The Houston Astros’ stay in Tampa will be brief. The team announced Wednesday it would be returning to Minute Maid Park for the weekend but their stay at Tropicana Field inspired a new Topps NOW card that is being sold to benefit the American Red Cross. Topps created the card following the Astros-Rangers game that was moved out of Houston because of flooding after … [Read more...]
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Topps NOW Chad Bettis Cards Benefit Cancer Charity
Chad Bettis' inspirational return from testicular cancer got plenty of well-deserved attention Monday night after the Colorado Rockies pitcher threw seven shutout innings against Atlanta. Now, he's got some new baseball cards that will help others in their fight. Bettis was featured in a Topps NOW release on Tuesday, with autographed versions also available. … [Read more...]
Austin Jackson’s Catch Gets its Own Baseball Card
It was played and replayed and you'll see it again on those "best plays of the year" clips. Cleveland's Austin Jackson racing to the wall at Fenway Park, leaping up and then tumbling over the fence head first with the ball safely secured in his glove. “That was one of the best catches I think I’ve ever seen,” Tribe manager Terry Francona said of the play that occurred … [Read more...]
Raines Puts Expos Back on Topps as Beltre Gets NOW Card, Autograph Deal
It was a busy morning for the Topps NOW crew. The company cranked out ten new cards by early afternoon, including individual cards for the three newest Hall of Famers and other issues commemorative the latest member of the 3,000 hit club. Tim Raines, Jeff Bagwell and Ivan Rodriguez are featured on base cards with photos from Sunday's induction ceremony at Cooperstown. … [Read more...]
Judge Home Run Derby Cards Crash Topps’ Website
Aaron Judge's autograph--and his socks--helped bring down Topps' website for a brief period of time on Tuesday. The Topps NOW program offered a variety of different cards commemorating Judge's mammoth blasts and eventual easy victory in the 2017 Home Run Derby Monday night. Media attention Tuesday morning apparently helped push so many people to the company's website that … [Read more...]
Notes: Vintage Box Auction Update; Tarasenko Signs; Judge’s Blast Gets a Card
Factor in the buyer’s premium that the buyer will pay and Bidding for the 17 packs and display box of 1948 Bowman baseball has pushed past the $200,000 threshold as the Mile High Card Company auction enters its final days. The one-of-a-kind partial box is the headliner in Mile High’s current auction but the consignor who called the company this spring with the improbable … [Read more...]
Notes: Report on MLB Founding Docs; Topps NOW Record; Burke Waldron, Topps Departure
You may have caught our story from a few weeks ago about the 1876 founding documents and original constitution of what became Major League Baseball. That previously unknown original copy was written by the hands of some of pro baseball’s founding fathers and is expected to bring a seven-figure price (at least) when the auction runs its course in a few weeks. The Orange … [Read more...]
Topps, Baseball Factory Renew Partnership
Baseball Factory, the top player development and college recruiting program in the nation, has renewed its partnership with Topps. Bowman Baseball, the Topps brand focused on baseball’s top prospects, will serve as the official trading card of Baseball Factory. The partnership will provide Topps with access to over 600 events and 35,000 players within the Baseball … [Read more...]
Topps NOW Captures Big Moments from Cubs’ Home Opener
Topps NOW has returned for 2017 and the company has produced a slew of cards after the Chicago Cubs rain-delayed home opener Monday night. The cards include shots of the team carrying the 2016 World Series trophy, the championship banner flying above Wrigley Field and the moment Anthony Rizzo drove home the game-winning run well after midnight. There were some … [Read more...]
Notes: Super Bowl Gamers on Display; Avid NOW Customers Get Big Freebie; Grandeur Coins
The New England Patriots are putting some of their game-used memorabilia from Super Bowl XLIX on display at the Hall at Patriot Place, including Tom Brady’s jersey. The shirt was one of two Brady Super Bowl gamers recovered during an investigation following the theft of the one he wore in February when the Patriots came back to beat the Atlanta Falcons. The game-winning … [Read more...]
