Topps is once again putting card #1 in its flagship baseball card set to a popular vote.
On Monday morning, the company opened balloting to select the player who will lead off the 2019 set. Nineteen players are on the ballot, but you can also cast a write-in vote.
This is the fourth consecutive year for the contest, which has generated thousands of votes each year.
Voting will be available via this link through Monday, September 24, at11:59 p.m. ET.. The winner will be announced in January prior to the 2019 Topps Baseball Series 1 release date.
Ten prizes will be given out after voting concludes.
Players who were voted as card #1 in previous years were:
- 2018 Aaron Judge
- 2017 Kris Bryant
- 2016 Mike Trout
Judge, Trout and Bryant are all on the ballot again.
Prizes include:
- 2018 Topps Luminaries hobby box
- 2018 Topps Chrome Baseball hobby box
- 2018 Topps Clearly Authentic hobby box
- 2018 Bowman High Tek Baseball hobby box
- 2018 Topps Baseball Factory Set
- 2018 Topps Tier One Baseball Tier One Talent Autographs – Rhys Hoskins
- 2017 Topps Five Star – Kyle Schwarber autograph
- 2017 Topps Allen & Ginter Autographs – Ian Happ RC
- 2017 Topps Luminaries – Carl Yastrzemski autograph /15
- 2017 Bowman’s Best Gold autograph – Anthony Rizzo /50
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