2021 Topps X

Description

2021 Topps X is a series of separate sets "curated" (Topps' words, not ours) by a selected player/fixture. All eight sets were exclusive to topps.com.

1989 Bowman Keith Short

2021 Bowman x 1989 Bowman Keith Short is a 40-card tribute to Ken Griffey, Jr's of the 1989 Bowman rookie card, by artist Keith Shore. The set was released, exclusive to topps.com, in four ten-card "waves" with a new wave each week, beginning the week of May 3rd. Each pack, which retailed for $19.99, contained all ten cards for that wave, with parallels and inserts randomly inserted. Like the original set, each card measures 2 1/2" X 3 3/4". Each wave was printed to order.

Base Set

Wave One

7015 Wave One sets were produced.

• 1 Mike Trout
• 2 Francisco Lindor
• 3 Max Scherzer
• 4 Fernando Tatis, Jr.
• 5 Freddie Freeman
• 6 Alec Bohm
• 7 Dylan Carlson
• 8 Joey Bart
• 9 Jasson Dominguez
• 10 Wander Franco

Wave Two

3864 Wave Two sets were produced.

• 11 Juan Soto
• 12 Bryce Harper
• 13 Shohei Ohtani
• 14 Aaron Judge
• 15 Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
• 16 Ryan Mountcastle
• 17 Nick Madrigal
• 18 Alex Kirilloff
• 19 CJ Abrams
• 20 Spencer Torkelson

Wave Three

3422 Wave Three sets were produced.

• 21 Kyle Lewis
• 22 Cody Bellinger
• 23 Gleyber Torres
• 24 Casey Mize
• 25 Bobby Dalbec
• 26 Cristian Pache
• 27 Heston Kjerstad
• 28 Bobby Witt, Jr.
• 29 Deion Sanders
• 30 Bo Jackson

Wave Four

3534 Wave Four sets were produced.

• 31 Gerrit Cole
• 32 Mookie Betts
• 33 Ronald Acuna, Jr.
• 34 Jacob deGrom
• 35 Bo Bichette
• 36 Jo Adell
• 37 Ke'Bryan Hayes
• 38 Jarred Kelenic
• 39 MacKenzie Gore
• 40 Ken Griffey, Sr.

Parallels

All 40 base cards are available in the following parallels.

• Green Foil (serial-numbered to 89 copies)
• Purple Foil (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Red Foil (serial-numbered to ten)
• Orange Foil (serial-numbered to five)
• Gold Back (one-of-one)

Encased Artist's Proof

All 40 base cards were also available as an "Encased Artist's Proof." Each card was sold separately on an a la carte basis and is serial-numbered to 89 copies.

Inserts

Ken Griffey, Jr.

Randomly inserted were cards of Ken Griffey, Jr. There's a different Griffey card for each of the four waves, and each is serial-numbered to 100 copies.

• KG1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• KG2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• KG3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• KG4 Ken Griffey, Jr.

Autographs

Autographs of selected players were also available on an a la carte basis, at varying price points. All autographs are available in the following.

• Green Foil (serial-numbered to 89 copies)
• Purple Foil (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Red Foil (serial-numbered to ten)
• Orange Foil (serial-numbered to five)
• Gold Back (one-of-one)

NOTE: Topps could not get Bo Jackson to autograph his cards. As a replacement, orders for Jackson were fulfilled with an autograph of Shohei Ohtani, whom Topps did not originally solicit for autographs.

• 1-A Mike Trout
• 12-A Bryce Harper
• 13-A Shohei Ohtani
• 15-A Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
• 29-A Deion Sanders
• 33-A Ronald Acuna, Jr.

Derek Jeter Captain's Crew

2021 Topps x Derek Jeter Captain's Crew is a 41-card set released on a print-to-order basis on topps.com and available for one week beginning April 29th, 2021. Each pack contained ten cards and sold for $19.99 with parallels and autographs randomly inserted.

A total of 16,227 packs were sold and produced.

Base Set

• 1 Dave Winfield
• 2 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 3 Don Mattingly
• 4 Alan Trammell
• 5 Ryne Sandberg
• 6 Deion Sanders
• 7 Reggie Jackson
• 8 Andre Dawson
• 9 Mike Schmidt
• 10 Wade Boggs
• 11 Ozzie Smith
• 12 Ron Guidry
• 13 Robin Yount
• 14 Barry Larkin
• 15 Rickey Henderson
• 16 Bo Jackson
• 17 Chipper Jones
• 18 Mariano Rivera
• 19 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 20 Pedro Martinez
• 21 Andy Pettitte
• 22 David Wright
• 23 Bernie Williams
• 24 Nomar Garciaparra
• 25 Roger Clemens
• 26 John Smoltz
• 27 Hideki Matsui
• 28 Adrian Beltre
• 29 David Cone
• 30 Mo Vaughn
• 31 Frank Thomas
• 32 Paul O'Neill
• 33 Jason Varitek
• 34 Ichiro
• 35 Alfonso Soriano
• 36 David Ortiz
• 37 Tim Raines
• 38 CC Sabathia
• 39 Derek Jeter / Mariano Rivera
• 40 Derek Jeter / Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 41 Derek Jeter

Parallels

All 41 cards are available in the following parallels.

• Purple (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Red (serial-numbered to ten)
• Orange (serial-numbered to five)
• Gold (one-of-one)

Autographs

Each Autograph is serial-numbered to 50 copies and also available in the following parallels.

• Purple (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Red (serial-numbered to ten)
• Orange (serial-numbered to five)
• Gold (one-of-one)

NOTES

• Cards #1-A, #6-A, #9-A, #10-A, #11-A, #13-A, #14-A, #22-A, #24-A, #28-A, and #31-A are not available in the base set.
• Cards #2-A, #5-A, #7-A, #15-A, #16-A, #17-A, #26-A, and #36-A are not available in the base set or the Purple parallel.
• Cards #18-A, #19-A, #20-A, #21-A, #25-A, #27-A, #34-A, and #38-A are not available in the base set, or the Purple or Red parallels.
• Cards #39-A, #40-A, and #41-A only exist in the Orange and Gold parallels.
• Cards #23-A, #29-A, #37-A, do not exist.

• 1-A Dave Winfield
• 2-A Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 3-A Don Mattingly
• 4-A Alan Trammell
• 5-A Ryne Sandberg
• 6-A Deion Sanders
• 7-A Reggie Jackson
• 8-A Andre Dawson
• 9-A Mike Schmidt
• 10-A Wade Boggs
• 11-A Ozzie Smith
• 12-A Ron Guidry
• 13-A Robin Yount
• 14-A Barry Larkin
• 15-A Rickey Henderson
• 16-A Bo Jackson
• 17-A Chipper Jones
• 18-A Mariano Rivera
• 19-A Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 20-A Pedro Martinez
• 21-A Andy Pettitte
• 22-A David Wright
• 24-A Nomar Garciaparra
• 25-A Roger Clemens
• 26-A John Smoltz
• 27-A Hideki Matsui
• 28-A Adrian Beltre
• 30-A Mo Vaughn
• 31-A Frank Thomas
• 32-A Paul O'Neill
• 33-A Jason Varitek
• 34-A Ichiro
• 35-A Alfonso Soriano
• 36-A David Ortiz
• 38-A CC Sabathia
• 41-A Derek Jeter
• 39-A Derek Jeter / Mariano Rivera
• 40-A Derek Jeter / Cal Ripken, Jr.