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.