2023 Topps X Bob Ross: The Joy of Baseball

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Description[edit]

2023 Topps X Bob Ross: The Joy of Baseball is a 99-card set produced in association with the estate of the public television personality. It was released exclusively to topps.com October 5th.

Distribution[edit]

Happy Little Box: Twelve cards per box (MSRP: $24.99)

Collector's Box: Twelve cards per pack, eight packs plus one pen per box (MSRP: $199.99)

Reviews[edit]

Insertion Ratios[edit]

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Happy Little Box Odds Collector's Box Odds
Base 99 - ? ?
Gimmicks 10 - 1:15.4 1:15.4
Happy Mistakes Gimmicks 10 - 1:30.8 1:30.8
Easel 99 - one-per-pack N/A
Paint Splatter 99 99 ? ?
Sap Green 99 75 ? ?
Prussian Blue 99 50 ? ?
Titanium White 99 35 ? ?
Indian Yellow 99 25 ? ?
Alizarin Crimson 99 10 ? ?
Bright Red 99 5 ? ?
Midnight Black 99 one-of-one ? ?
Budding Talents 15 - ? ?
Budding Talents Prussian Blue 15 50 ? ?
Budding Talents Titanium White 15 35 ? ?
Budding Talents Indian Yellow 15 25 ? ?
Budding Talents Alizarin Crimson 15 10 ? ?
Budding Talents Bright Red 15 5 ? ?
Budding Talents Midnight Black 15 one-of-one ? ?
Peaks of Power 10 - ? ?
Peaks of Power Prussian Blue 10 50 ? ?
Peaks of Power Titanium White 10 35 ? ?
Peaks of Power Indian Yellow 10 25 ? ?
Peaks of Power Alizarin Crimson 10 10 ? ?
Peaks of Power Bright Red 10 5 ? ?
Peaks of Power Midnight Black 10 one-of-one ? ?
Painting the Corners 10 - ? ?
Painting the Corners Prussian Blue 10 50 ? ?
Painting the Corners Titanium White 10 35 ? ?
Painting the Corners Indian Yellow 10 25 ? ?
Painting the Corners Alizarin Crimson 10 10 ? ?
Painting the Corners Bright Red 10 5 ? ?
Painting the Corners Midnight Black 10 one-of-one ? ?
Bob Ross Short-Print 1 - 1:380 1:380
Autographs 56 - 1:4 1:6

Checklist[edit]

Base Set[edit]

NOTE: There are two cards sequentially-numbered #77 and cards #78 and #79 do not exist.

  • 1 Shohei Ohtani
  • 2 David Ortiz
  • 3 Spencer Steer  RC
  • 4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 5 Sammy Sosa
  • 6 Triston McKenzie
  • 7 Luis Arraez
  • 8 Tony Gwynn
  • 9 Nolan Arenado
  • 10 Jordan Walker  RC
  • 11 Ronald Acuña, Jr.
  • 12 Ted Williams
  • 13 Derek Jeter
  • 14 Trea Turner
  • 15 Bo Jackson
  • 16 Javier Assad  RC
  • 17 Nolan Gorman  RC
  • 18 José Ramírez
  • 19 Manny Machado
  • 20 Chipper Jones
  • 21 Joey Wiemer  RC
  • 22 JJ Bleday  RC
  • 23 Joey Bart
  • 24 Mookie Betts
  • 25 Frank Thomas
  • 26 George Kirby
  • 27 Albert Pujols
  • 28 Gabriel Moreno  RC
  • 29 Cal Raleigh
  • 30 Riley Greene  RC
  • 31 Fernando Tatis, Jr.
  • 32 Luis Castillo
  • 33 Bubba Thompson  RC
  • 34 Roberto Clemente
  • 35 Spencer Strider
  • 36 Jazz Chisholm, Jr.
  • 37 Michael Harris II  RC
  • 38 Eury Pérez
  • 39 Mark McGwire
  • 40 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 41 Royce Lewis
  • 42 Ichiro
  • 43 Julio Rodríguez
  • 44 Christopher Morel  RC
  • 45 Jackie Robinson
  • 46 Juan Soto
  • 47 Taj Bradley  RC
  • 48 Rickey Henderson
  • 49 Miguel Cabrera
  • 50 Pete Alonso
  • 51 Andrés Giménez
  • 52 Ozzie Albies
  • 53 Ke'Bryan Hayes
  • 54 Paul Goldschmidt
  • 55 Jason Varitek
  • 56 Hunter Pence
  • 57 Jose Altuve
  • 58 Bryce Harper
  • 59 Rafael Devers
  • 60 Brice Turang  RC
  • 61 Francisco Lindor
  • 62 Masataka Yoshida  RC
  • 63 Jack Flaherty
  • 64 Willie Mays
  • 65 Nick Pratto  RC
  • 66 Anthony Volpe  RC
  • 67 Corbin Carroll  RC
  • 68 Kerry Carpenter  RC
  • 69 Randy Arozarena
  • 70 Freddie Freeman
  • 71 Bo Bichette
  • 72 George Springer
  • 73 Gerrit Cole
  • 74 Ryan Mountcastle
  • 75 Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
  • 76 Vaughn Grissom 
  • 77 Zac Gallen
  • 77 Hunter Brown RC
  • 80 Mike Trout
  • 81 Brett Baty  RC
  • 82 Carlos Rodón
  • 83 Mark Vientos  RC
  • 84 Xander Bogaerts
  • 85 Alexis Díaz
  • 86 Aaron Judge
  • 87 Johnny Bench
  • 88 Esteury Ruiz  RC
  • 89 Yordan Alvarez
  • 90 Adley Rutschman  RC
  • 91 Mike Yastrzemski
  • 92 Oswald Peraza  RC
  • 93 Grayson Rodriguez  RC
  • 94 Gunnar Henderson  RC
  • 95 Patrick Bailey  RC
  • 96 Josh Jung  RC
  • 97 Alek Manoah
  • 98 Joey Meneses  RC
  • 99 Sandy Alcantara
  • 100 Triston Casas  RC

