搶先看:2022 Topps Opening Day Baseball

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The days of getting packs of cards for $0.35 per pack are gone. That said, not everything out there is expensive. 2022 Topps Opening Day Baseball cards keep packs on the cheap and accessible side.

That might mean not a lot of content that’s premium in the modern sense, but that’s not what Opening Day is about. Rather, the focus is on fun and the game of baseball.


2022 Topps Opening Day Baseball Checklist Overview

The base set, which has 200 cards, isn’t an original take. Sticking with the brand’s history, it takes the year’s flagship layout and gives it the smallest of tweaks — the addition of an Opening Day logo on the front.





With such a small checklist, it’s pretty much all stars and rookies.


Parallels keep pace with past years. Among the ones available in hobby packs are Opening Day Edition, one-of-one Black Opening Day Edition and Printing Plates.





According to Topps, more than 25 players also have Image Variations that swap out the photos. Select SSPs also have autographs (/10).



Inserts


2022 Opening Day Baseball has a lot of inserts. While odds vary, they combine to land one per pack.

Taken as a whole, themes explore different aspects of what it’s like to take in a game at a major league ballpark shown through the lens of younger fans.

That means the return of Mascots and Opening Day, a set that uses shots from the earliest days of the 2021 season.

These aren’t the only returning inserts. Dugout Peeks shows casual shots from the bench area. Walk This Way highlights walk-off home runs.

New for 2022 are Luck of the Irish, which shows players from St. Patrick’s Day games, and Bomb Squad, a survey of great power hitters past and present.






Triple Play cards channel 1980-81 Topps Basketball a little, putting three different players.





Autographs and Memorabilia Cards

For those not overly familiar with Opening Day, it’s worth noting that the product has never promised autographs or memorabilia on a per box level. They exist, but they’re not a central focus.


On the signature side, Opening Day Autographs is a mix of vets and rookies. Ballpark Profiles Autographs are different in that they center on personalities rather than active players, like broadcasters.







Mascots go beyond a basic insert set with both relics and autograph relics. Mascot Patch Cards, which are manufactured relics, are also back.


Opening Day Relics have swatches of game-used gear.


The baseball park theme is found in multiple memorabilia sets. Diamond Relics have dirt from the player’s home field. Autograph Diamond Relics and new book card Dual Autograph Diamond Relics add signatures to the equation.





Turf War Diamond Relics take a similar dirt approach. However, these are double-sided cards and include two players.


Major League Mementos have pieces of memorabilia taken from different parts of a ballpark.


2022 Topps Opening Day Baseball cards at a glance:

Cards per pack: Hobby – 7
Packs per box: Hobby – 36
Boxes per case: Hobby – 20
Set size: 200 cards
Release date (subject to change): March 9, 2022


What to expect in a hobby box:

• Inserts – 36
  

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