After creating a product consisting of retired player autographs on old cards, Topps is creating an Archives Signature Series edition for active players.
The release date is October 25.
Topps and Bowman cards from past products will be used to acquire autographs from current MLB players. Those cards will be stamped with Signature Series emblem, serial numbered and encased. As in the retired player editions of 2015 and 2016, there will be only one card per box and 12 boxes will be packed into a case. While the first edition was generally well-received, many of last year’s retired player autographs sold well below cost not long after release.
Topps didn’t release
a checklist for the Active Player Edition and it’s possible they won’t but among the cards shown in early promotional material were a 2011 Topps Update rookie card of Mike Trout and a dual-signed 2001 rookie featuring Albert Pujols and Ichiro. There will also be memorabilia cards from those past issues that will be signed and included in Signature Series. You can probably expect to see players under Topps contracts to be among those included, such as Trout, Kris Bryant, Bryce Harper, Corey Seager, Carlos Correa, Francisco Lindor and others.
Promotional material indicated 2017 Topps Signature Series Active Player Edition would have “limited production.”
You can order it here. A list of players who have signed cards for the product is below the image gallery.
2017 Topps Archives Signature Series Active Player Checklist
Jose Altuve
Orlando Arcia
Tyler Austin
Javier Baez
Andrew Benintendi
Dellin Betances
Charlie Blackmon
Ryan Braun
Alex Bregman
Kris Bryant
Robinson Cano
Matt Carpenter
Willson Contreras
Carlos Correa
Wade Davis
Jacob deGrom
Danny Duffy
Jeurys Familia
Dexter Fowler
Freddie Freeman
Michael Fulmer
Lucas Giolito
Adrian Gonzalez
Sonny Gray
Didi Gregorius
Ian Happ
Bryce Harper
Ryon Healy
Kelvin Herrera
Odubel Herrera
Jason Heyward
Adam Jones
Aaron Judge
Max Kepler
Kevin Kiermaier
Corey Kluber
Francisco Lindor
Manny Machado
Kenta Maeda
Manny Margot
Starling Marte
J.D. Martinez
Steven Matz
Nomar Mazara
Yoan Moncada
Tyler Naquin
Derek Norris
Henry Owens
Joe Panik
Dustin Pedroia
Brandon Phillips
Stephen Piscotty
Buster Posey
David Price
Albert Pujols
Alex Reyes
Chris Sale
Miguel Sano
Kyle Schwarber
Corey Seager
Luis Severino
George Springer
Trevor Story
Ichiro Suzuki
Dansby Swanson
Noah Syndergaard
Jameson Tallion
Mashiro Tanaka
Mike Trout
Justin Turner
Trea Turner
Julio Urias
Danny Valencia
Dan Vogelbach
Steven Wright
Ben Zobrist
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