2018 Topps Chrome Update

Description

2018 Topps Chrome Update was released exclusively to Target stores the week of October 31st. As with previous iterations of this product, it is an abbreviated chromium-stock rendition of the Topps Update set, and is packaged in seven-pack "Mega Boxes."

Based on production figures and stated insertion odds, we estimate that production of the 2018 Chrome Update is more than double that of the 2017 edition.

Distribution

Seven packs per Mega Box (MSRP: $19.99), four cards per pack. Exclusive to Target stores.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	100	-	4:1
Refractor	100	250	1:48
X-Fractor	100	100	1:119
Gold Refractor	100	50	1:236
Red Refractor	100	25	1:472
SuperFractor	100	one-of-one	1:11,988
Printing Plates	100	four for each	1:2981
An International Affair	20	-	1:2
Autograph	43	-	1:49
Autograph X-Fractor	43	125	1:206
Autograph Gold Refractor	43	50	1:514
Autograph Orange Refractor	43	25	1:1032
Autograph Red Refractor	43	5	1:5367
Autograph SuperFractor	43	one-of-one	1:26,831
Rookie Autograph	4	-	1:1451
Rookie Autograph Blue Refractor	4	150	1:2065
Rookie Autograph Blue Wave Refractor	4	150	1:1950
Rookie Autograph Green Refractor	4	99	1:3157
Rookie Autograph Gold Refractor	4	50	1:5994
Rookie Autograph Gold Wave Refractor	4	50	1:5963
Rookie Autograph Orange Refractor	4	25	1:13,416
Rookie Autograph Red Refractor	4	5	1:59,940
Rookie Autograph Red Wave Refractor	4	5	1:59,940
Rookie Autograph SuperFractor	4	one-of-one	1:385,084
Rookie Autograph Printing Plates	4	four for each	1:53,562
An International Affair Autographs	10	-	1:26,831

Checklist

Base Set

We estimate 41,200 copies of each base card were produced.

• HMT1 Shohei Ohtani RC
• HMT2 Jordan Hicks RC
• HMT3 Joey Lucchesi RC
• HMT4 Tyler Beede RC
• HMT5 Chris Stratton RC
• HMT6 Daniel Mengden RC
• HMT7 Miles Mikolas RC
• HMT8 Tyler O'Neill RC
• HMT9 Gleyber Torres RC
• HMT10 Jesse Biddle RC
• HMT11 Lourdes Gurriel, Jr. RC
• HMT12 Isiah Kiner-Falefa RC
• HMT13 Dustin Fowler RC
• HMT14 Nick Kingham RC
• HMT15 David Bote RC
• HMT16 Michael Soroka RC
• HMT17 Fernando Romero RC
• HMT18 Jack Flaherty RC
• HMT19 Walker Buehler RC
• HMT20 Miguel Andujar RC
• HMT21 Clint Frazier RC
• HMT22 Victor Robles RC
• HMT23 Rafael Devers RC
• HMT24 Scott Kingery RC
• HMT25 Ronald Acuña, Jr. RC
• HMT26 Gleyber Torres RC
• HMT27 Ozzie Albies RC
• HMT28 Rhys Hoskins RC
• HMT29 Amed Rosario RC
• HMT30 Scott Kingery
• HMT31 Ronald Acuña, Jr. RC
• HMT32 Shohei Ohtani
• HMT33 Gleyber Torres
• HMT34 Jordan Hicks RC
• HMT35 Michael Soroka
• HMT36 Nick Kingham RC
• HMT37 Andrew McCutchen
• HMT38 Giancarlo Stanton
• HMT39 Eric Hosmer
• HMT40 J.D. Martinez
• HMT41 Matt Kemp
• HMT42 Zack Cozart
• HMT43 Carlos Santana
• HMT44 Ian Kinsler
• HMT45 Ichiro
• HMT46 Marcell Ozuna
• HMT47 Christian Yelich
• HMT48 Matt Harvey
• HMT49 Todd Frazier
• HMT50 Randal Grichuk
• HMT51 Jose Bautista
• HMT52 Stephen Piscotty
• HMT53 Evan Longoria
• HMT54 Austin Meadows RC
• HMT55 Juan Soto RC
• HMT56 Willy Adames RC
• HMT57 Dylan Cozens RC
• HMT58 Felipe V?zquez
• HMT59 Shane Bieber RC
• HMT60 Jose Abreu
• HMT61 Freddie Freeman
• HMT62 Jose Altuve
• HMT63 Javier Baez
• HMT64 Jose Ramirez
• HMT65 Nolan Arenado
• HMT66 Manny Machado
• HMT67 Brandon Crawford
• HMT68 Mookie Betts
• HMT69 Mike Trout
• HMT70 Aaron Judge
• HMT71 Nick Markakis
• HMT72 Matt Kemp
• HMT73 Bryce Harper
• HMT74 Willson Contreras
• HMT75 J.D. Martinez
• HMT76 Ozzie Albies RC
• HMT77 Max Scherzer
• HMT78 Jacob deGrom
• HMT79 Josh Hader
• HMT80 Gleyber Torres RC
• HMT81 Francisco Lindor
• HMT82 Alex Bregman
• HMT83 Chris Sale
• HMT84 Luis Severino
• HMT85 Corey Kluber
• HMT86 Lorenzo Cain
• HMT87 Yadier Molina
• HMT88 Mitch Haniger
• HMT89 Joey Votto
• HMT90 Gerrit Cole
• HMT91 Scooter Gennett
• HMT92 Kenley Jansen
• HMT93 Freddy Peralta RC
• HMT94 Yairo Munoz RC
• HMT95 Trevor Story
• HMT96 Charlie Blackmon
• HMT97 Manny Machado
• HMT98 Juan Soto RC
• HMT99 Austin Meadows RC
• HMT100 Willy Adames RC

