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Just days after announcing that it will be the exclusive manufacturer of trading cards for Minor League Baseball, on Friday Topps released preview images and basic product information of what’s to be found in its first MiLB issue set to arrive early next year.
It appears that Topps Pro Debut will include some of the high-end inclusions that other products have had — something that should spark interest in the MiLB market — relying on its Futures Game access and apparently in the unfortunate case of one autograph cut — of Tim Beckham, who is under exclusive contract with another company — its Aflac program.
Each 24-pack box of the hobby-exclusive product will include two autographed cards and one Relic numbered to fewer than 99 copies.
Each 12-box case will include three Debut Cut Signature cards.
The first series base set will consist of 220 cards with Red, Gold and Blue parallels as well as printing plates.
There will be 32 players featured on autograph cards spread between Debut Prospect autographs — with a full run of parallels — as well as the Debut Cuts (20 players in that set alone). The Cuts will be limited to 100, while Blues are limited to 199, Golds limited to 50 and Reds being 1/1s.
The Relic sets will include 49 players — Futures Game participants —with Gold, Book Patch, MLB Logo Patch, Flag Patch and Red-bordered Patch parallels as well. Relics will be limited to 99 cards apiece,while Golds will be limited to 25, Reds limited to five and all others will be 1/1s.
There will be 100 players featured on insert cards in the product — 20 inserts per box — with All-Stars from Single A, Double A, Triple A and the Hall of Fame included.
It appears that Topps Pro Debut will include some of the high-end inclusions that other products have had — something that should spark interest in the MiLB market — relying on its Futures Game access and apparently in the unfortunate case of one autograph cut — of Tim Beckham, who is under exclusive contract with another company — its Aflac program.
Each 24-pack box of the hobby-exclusive product will include two autographed cards and one Relic numbered to fewer than 99 copies.
Each 12-box case will include three Debut Cut Signature cards.
The first series base set will consist of 220 cards with Red, Gold and Blue parallels as well as printing plates.
There will be 32 players featured on autograph cards spread between Debut Prospect autographs — with a full run of parallels — as well as the Debut Cuts (20 players in that set alone). The Cuts will be limited to 100, while Blues are limited to 199, Golds limited to 50 and Reds being 1/1s.
The Relic sets will include 49 players — Futures Game participants —with Gold, Book Patch, MLB Logo Patch, Flag Patch and Red-bordered Patch parallels as well. Relics will be limited to 99 cards apiece,while Golds will be limited to 25, Reds limited to five and all others will be 1/1s.
There will be 100 players featured on insert cards in the product — 20 inserts per box — with All-Stars from Single A, Double A, Triple A and the Hall of Fame included.
