Best Cubs and Dodgers Murakami From Series 1 Tokyo Series
The MLB World Tour: Tokyo Series is set to bring the excitement of the 2025 season to Japan, and with it comes an exclusive collaboration between Topps and world-renowned artist Takashi Murakami. Known for his vibrant and dynamic artwork, Murakami’s influence extends far beyond the art world. His signature style now merges with baseball to create a one-of-a-kind collectible experience.
To celebrate this unique fusion of sports and culture, 2025 Topps Baseball Series 1 MLB World Tour: Tokyo Series Exclusive introduces a special Takashi Murakami insert set, featuring Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers stars reimagined through Murakami’s iconic artistic lens. This collection brings a fresh and colorful perspective to some of the game’s biggest names, blending baseball history with cutting-edge design.
Let’s dive into this groundbreaking Murakami x Topps collaboration and explore the most collectible cards from the highly anticipated set.
Tokyo Series Exclusive Murakami Cards to Collect
2025 Topps Series 1 – Tokyo Series Exclusive Base Cards Murakami Variations #290 Pete Crow-Armstrong
player info
• 2019 u-18 all-world team
• no. 19 pick in the 2020 mlb draft
• made mlb debut on sept. 11, 2023
set info
• exclusive to japan
• Base Cards Murakami variations is a 350-card insert
What they’ve said
• “he’s putting on a show. He can run. He’s strong. He’s stealing bases. He’s doing it all.” – Chicago Cubs Third Base Coach Quintin Berry
2025 Topps Series 1 – Tokyo Series Exclusive Base Cards Murakami Variations #176 Teoscar Hernandez
player info
• 2024 World Series Champion
• two-time mlb all-star
set info
• exclusive to japan
• Base Cards Murakami variations is a 350-card insert
what they’ve said
• “There’s not a whole lot of guys that can start 157, 158 ballgames and post and then be that productive. Then you layer on being in a big market, helping us win a championship. So those players don’t come around very often” – dodgers manager dave roberts
2025 Topps Series 1 – Tokyo Series Exclusive Base Cards Murakami Variations #64 Ian Happ
player info
• 2022 mlb all-star
• three-time gold glove winner
• no. 9 pick in the 2015 mlb draft
set info
• exclusive to japan
• Base Cards Murakami variations is a 350-card insert
what they’ve said
• “I hope people get out and really try to see a lot of what the day-to-day life is for people in Tokyo every day. We were lucky to do that on our honeymoon, because we were purely tourists and going to do that.” – Ian Happ on the Tokyo Series
2025 Topps Series 1 – Tokyo Series Exclusive Base Cards Murakami Variations #239 Freddie Freeman
player info
• three-time silver slugger award winner
• two-time world series champion
• 2024 world series mvp
set info
• exclusive to japan
• base cards murakami variations is a 350-card insert
What they said
• “I don’t know how he has the bandwidth to be such a hands-on, present father during the season. it’s very difficult, especially when you’re a superstar. But I think he’s figured it out in the sense that having Charlie at the ballpark, it’s a diversion from the grind of baseball, and also it lets him know, it reminds him of what’s truly important in life.” – dodgers manager dave roberts
2025 Topps Series 1 – Tokyo Series Exclusive Base Cards Murakami Variations #146 Clayton Kershaw
player info
• two-time world series champion
• five-time NL ERA leader
• three-time NL wins leader
set info
• exclusive to japan
• Base Cards Murakami variations is a 350-card insert
What they’ve said
• “There’s only one team that can succeed. There’s only one team that wins the last game, so that’s tough.” – cLAYTON kERSHAW
