Topps Chrome® Legends
Being featured on the cover of a premier sports product is a pinnacle achievement for any athlete. However, only a select few achieve the illustrious title of Topps Chrome® Baseball Cover Star. First introduced in 1996, this iconic product has become a staple for baseball card collectors. With the release of 2024 Topps Chrome Baseball, we’ve put together a list of the most notable athletes ever to appear on the series’ cover.
Topps Chrome® Cover Stars
2024 Topps Chrome® Baseball Elly De La Cruz
Cover star
• made the all-star team in 2024
• hit for the cycle on june 23, 2023
• mlb stolen base leader through 2024 all-star break
Set Info
• 300 Card base set
Box Info
• one chrome autograph per box
2023 Topps Chrome® Baseball Adley Rutschman
Cover star
• two-time all-star
• FIRST PLAYER TO REACH BASE SAFELY IN AT LEAST EACH OF HIS FIRST EIGHT CAREER PLATE APPEARANCES ON OPENING DAY SINCE JOE LAHOUD FROM 1968-72
• first orioles catcher to make an all-star team since 2016
Set Info
• 220 Card Base Set
Box info
• one chrome auto per box
2021 Topps Chrome® Baseball Luis Robert/ Ronald Acuna Jr.
Cover star
• acuna recorded the first season in mlb history with at least 40 homers and 70 rbis
• Robert made the all-star team in 2023
Set Info
• 220 card base set
Box Info
• two chrome autos per box
2019 Topps Chrome® Baseball Vladimir Guerrero
Cover star
• 2023 HOME RUN DERBY CHAMP
• FOUR-time ALL-STAR
• 2021 MLB HOME RUN LEADER
Set Info
• 204 card base set
Box Info
• two chrome autograph cards per box
2018 Topps Chrome® Baseball Shohei Ohtani
cover stars
• first japanese player to lead the league in home runs
• first mlb player to win mvp by unanimous decision twice
• first mlb player with 10 wins and 40 homers in a season
set info
• 200 card base set
box info
• two chrome autos per box
2017 Topps Chrome® Baseball Aaron Judge
Cover star
• MOST HOMERS BY AN AL ROOKIE IN MLB HISTORY
• 2022 AL MVP
• ONE OF FIVE YANKEES PLAYERS TO HIT AT LEAST 40 HOMERS IN A SEASON AT THE AGE OF 25 OR YOUNGER
Set Info
• 200 Card base set
Box Info
• two chrome autos per box
2008 Topps Chrome® Baseball Ryan Howard
Cover star
• 2006 nl mvp
• three-time all-star
• 2008 world series champion
Set Info
• 354 card base set
Box info
• two autos per box
1996 Topps Chrome® Baseball Cal Ripken Jr.
Cover star
• mlb record for consecutive games played
• 19-time all-star
• hall of famer
Set Info
• first topps chrome® baseball release
• 165 card base set
Box Info
• refractor cards inside
