We got a quick peek at the design last month and now there are more details available on what’s in store for 2020 Topps Series 1 baseball.
The annual kick off to the baseball card collecting season is scheduled to arrive the week of February 5 and Topps usually sticks to that date.
This year’s theme is a “Celebration of the Decades.”
Topps will place 25 “golden ticket” type cards in the product, with those who pull them invited to a special event it will announce later.
2020 Topps Series 1 Basics
Packs will come in standard Hobby and Jumbo configurations in addition to the usual retail packs and blaster boxes typically found in retailers Target, Walmart and Meijer.
Hobby boxes will again contain 14 cards per pack and 24 packs per box with the promise of one autograph or relic card. Jumbos will guarantee and autograph and two relic cards and hold 46 cards in all.
The card design will be borderless with the player’s name running up the left side of the card and a team logo on the lower left.
Base Set
The base set will contain 350 cards and it’s hardly a stretch that Series 2 will too when it arrives later in the year.
Parallel versions of the base cards will include:
• Rainbow Foil Parallel – 1:10 packs
• Gold Foil Parallel – 1:2 packs Hobby Jumbo Only
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 2020
• Vintage Stock Parallel – #’d to 99
• Independence Day Parallel – #’d to 76
• Black Parallel – #’d to 69 Hobby/Hobby Jumbo Only
• Mother’s Day Hot Pink Parallel – #’d to 50
• Father’s Day Blue Parallel – #’d to 50
• Memorial Day Camo Parallel – #’d to 25
• Platinum Parallel – #’d 1-of-1.
• Printing Plates – #’d 1-of-1.
• Clear Variation – #’d to 10 Hobby Only
Insert Cards
Some new insert sets focused on the decade theme will be found in 2020 Topps.
Decades Best will be on unique designs celebrating seven decades between the 1950 and 2010s. Each decade will feature top 10 lists of the Best Teams, Best Hitters, Best Pitchers, and Award Winners.
• Blue Parallel – Limited.
• Black Parallel – #’d to 299.
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 50.
• Red Parallel – #’d to 10.
• Platinum Parallel – #’d 1-of-1.
• Autograph Parallel – #d to 25 or less.
Topps asked collectors to vote on their favorite designs through the years and the results will play out in Topps Choice, an insert set that will include current and former players in those throwback designs picked by fans.
• Blue Parallel – Limited.
• Black Parallel – #’d to 299.
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 50.
• Red Parallel – #’d to 10.
• Platinum Parallel – #’d 1-of-1.
• Autograph Parallel – #d to 25 or less.
Decade’s Next will focus on a top young star or rookie from each MLB team.
• Blue Parallel – Limited.
• Black Parallel – #’d to 299.
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 50.
• Red Parallel – #’d to 10.
• Platinum Parallel – #’d 1-of-1.
• Autograph Parallel – #d to 25 or less.
Decade of Dominance Die Cuts will feature players who dominated a particular era.
• Blue Parallel – Limited.
• Black Parallel – #’d to 299.
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 50.
• Red Parallel – #’d to 10.
• Platinum Parallel – #’d 1-of-1.
• Autograph Parallel – #d to 25 or less.
Topps will also have an insert set celebrating the 35th anniversary of the 1985 Topps set with a mix of past and present players on the checklist. 1/1 Blue parallels will be in the mix.
2020 Topps Series 1 Autograph Cards
Baseball Stars Autographs and Dual Autographs will feature current and former players with these parallels:
• Black Parallel – #’d to 199.
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 50.
• Red Parallel – #’d to 25.
• Platinum Parallel – #’d 1-of-1.
The Dual versions will be numbered to 5.
World Series Champion Autograph cards will showcase players on the 2019 World Series
champion team. All will be numbered to 50 or less. Each will have Red (# to 25) and 1/1 Platinum parallels.
Postseason Performance Autographs will include signatures from players who performed well in the 2019 post-season.
Sequentially #’d to 50 or less.
• Red Parallel – #’d to 25 or less.
• Platinum Parallel – #’d 1-of-1.
1985 Topps Baseball Autographs will be signed versions of the inserts mentioned above with rookies, veterans and former players signing ’85-style cards.
• Black Parallel – #’d to 199.
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 50.
• Red Parallel – #’d to 25. (Hobby Exclusive)
• Platinum Parallel – #’d 1-of-1. (Hobby and Jumbo only)
Series 1 will also include a checklist of Cut Signature cards.
Relic Cards
Among the relic subsets are Major League Materials.
• Black Parallel – #’d to 199.
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 50.
• Red Parallel – #’d to 25.
• Platinum Parallel – #’d 1-of-1. (Hobby and Jumbo only)
1985 Topps Baseball Relics will put a piece of memorabilia on the 1985 design.
• Black Parallel – #’d to 199.
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 50.
• Red Parallel – #’d to 25.
• Platinum Parallel – #’d 1-of-1. (Hobby and Jumbo only)
World Series Champion and Postseason Performance relics will be numbered to 99 with Red (# to 25) and 1/1 Platinum versions.
In The Name relics will be nameplate letters taken from the 2019 All-Star Game workout jerseys. Each, of course, will be 1/1.
Autographed Relics
Auto relics start with Topps Reverence which have on-card autos and premium relic pieces. Each will be numbered to 10 with Red (# to 5) and 1/1 Platinum versions. They’ll be exclusive to Hobby and Jumbo boxes.
Major League Materials will include autographs and relics from a checklist of top players across MLB. They’ll be numbered to 50, 25 (Red) or 1 (Platinum).
Commemorative Relics
Look for non-game-used patch cards called Jumbo Jersey Sleeves as well as Global Game Medallion cards in Hobby and Jumbo boxes. Each will have Black (# to 149); Gold (# to 50); Red (# to 10) and Platinum (1/1) parallels as well as autograph parallels that are numbered to 10 or less.
2020 Topps Silver Packs
Silver packs will return with each Hobby box containing one pack and Jumbos having two. They’ll be on the 1985 Topps design and printed on Chrome stock. Numbered autographs and parallels will be sprinkled in. Veterans, rookies and retired greats will be on the checklist.
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