In the eight months that have passed since Topps named Patrick O’Sullivan brand manager of Topps’ e-commerce, he’s had to endure a lifetime of changes in baseball. You know things are different when there are cards featuring an infectious disease specialist and others of players wearing masks on the field. These days when his wife asks him why he’s watching so much … [Read more...]
Alyssa Nakken Gets Baseball Card After On-Field Debut
The San Francisco Giants made history in January when they hired former college softball standout Alyssa Nakken as a major league coach. Now, she has her own baseball card. Nakken started in a front office role several years ago before being hired for an on-field role during the off-season and has been working with baserunners and outfielders during … [Read more...]
Masked Trout Kicks Off Topps Summer Camp Set
The memorable image of Mike Trout running the bases in a mask during MLB’s first days of “Summer Camp” is now a baseball card. It’s part of a new Topps NOW Road to Opening Day set that was launched on the company’s store Tuesday. The set features players who weren’t included in the initial 2020 Road to Opening Day sets that were produced and sold during spring … [Read more...]
Topps Tallies Early Sales of Project 2020 Cards
Mike Trout and Derek Jeter have been the two biggest sellers on the Topps Project 2020 platform. Print runs from the first few weeks of the ongoing project show approximately 250,000 cards will have been purchased by collectors and baseball fans by the end of this week. More than 20 commissioned artists from around the world are each putting their style to 20 popular … [Read more...]
2020 Topps Now Turn Back the Clock Series Launches
With no games to chronicle, it's back to the vault for an ongoing series of Topps Now. On Tuesday, the company launched an ongoing series of cards commemorating moments from past games played on that day. Printed on glossy stock, Topps Now Turn Back the Clock cards will be available for 24 hours with the print run to be determined by the number of cards … [Read more...]
Topps, MLS to Continue Trading Card Deal
Topps and Major League Soccer will be trading card partners for at least a few more years. The two entities announced a “multi-year” extension of their exclusive partnership for both physical and digital cards and collectibles on Thursday. The move came on the day America’s top pro soccer league announced it was putting its 25th anniversary season on hold because of … [Read more...]
MLB’s Top 100 Players Get Topps NOW Cards in New On-Demand Release
Topps NOW is back for 2020 with a new product tied to the MLB Network’s Top 100 Players reveal. As the network unveils its list, 25 players at a time, Topps will piece together its checklist for the product. Presumably, Mike Trout will be #1. The first 25 players were released on Wednesday, giving the Topps checklist cards #100 to 76 with the remainder to follow … [Read more...]
2019 Topps World Series Cards Celebrate Nationals Title
Within minutes of the last pitch late Wednesday night, Topps announced three sets of Washington Nationals World Series baseball cards from its on-demand platform. The price depends on the size of the set and whether you’re interested in autographs or not. All will be printed on 16pt glossy trading card stock with a rainbow logo laminate security feature on the … [Read more...]
Bieber Fever: Shane Bieber, Topps Now Offer “Not Justin” Autographs
No, Shane Bieber isn't Justin's brother but the Cleveland Indians pitcher is starting to become a little more famous in his own right. It's partly because of his recent pitching (11-4 with three complete games) and partly because a Topps copywriter called him Justin on the back of his 2019 Stadium Club card. It was Shane himself who spotted the error on … [Read more...]
Vladimir Guerrero TOPPS NOW Breaks Sales Record; He’s Announced as Mystery Redemption A
The Vladimir Guerrero card offered over the weekend is now the biggest selling TOPPS NOW card in the program’s short history. Offered to online buyers over a 24-hour period beginning Saturday, the card commemorated the much-anticipated debut of baseball’s top prospect. According to Topps, 19,396 copies were sold, breaking the old record by more than 2,000 cards. … [Read more...]