Description
2024 Topps Update Series Baseball cards wrap up the flagship season. While the numbering might be different from 2024 Topps Series 1 and Series 2, this is essentially Series 3 adding lots of rookies and veterans who switched teams.
Hobby boxes have either an autograph or memorabilia card. Ten-pack HTA jumbo boxes deliver one autograph plus two relics.
2024 Topps Update Series Baseball Checklist Overview
The 350-card base set lays the foundation for the 2024 Topps Update Series Baseball checklist. Rookies are the main attraction with standouts like Paul Skenes and Jackson Holliday, among others. Among the subsets are Rookie Debut, which highlight players’ first games, and Season Highlights from early in the season.
All cards have more than 30 different parallels. Most keep in line with the previous 2024 Topps Baseball releases. Some of these are exclusive to certain configurations and box types. These include some new Holiday versions that are only found in blaster-style value boxes. Patterns on these center around Halloween with things like pumpkins and bats. Series 1 went with spring themes while Series 2 opted for summer celebrations.
All 350 cards also have Golden Mirror Image Variations that use a different photo on the front. These are tough, landing 1:20 hobby boxes and every tenth jumbo box.
Autographs and Memorabilia Cards
The 2024 Topps Update Series Baseball checklist dedicates a significant amount of its autographs and memorabilia cards to the Mid Summer Classic. All-Star Stitches has not only single-, dual- and triple-swatch versions, but autographs as well. Scarce All-Star Jumbo Patch cards are also available, some with signatures as well.
Baseball Stars Autographs return as a standalone signature set. The majority of the more than 50 players are rookies including Jackson Merrill, Jackson Chourio and Shota Imanaga. Dual and triple autographs are also on the checklist for these as well.
Major League Materials Relics take an all-encompassing approach to memorabilia. Some also get signature upgrades.
Another installment of Topps Reverence Autograph Patch cards appear here. Not only are these rare and highlight top players, but it’s also a place to find on-card ink. Most of the autographs in 2024 Topps Update Series Baseball (and flagship releases, in general) use stickers.
Other memorabilia-only sets include Own the Name Relics, which have letter patches, and new Rising Rookies Relics.
Additional Inserts
Like the sets that preceded it, 2024 Topps Update Series Baseball has a deep selection of other inserts.
The 35th anniversary look back at 1989 Topps Baseball continues with another 50 standard inserts. Additional autographs and relics are also available, encompassing rookies, veterans and retired stars.
2024 All-Star Game is one of the most common inserts, which makes sense considering up until a few years ago these were integrated into the main set. A total of 50 players who participated in the festivities in Texas make up the checklist. Half also have autographs.
New insert sets not found in Series 1 or 2 include Mystical, All Class, Autumn Tales and Let Him Cook.
Stratospheric Stars is also new — and rare. Falling nearly 1:1,000 hobby packs, 10 hobby superstars make up the chase set.
Topps Black Gold returns to the Topps Update checklist as well.
New installments of Home Field Advantage, Legendary Home Field Advantage and the retail-only Stars of MLB are also in 2024 Topps Update Series Baseball.
Silver Packs
Bonus topper Silver Packs are included in both hobby (one packs) and HTA jumbo (two packs) boxes. These return to the 1989 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary theme, this time in Chrome using the mojo pattern in the background.
One hundred standard cards are available as are more than 80 autographs.
2024 Topps Update Series Baseball cards at a glance:
Cards per pack: Hobby – 12, HTA Jumbo – 40
Packs per box: Hobby – 20, HTA Jumbo – 10
Boxes per case: Hobby – 12, HTA Jumbo – 6
Set size: 350 cards
Release date (subject to change): October 16, 2024
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What to expect in a hobby box:
- Autographs or Memorabilia Cards – 1
- Silver Packs – 1
What to expect in an HTA jumbo box:
- Autographs – 1
- Memorabilia Cards – 2
- Silver Packs – 2
