sequentially numbered to 18 but will have parallels:
Gold Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 9.
Sapphire Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 3.
Ruby Parallel – Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.
Wood Parallel – Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.
“White Whale” Printing Plates – 1/1 (four per player)
Triple Threads Autographed Relic Combos will feature three players with three relics and three autographs per card, all numbered to 36.
Sepia Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 27.
Emerald Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 18.
Gold Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 9.
Sapphire Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 3.
Ruby Parallel – Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.
Wood Parallel – Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.
“White Whale” Printing Plates – 1/1 (four per player)
Triple Threads Letter Plus Autographed Relics are book cards with an autograph and three relics, one of which is a Letter Patch. All are sequentially numbered to 3 with 1/1 Ruby Parallels.
Triple Threads Cut Above Cut Signatures feature ten different cards of all-time greats with a cut signature and three relics (1/1).
Triple Threads Dual Cut Above Cut Signatures feature two legends with cut signatures and six relics (1/1).
Triple Threads Jumbo Plus Autographed Relics are book cards featuring a player with an autograph and three relics including one Jumbo. These are numbered to 3 with 1/1 Ruby.
The Triple Threads Relics checklist includes over 150 different cards featuring over 50 players
with 3 relics, each with 3 different die cuts. They’re numbered to 36 with these parallels:
Sepia Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 27.
Emerald Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 18.
Gold Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 9.
Sapphire Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 3.
Ruby Parallel – Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.
“White Whale” Printing Plates – 1/1 (four per player)
Triple Threads Relic Legends cards showcase all-time greats with 3 relics, numbered to 36 plus:
Sepia Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 27.
Emerald Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 18.
Gold Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 9.
Sapphire Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 3.
Ruby Parallel – Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.
Triple Threads Relic Combos will be comprised of over 50 cards featuring 3 players and 3 relics, numbered to 36 with the same parallels as the Relic Legends.
Triple Threads Bat Nameplates are 1/1 book cards featuring a player’s bat barrel nameplate.
Triple Threads Jumbo Plus Relics are book cards of a player with 3 relics, one of which is a Jumbo relic. Sequentially numbered to 3, they’ll also have 1/1 Parallels.
Triple Threads Letter Plus Relics are book cards with 3 relics, including a Letter Patch.
Triple Threads Bat Knobs and Jumbo Letter/Number/Logos are also booklets and 1/1.
There will be a total of ten Triple Threads Jumbo Patch Combos, 1/1 book cards with three players and a Jumbo Patch from each.
New this year are Triple Thr3Ds, lenticular cards with three relic pieces.
All-Star Autographs and Relics will return in 2015 Triple Threads Baseball and include:
Triple Threads All-Star Patches – Over 50 cards featuring patch pieces from the 2014 MLB All-Star Game Work-Out Jerseys. Sequentially numbered to 9. Each will have a 1/1 Ruby Parallel.
Triple Threads All-Star Jumbo Sleeve Patches- Book cards featuring Jumbo Patches from the workout jerseys. Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.
Jumbo Sleeve Team Patches, MLB Logo Patches and Laundry Tags are also planned, all of which are 1/1 cards or booklets.
Autographed Unity Single Relics include over 75 cards with an autograph and an oversized relic piece. All are numbered to 99 but look for these:
Sepia Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 75.
Emerald Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 50.
Gold Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 25.
Sapphire Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 10.
Ruby Parallel – Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.
There will be Unity Single Jumbo Relics with over 200 cards carrying an oversized relic piece. All are numbered to 36 and including these:
Sepia Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 27.
Emerald Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 18.
Gold Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 9.
Sapphire Parallel – Sequentially numbered to 3.
Ruby Parallel – Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.
The base card parallels break down as such:
Amethyst Parallel – #’d to 325.
Emerald Parallel – #’d to 250.
Amber Parallel – #’d to 125.
Gold Parallel – #’d to 99.
Onyx Parallel – #’d to 50.
Sapphire Parallel – #’d to 25.
Ruby Parallel – #’d 1 of 1.
Printing Plates – All 1 of 1
2015 Topps Triple Threads Baseball is arriving just before 2015 Topps Supreme and Finest.
You can see Triple Threads boxes and cases for sale on eBay here.