Gimmicks[edit]

  • 36 Jazz Chisholm, Jr.
  • 43 Julio Rodríguez
  • 62 Masataka Yoshida 
  • 66 Anthony Volpe 
  • 67 Corbin Carroll 
  • 75 Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
  • 80 Mike Trout
  • 86 Aaron Judge
  • 88 Esteury Ruiz 
  • 90 Adley Rutschman 

Happy Mistakes Gimmicks[edit]

Each Happy Mistakes Gimmick features a player with a Bob Ross-styled White Man's Afro.

  • 1 Shohei Ohtani 
  • 10 Jordan Walker 
  • 11 Ronald Acuña, Jr. 
  • 37 Michael Harris II 
  • 43 Julio Rodríguez 
  • 44 Christopher Morel 
  • 49 Miguel Cabrera 
  • 54 Paul Goldschmidt 
  • 94 Gunnar Henderson 

Parallels[edit]

All 99 base cards are also available in the following parallels.

  • Easel (one-per Happy Little Box)
  • Paint Splatter (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
  • Sap Green (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
  • Prussian Blue (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
  • Titanium White (serial-numbered to 35 copies)
  • Indian Yellow (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
  • Alizarin Crimson (serial-numbered to ten)
  • Bright Red (serial-numbered to five)
  • Midnight Black (one-of-one)

Inserts[edit]

All inserted except the Bob Ross Short-Print are available in the following parallels.

  • Prussian Blue (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
  • Titanium White (serial-numbered to 35 copies)
  • Indian Yellow (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
  • Alizarin Crimson (serial-numbered to ten)
  • Bright Red (serial-numbered to five)
  • Midnight Black (one-of-one)

Budding Talents[edit]

  • BT-1 Adley Rutschman
  • BT-2 Gunnar Henderson
  • BT-3 Grayson Rodriguez
  • BT-4 Esteury Ruiz
  • BT-5 Miguel Vargas
  • BT-6 Corbin Carroll
  • BT-7 Masataka Yoshida
  • BT-8 Kodai Senga
  • BT-9 Anthony Volpe
  • BT-10 Jordan Walker
  • BT-11 James Outman
  • BT-12 Riley Greene
  • BT-13 Nolan Gorman
  • BT-14 Michael Harris II
  • BT-15 Francisco Alvarez

Peaks of Power[edit]

  • PK-1 Mark McGwire
  • PK-2 Sammy Sosa
  • PK-3 Frank Thomas
  • PK-4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • PK-5 David Ortiz
  • PK-6 Aaron Judge
  • PK-7 Bryce Harper
  • PK-8 Babe Ruth
  • PK-9 Hank Aaron
  • PK-10 Ted Williams

Painting the Corners[edit]

  • PC-1 Nolan Ryan
  • PC-2 Pedro Martinez
  • PC-3 Roger Clemens
  • PC-4 Greg Maddux
  • PC-5 Randy Johnson
  • PC-6 Justin Verlander
  • PC-7 John Smoltz
  • PC-8 Clayton Kershaw
  • PC-9 Shohei Ohtani
  • PC-10 Bob Gibson

Bob Ross Short-Print[edit]

This card is done in the style of the 2023 Topps base set.

  • Bob Ross

Autographs[edit]

  • 2-A David Ortiz
  • 3-A Spencer Steer
  • 5-A Sammy Sosa
  • 6-A Triston McKenzie
  • 14-A Trea Turner
  • 15-A Bo Jackson
  • 16-A Javier Assad
  • 17-A Nolan Gorman
  • 21-A Joey Wiemer
  • 22-A JJ Bleday
  • 23-A Joey Bart
  • 25-A Frank Thomas
  • 26-A George Kirby
  • 27-A Albert Pujols
  • 28-A Gabriel Moreno
  • 29-A Cal Raleigh
  • 30-A Riley Greene
  • 32-A Luis Castillo
  • 33-A Bubba Thompson
  • 35-A Spencer Strider
  • 39-A Mark McGwire
  • 41-A Royce Lewis
  • 44-A Christopher Morel
  • 46-A Juan Soto
  • 47-A Taj Bradley
  • 49-A Miguel Cabrera
  • 51-A Andrés Giménez
  • 52-A Ozzie Albies
  • 53-A Ke’Bryan Hayes
  • 55-A Jason Varitek
  • 56-A Hunter Pence
  • 59-A Rafael Devers
  • 60-A Brice Turang
  • 62-A Masataka Yoshida
  • 63-A Jack Flaherty
  • 65-A Nick Pratto
  • 67-A Corbin Carroll
  • 68-A Kerry Carpenter
  • 74-A Ryan Mountcastle
  • 75-A Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
  • 76-A Vaughn Grissom
  • 77-A Hunter Brown
  • 77-A Zac Gallen
  • 81-A Brett Baty
  • 82-A Carlos Rodon
  • 83-A Mark Vientos
  • 85-A Alexis Diaz
  • 88-A Esteury Ruiz
  • 91-A Mike Yastrzemski
  • 92-A Oswald Peraza
  • 93-A Grayson Rodriguez
  • 94-A Gunnar Henderson
  • 96-A Josh Jung
  • 97-A Alek Manoah
  • 98-A Joey Meneses
  • 100-A Triston Casas