Parallels

All 100 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Pink Refractor
• Refractor (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
• X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
• Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• SuperFractor (one-of-one)
• Printing Plate (set of four for each)

Inserts

An International Affair

• IA-AJ Aaron Judge
• IA-CC Carlos Correa
• IA-DG Didi Gregorius
• IA-FF Freddie Freeman
• IA-FL Francisco Lindor
• IA-GS Gary Sanchez
• IA-GT Gleyber Torres
• IA-I Ichiro
• IA-JA Jose Altuve
• IA-JB Javier Baez
• IA-JV Joey Votto
• IA-KD Khris Davis
• IA-MM Manny Machado
• IA-MT Mike Trout
• IA-OA Ozzie Albies
• IA-RA Ronald Acuña, Jr.
• IA-RD Rafael Devers
• IA-SO Shohei Ohtani
• IA-YC Yoenis Cespedes
• IA-YM Yoan Moncada

Autographs

Autographs

All Autographs are Refractors and available in the following Refractor parallels.

• X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 125 copies)
• Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
• SuperFractor (one-of-one)

• ACBU-AR Amed Rosario
• ACBU-CF Clint Frazier
• ACBU-CHS Chris Stratton
• ACBU-DB David Bote
• ACBU-DC Dylan Cozens
• ACBU-FM Francisco Mejia
• ACBU-GT Gleyber Torres
• ACBU-I Ichiro
• ACBU-JE Jesse Biddle
• ACBU-JOH Jordan Hicks
• ACBU-JS Juan Soto
• ACBU-LG Lourdes Gurriel, Jr.
• ACBU-MMI Miles Mikolas
• ACBU-MSO Michael Soroka
• ACBU-NK Nick Kingham
• ACBU-OA Ozzie Albies
• ACBU-RA Ronald Acuña, Jr.
• ACBU-RH Rhys Hoskins
• ACBU-SB Shane Bieber
• ACBU-SK Scott Kingery
• ACBU-SO Shohei Ohtani
• ACBU-WA Willy Adames
• ACBU-AM Andrew McCutchen
• ACBU-AUM Austin Meadows
• ACBU-CAS Carlos Santana
• ACBU-CY Christian Yelich
• ACBU-DF Dustin Fowler
• ACBU-DM Daniel Mengden
• ACBU-EL Evan Longoria
• ACBU-FP Freddy Peralta
• ACBU-FR Fernando Romero
• ACBU-FV Felipe V?squez
• ACBU-IAK Ian Kinsler
• ACBU-IK Isiah Kiner-Falefa
• ACBU-JF Jack Flaherty
• ACBU-JH Josh Hader
• ACBU-MH Mitch Haniger
• ACBU-MO Marcell Ozuna
• ACBU-RD Rafael Devers
• ACBU-TB Tyler Beede
• ACBU-VR Victor Robles
• ACBU-WB Walker Buehler
• ACBU-ZC Zack Cozart

Rookie Autographs

All Rookie Autographs are Refractors and available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
• Blue Wave Refractor (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
• Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
• Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Gold Wave Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
• Red Wave Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
• SuperFractor (one-of-one)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

• RA-KM Kyle Martin
• RA-JM Juan Minaya
• RA-TD Tyler Danish
• RA-TT Travis Taijeron
• RA-KM Kyle Martin
• RA-JM Juan Minaya
• RA-TD Tyler Danish
• RA-TT Travis Taijeron

An International Affair Autographs

• AIA-FL Francisco Lindor
• AIA-JA Jose Altuve
• AIA-JV Joey Votto
• AIA-SO Shohei Ohtani
• AIA-YC Yoenis Cespedes
• AIA-CC Carlos Correa
• AIA-GT Gleyber Torres
• AIA-MM Manny Machado
• AIA-RA Ronald Acuña, Jr.
• AIA-YM Yoan Moncada

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