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Breaking news: Topps lands license for USA Baseball cards
By Chris Olds
3/3/2010 2:23:23 PM
Topps announced on Wednesday that it is now the official card of USA Baseball.
The deal is an exclusive multi-year licensing agreement that adds to a Topps portfolio already including exclusives for Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball. As the official card of USA Baseball, Topps will have the lone rights to USA Baseball trademarks,logos and other intellectual property for use on cards of USA Baseball players.
The deal includes cards, autographs and game-used equipment from USA Baseball’s Collegiate, 18U and 16U National Team players to be featured in a variety of Topps products each year. The first Topps set to include USA Baseball players in 2010 will be Bowman, which arrives in May.
“Twenty-five years after collectors were first introduced to USA Baseball, our organization is pleased to have Topps, the industry leader, return as the exclusive home for USA Baseball trading cards,” said Paul Seiler, USA Baseball Executive Director/CEO. “We look forward to working closely with Topps as together we provide collectors with a look at the future of America’s game on trading cards.”
Upper Deck had been the official card manufacturer for USA Baseball box sets since 2003 but did not help produce the set in 2006. Topps, on the other hand, included USA Baseball cards in its 1985 set as well as in its annual Traded sets from 1988 to 1993.
“Now we’re the only trading card licensed by Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball and USA Baseball,” said Warren Friss, Vice President-General Manager of Topps Sports and Entertainment. “We are covering the game of baseball at every level.”
USA Baseball cards have included the first appearances of such stars as Mark McGwire, Ryan Howard, Dustin Pedroia and countless other players in the past.
Each year USA Baseball selects nearly 60 players for its teams, giving collectors the first opportunity to see the future stars of baseball. The 2010 Bowman set will include cards of the 2009 Collegiate National Team and the 2009 18U National Team.
In addition to the Topps sets featuring USA Baseball inserts, the annual USA Baseball National Teams Box Set also will be manufactured by Topps and will continue to be the exclusive place to get all members of the USA Baseball National Team in one set. The box set is scheduled for a December release this year as it will be in each of the remaining years of the agreement.
Topps在星期三宣佈現在它是USA美國棒球國家隊的官方卡片。
合約為MLB棒球聯合總會和MiLB小聯盟棒球同意與Topps簽下包括獨家多年的許可協議，作為USA美國棒球的官方的卡片，Topps將有USA BASEBALL商標的獨家權利， 在美國國家棒球隊球員的卡片上的使用的logo和其他智慧產權。
合約包括卡片， 親筆簽名和比賽用品來自美國棒球學院18U 和16U國家隊運動員每年在多種Topps產品內為特色。開始包括美國棒球國家隊球員的第一個Topps產品是將在5月上市的2010 Bowman系列。
美國棒球執行董事長/總裁，Paul Seiler說，在收藏家第一次接觸USA棒球卡後的25年，我們很高興與產業領導者Topps合作，成為獨家的合作夥伴。我們期待與Topps密切的合作，在未來提供收藏家們USA比賽的球員卡
Upper Deck在2003年成為USA Baseball 的官方卡片製造商，但在2006年並沒有幫忙製造任何卡組，再另一方面，Topps在1985年納入USA Baseball卡片並在同年度與1922-1993年發行。
Topps娛樂與體育部的副總裁Warren Friss說，現在，我們是唯一的得到MLB，MiLB和USA Baseball正式授權的發行者。我們囊括了各種層級的棒球比賽。
USA Baseball過去以來出現過無數的巨星，像是Mark McGwire，Ryan Howard，Dustin Pedroia。
每年USA Baseball精選將近60位球員為隊員，讓收藏家有機會第一次有機會一睹未來的棒球巨星。2010 Bowman將會納入2009 Collegiate National Team和2009 18U National Team的卡片。
除了在Topps 卡組中可以找到USA Baseball的特卡外，Topps也會製造USA Baseball National Teams的盒裝套卡，將獨家的將每一位USA Baseball National Team的球員一次放入一整組中。此套卡將預計於本年的12月上市。在合約未來的幾年內也將持續發行。 |
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