Topps Chrome is back with its 2020 edition, bringing you the shiniest baseball cards in the business! With a focus on Refractor parallels and autographs, 2020 Topps Chrome is in high demand and perfectly timed for a release while the baseball season is in full swing.

 

Base Set and Refractor Parallels

2020 Topps Chrome’s base checklist is made up of two hundred cards, featuring highlights from the Series 1 and Series 2 lineups. The Refractor parallels are what everyone is hunting for in this set and they come in eighteen different colours and styles. Here’s the Refractor breakdown, according to Beckett.com:

• Refractors – 1:3 hobby packs
• Prism – 1:6
• Negative 
• Pink – 5 per retail value pack
• Sepia – 4 per retail blaster box
• X-fractors – 10 per retail Mega Box
• Purple – /299
• Blue – /150
• Green – /99
• Green Wave – /99 (hobby and hobby jumbo only)
• Blue Wave – /75 (hobby and hobby jumbo only)
• Gold – /50
• Gold Wave (hobby and hobby jumbo only)
• Orange – /25 (hobby only)
• Orange Wave – /25
• Red – /5
• Red Wave – /5 (hobby and hobby jumbo only)
• Superfractors – 1/1

Some base cards have Image Variations that can also be found in some Refractor parallels. Printing Plates (1/1) for base cards are back again this year and there are four versions: Yellow, Cyan, Magenta, and Black.

 

Autographs

Autographs in 2020 Topps Chrome focus mainly on rookies and are also featured on the many Refractor parallels. Here is Beckett.com’s breakdown:

• Refractors – /499
• Purple – /250
• Blue – /150
• Blue Wave – /150
• Green – /99 (retail only)
• Gold – /50
• Gold Wave – /50
• Orange – /25
• Orange Wave – /25
• Red – /5
• Red Wave – /5
• Printing Plates – 1/1
• Superfractors – 1/1

Dual Autograph Rookies feature signatures from two rookies and come in Red (/5) and Superfractor (1/1) parallels.

Topps All-Time Rookie Cup Team Autographs are a new addition to Chrome and feature the best players throughout baseball history to get Topps Rookie Cup honours. The base cards are numbered, as are the parallels: Orange (/25), Red (/5), and Superfractors (1/1). There are also one-of-one Printing Plates to find.

 

Relic Cards

There isn’t a lot to find in the way of relic cards in 2020 Topps Chrome, but what can be found is admittedly pretty fun! Retro Rookie Chrome Relics are chromium remakes of rookie cards from the past now with a swatch of game-used jersey added. There are a few parallel versions: Green (/99), Orange (/25), Red (/5) and Superfractors (1/1). There are even a few autograph versions! Retro Rookie Chrome Relics can only be found in hobby packs.

 

Inserts

Topps continues its 1985 flashback series started in 2020 Series 1 and 2, but now with chrome versions of the classic design. As with the Series 1 and 2 cards, 1985 Topps Baseball (1:6) are retro cards featuring current players.

Freshman Flash (1:12) and Future Stars (1:8) focus on this year’s rookies. Available Refractor Parallels for these and the 1985 Topps Baseball inserts include Green (/99), Gold (/50), Orange (/25), Red (/5) and Superfractors (1/1). There are also autograph versions of select cards, featuring Orange (/25), Red (/5), Printing Plate (1/1), and Superfractor (1/1) parallels

Continuing to highlight past players who dominated in specific areas of the game, 2020 Topps Chrome includes Decades of Dominance Die Cut insert cards, which can be found one per hobby box on average. They have a similar Refractor distribution as base cards. 

 

In Conclusion

If you love to chase the rainbow, there are few baseball card sets better than 2020 Topps Chrome. With eighteen different Refractor parallels to find for each player, hunting for your favourites is sure to keep you busy! With plenty of autographs and fun inserts to spice up the checklist, 2020 Topps Chrome shines bright as one of the most anticipated baseball releases of the year. With value boxes and hanger boxes due to be in-stock soon, be sure to subscribe to our e-newsletter and social media accounts (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) to ensure you’re the first to know when 2020 Topps Chrome lands at Zephyr Epic!