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Top Series 1 to Update Series Traded Cards of All Time

In Season Series 1 to Update Series Player Trades

Date: Oct 16, 2024
Topics: 2024 Topps Baseball Update Series, Baseball, Dave Winfield, Juan Soto, MLB, Nolan Arenado, Product, Randy Johnson, Reggie Jackson, Topps Series 1, Topps Traded
Length: 433 Words
Reading Time: ~3 Minutes

Baseball’s rich history is filled with unforgettable team changes—those moments when a superstar’s switch to a new club reshaped the league. Since the first Topps Traded set in 1974, Topps has chronicled these key moves, capturing the excitement and significance of midseason trades and offseason signings for collectors. The evolution of this concept through the Topps Update Series has become a staple, commemorating these pivotal moments year after year. Let’s take a look at the all-time cards that have immortalized these team changes in hobby history.


Randy Johnson: Montreal Expos to Seattle Mariners


1989 Topps Traded #57T Randy Johnson

player info

• HALL OF FAMER 
• NO. 51 IS RETIRED BY THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 
• ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS HALL OF FAME MEMBER

Set info

• 132 card set



card back

• johnson was a second-round pick of the expos

1989 Topps #647 Randy Johnson RC



Dave Winfield: San Diego Padres to New York Yankees


1981 Topps Traded #855 Dave Winfield

player info

• hall of famer
• 12-time all-star
• 1992 world series champion



Set info

• 132 card set

what they’ve said

• “i looked up to dave growing up. I wanted to be him when i was younger.” – hall of famer derek jeter

1981 Topps #370 Dave Winfield


Reggie Jackson: New York Yankees to Los Angeles Angels


1982 Topps Traded #47T Reggie Jackson

player info

• hall of famer
• 14-time all-star
• five-time world series champion



set info

• 132 card set


what they’ve said

• “I didn’t come to New York to be a star. I brought my star with me.”  – reggie jackson

1982 Topps #300 Reggie Jackson


Juan Soto: San Diego Padres to New York Yankees


2024 Topps Baseball Update Series #US1 Juan Soto

player info

• 2019 world series champion
• four-time all-star
• 2020 nl batting champ



Set info

• 350 card base set

what they’ve said

• “He’s a generational talent. What he brings to the game in that box, he has such a great demeanor. the swagger, the focus. Every single pitch he’s prepared.” – yankees superstar aaron judge

2024 Topps Series 1 Baseball #50 Juan Soto


Nolan Arenado: Colorado Rockies to St. Louis Cardinals


2021 Topps Baseball Update Series #US330 Nolan Arenado

player info

• 10-time gold glove winner
•  eight-time all-star
• three-time NL home runs leader

Set info

• 330 card base set



what they’ve said

• “”He is the most physically gifted athlete I have ever seen in my life.” – former teammate pete fairbanks 

2021 Topps Series 1 Baseball #24 Nolan Arenado


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