The Best on the Box
Since 1989, Topps has included cover athletes on Topps Baseball Update Series. Of course, Shota Imanaga and Yoshinobu Yamato are the cover stars for 2024 Topps Baseball Update Series. And this got RIPPED wondering, who are some of the best players to feature on Topps Update Series over the years? From 1989 to 2023, here are six of the best Update Series box cover stars of all time.
All-Time Topps Update Series Cover Athletes
Ken Griffey, Jr. – 1989 Topps Baseball
Top RCs
• Ken Griffey Jr
• Randy Johnson (First mariners cards)
Set Info
• 132-card base set
Fun Facts
• 1989 was the first year Topps Traded featured a cover athlete
Bo Jackson (and Paul Wilson) – 1994 Topps Traded
Top RCs
• Paul konerko
Set Info
• 132-card base set
Fun Facts
• Paul Wilson was the 1st overall pick in the 1994 MLB draft
Mike Trout – 2023 Topps Baseball Update Series
Top RCs
• Zach Neto
• Eury Perez
• Tanner Bibee
• Grayson Rodriguez
Set Info
• 330-card base set
Fun Facts
• This was Trout’s seventh Box Cover for a Flagship product (series 1, series 2, Update Series)
Bryce Harper – 2020 Topps Baseball Update Series
Top RCs
Set Info
• 300-card Base Set
Fun Facts
• This was Haper’s first Topps baseball box cover as a Philly
Clayton Kershaw and Sandy Koufax – 2019 Topps Baseball Update Series
Top RCs
• Vlad Guerrero Jr
• Luis Arraez
Set Info
• 300-card base set
Fun Facts
• First time Sandy Koufax featured as a cover athlete
Shohei Ohtani – 2018 Topps Baseball Update Series
Top RCs
• Juan soto
• Ronald Acuña Jr
Set Info
• 300-card base set
Fun Facts
• 2018 was the first time Ohtani was featured on the cover of a flagship product (2018 was also his rookie season in the mlb)
