The love fest in Denver is over, the dust has settled, and most of the players have returned to sea level. But not before Major League Baseball hosted a Home Run Derby and All-Star Game that did exactly what the game needed and the hobby was hoping for. In other words, it was a celebration of collecting, a celebration of the best young players in the game, and it was a … [Read more...]
Topps, MLB Network Team Up for On-Demand Set of MLB’s Top 100 Players
Topps is producing an on-demand baseball card set in conjunction with MLB Network’s Top 100 players countdown. Created under the Topps Now brand, the cards are being sold online in packs of ten with all 100 players that are revealed on the network included on the checklist. MLB Network is counting down its top 100 players at a rare of ten per day for ten days, … [Read more...]
Notes: Topps’ Now Dodgers Sets; New KY Card Shop, Top NBA Jersey Auctions, More
Topps Now has released several cards commemorating the Dodgers’ Game 6 victory in the World Series (and yes, there’s one of Blake Snell). They’re available until Thursday afternoon. There are relic card versions and autographs from World Series MVP Corey Seager, but those could be gone by the time you read this. They also released details on the … [Read more...]
Topps Produces Stan Musial 100th Birthday Card Set, Captures Margot’s Catch
Topps has launched the first of a six-card set commemorating what would have been Stan Musial’s 100th birthday on November 21. The cards will be released one per week. The subject of the first card is Musial's 1947 big league debut They’re available for seven days at $9.99 on Topps’ website but can be had for as low as $3.50 if you buy in quantity. If you’re … [Read more...]
Topps, Formula 1 Announce Multi-Year Trading Card Deal
Topps and Formula 1 have made it official: they’re partners on a trading card license. The U.S. trading card titan and the British-based racing circuit announced their exclusive multi-year agreement, weeks after Topps revealed details of their first two F1 products: Dynasty and Chrome. The deal means more cards and sets are coming, including on-demand Topps … [Read more...]
Topps Keeps Online Products Flowing in Unique 2020 Baseball Season
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...]