2024 Topps Series 2 is set to be released on June 12, with an additional 350 base cards to add to the first 350 cards that were part of Series 1.

Series 2 will expand on the number of players and rookies that have appeared since the beginning of the season. There will also be certain players in Series 2 who did not appear in the Series 1 release (here’s looking at you, Yoshinobu Yamamoto).

While Topps is largely sticking to its formula from Series 1 in terms of parallels, short prints, and super short prints, Series 2 does offer an array of new inserts that build upon the success of the inserts from Series 1. 

Some highlights include a short-printed set honoring Ronald Acuna’s historic 40/70 campaign from a year ago and the introduction of All-Star cards from the 1989 Topps Set, celebrating the 35th anniversary of Topps’ last release of the 1980s.  

A full checklist is available at the bottom of the page.

Hobby Box Configuration

Juan Soto takes the lead as the cover man for Series 2.  There will be two Hobby options: traditional boxes with 20 packs of 12 cards, guaranteeing an autograph or relic card and a single silver bonus pack and Jumbo boxes with ten packs of 40 cards, at least one auto, two relics and two silver packs. Those bonus packs will once again have chrome cards of rookies, veterans and former greats, with numbered autographs and parallels possible.

Base Set

The base set of 350 cards includes the standard fare of veterans, rookies, Future Stars, League Leaders, Team Cards, and other content. 

Parallels include:

• Gold Foil Parallel – Printed on gold foil-board Inserted 1:2 packs (Jumbo Exclusive)
• Rainbow Foil Parallel – Inserted 1:10 packs
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 2024
• Blue Holofoil board Parallel – #’d to 999.
• Purple Holofoil board Parallel – #’d to 799.
• Green Crackle Foil board Parallel – #’d to 499
• Orange Crackle Foil board Parallel – #’d to 299
• Red Crackle Foil board Parallel – #’d to 199
• Vintage Stock Parallel –#’d to 99
• Independence Day Parallel – #’d to 76
• Black Parallel – #’d to 73 Hobby/HTA Jumbo Exclusive
• Mother’s Day Hot Pink Parallel – #’d to 50
• Father’s Day Powder Blue Parallel –#’d to 50
• Memorial Day Camo Parallel – #’d to 25
• Clear Variation – #’d to 10 (350 subjects) Hobby Only
• Printing Plates – Printing plate of card fronts (4 sets) #’d 1/1
• Platinum Parallel – #d 1/1
• First Card Parallel (new this year)
• Base Card True Photo Variation – all base card elements removed to allow the image to show in full.
• Base Card Team Color (color match) Variation – 1 per case.

Rare Golden Mirror Image Variations for all 350 base cards will include a new image and gold foil back. These will once again be SSP and some of the most sought-after inserts. 

Inserts

Series 2 will include six new inserts, including the 40/70 insert, to honor Ronald Acuna’s MVP season in 2023. The 40/70 insert is short-printed and will be only available in hobby boxes. Parallels will include:

• Gold Parallel – #’d to 50.
• Red Parallel – #’d to 10.
• Platinum Parallel – #’d 1/1

The other new parallels will be City to City, Around the Horn, Covering the Field, Fantasy Favorites, and 2023 First Pitch/Play Ball. 

They’ll all come with several parallels, including:

• Blue Parallel – limited
• Black Parallel – #’d to 299
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 75
• Red Parallel – #’d to 10
• Platinum Parallel – #’d 1/1
• Autograph Parallel (select subjects) – #’d to 25 or less

The 1989 Topps Baseball design will continue its run in Series 2, honoring its 35th anniversary. The 1989 base design will be joined by a new All-Star insert featuring the game’s best players and echoing Topps’ nod to baseball’s All-Stars in 1989.   

Parallels will include: 

• Blue Parallel – limited
• Black Parallel – #’d to 299
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 50
• Red Parallel – #’d to 10
• Platinum Parallel – #’d 1/1

 Other insert sets making their return from Series 1 will include: 

• Heavy Lumber, which offers 20 of the league’s best hitters on wood-grained cards. They’ll be limited to just 500 of each player.
• Social Media Follow Back redemption cards offer collectors the chance to earn a social media follow from a well-known player. 
• Homefield Advantage and Legendary Homefield Advantage include imagery from the player’s home stadium. They’ll be case hits.
• Sketch cards are 1 of 1 hand-drawn art featuring current stars and former greats. They’ll be found only in Hobby products.

A new insert to look out for will be Platinum Performers. These will also be one of the most sought-after inserts as they are SSP. 

Commemorative Relics

2023 Silver Slugger Award Winner Cards offers a manufactured relic of the silver baseball bat awarded to its winners. They will be short-printed and only found in Hobby packs. They’ll be numbered and found in the following parallels:

• Black Parallel – #’d to 299
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 75
• Red Parallel – #’d to 10
• Platinum Parallel – #’d 1/1
• Autograph Parallel (select subjects) – #’d to 25 or less

Autographs

Baseball Stars Autographs are where the 2024 Topps Series 2 autographs begin.  They’ll all have a quartet of parallels, including:
• Black Parallel – #’d to 199
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 50
• Red Parallel – #’d to 25
• Platinum Parallel – #’d 1/1

Dual versions numbered to 10 are also in the mix, with a platinum parallel. Triple autographs are also new in Series 2, numbered to 5 and with a 1/1 Platinum Parallel. 

1989 Topps Baseball Autograph Cards are also back, along with the 1989 Topps All-Star Baseball cards that are being introduced in Series 2. Parallels for both versions include: 

• Black Parallel – #’d to 199
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 50 or less
• Red Parallel – #’d to 25 or less Hobby Exclusive
• Platinum – #’d 1/1 Hobby/HTA Jumbo

There will also be autographed versions of some new inserts introduced in Series 2, featuring autographs of the 40/70, First Pitch/Play Ball, and the City to City inserts. The 40/70 inserts will be sequentially numbered to 10, with a Red Parallel numbered to 5 and a 1/1 Platinum Parallel. 

One-of-one cut signatures of legendary players will also be available. 

Relic Cards

 Game-used swatches from the City Connect jerseys will reappear in Series 2. 

Parallels

• Black Parallel – #’d to 199
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 50 or less
• Red Parallel – #’d to 25 or less
• Platinum Parallel – #’d 1/1 

Major League Material cards are the basic relic cards. 

• Black Parallel – #’d to 199
• Gold Parallel – #’d to 50 or less
• Red Parallel – #’d to 25 or less
• Platinum Parallel – #’d 1/1 

The 1989 All-Star cards will also feature relic cards with the same parallels and numbering as those mentioned above. 

In The Name Relics will reappear, which are 1/1 relics that, if collected, spell out a player’s name from the back of his jersey.

You can check box pricing on eBay here.

2024 Topps BB Series 2 Checklist

About Horacio Ruiz

Horacio is an educator and writer living in Staten Island, NY. He is the author of The White Knight: Calvin Patterson and the Integration of Florida State University Football.