The best players of today on new cards using memorable designs of yesteryear is the point of the 2016 Topps #TBT, an ongoing baseball card set from Topps that has been released one pack a week this summer.
And this week the players are all Ichiro Suzuki and his “Journey to 3,000” that ended on Sunday at Coors Field in Colorado.
Six cards using a subset design from the 1992 Topps set all feature Suzuki. Here’s a rundown:
- First MLB hit (TBT card no. 48)
- 3000th MLB hit (TBT card no. 49)
- MLB record 262 hits in a season (TBT card no. 50)
- Inside the park Home Run at all star game (TBT card no. 51)
- Hit number 4,257 across Japan/MLB (TBT card no. 52)
- Ichiro wins ROY and MVP Same season (TBT card no. 53)
The print runs each week will be revealed after the sales window closes. The first six-card pack will cost $19.99 for one with a discounted price of $49.99 for three. There will be free shipping with Smartpost. These are only initially available on Topps.com.
“Throwback Thursday is a fun way to blend the nostalgia of Topps with the celebration of today’s stars,” said Jeff Heckman, Topps’ Director of New Product Development & eCommerce Marketplace. “We kicked it off with one of the most-popular trading card designs in history, and we have some great themes lined up for coming weeks that will excite baseball fans and collectors.”
THE RUNDOWN ON 2016 Topps #TBT
Week 1 — 1955 Bowman (1,665 packs sold)
Week 2 — 1958 Topps (730 packs sold)
Week 3 — 1958 Topps TV Westerns (785 packs sold)
Week 4 — 1955 Topps All-American (775 packs sold)
Week 5 — 1959 Topps All-Star design (946 packs sold)
Week 6 — 1975 Topps MVPs (570 packs sold)
Week 7 — 1962 Topps Ken Griffey Jr. & Mike Piazza (753 packs sold)
Week 8 — Click here for the intergalactic twist. (989 packs sold)
Week 9 — 1980 Topps Highlights (TBD packs sold)
Week 10 — 1992 Topps Ichiro Suzuki (TBD packs sold)
2016 Topps #TBT Baseball Checklist
1 — Bryce Harper
2 — Mike Trout
3 — Clayton Kershaw
4 — Kris Bryant
5 — Trevor Story
6 — Corey Seager
7 — Yoenis Cespedes
8 — Giancarlo Stanton
9 — Bryce Harper
10 — Carlos Beltran
11 — Nomar Mazara
12 — Jose Bautista
13 — Nolan Ryan
14 — Clayton Kershaw
15 — Noah Syndergaard
16 — Jake Arrieta
17 — Stephen Strasburg
18 — Madison Bumgarner
19 — Ted Williams
20 — Jackie Robinson
21 — Stan Musial
22 — Duke Snider
23 — Warren Spahn
24 — Ralph Kiner
25 — Jake Arrieta
26 — Francisco Lindor
27 — Corey Seager
28 — Xander Bogaerts
29 — Noah Syndergaard
30 — Aledmys Diaz
31 — Willie Mays
32 — Mike Trout
33 — Cal Ripken Jr.
34 — Gary Carter
35 — Steve Garvey
36 — Ken Griffey Jr. 1992 All-Star Game MVP
37 — Mike Piazza 1996 All-Star Game MVP
38 — Ken Griffey Jr. Robs HR at Tiger Stadium
39 — Mike Piazza Post-9/11 home run
40 — Ken Griffey Jr. scores game-winner in 1995 ALDS
41 — Mike Piazza Bids farewell to Shea
42 — Roberto Clemente/Hank Aaron
43 — Stan Musial/Lou Brock
44 — Carl Yastrzemski/Wade Boggs
45 — Cal Ripken/George Brett
46 — Tony Gwynn/Dave Winfield
47 — Rod Carew/Willie Mays
48 — Ichiro Suzuki’s first MLB hit
49 — Ichiro Suzuki’s 3,000th MLB hit
50 — Ichiro Suzuki’s MLB record 262 hits in a season
51 — Ichiro Suzuki’s inside-the-park home run at All-Star Game
52 — Ichiro Suzuki’s hit No. 4,257 across Japan/MLB
53 — Ichiro wins ROY and MVP in 2001
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