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By Andrew Harner - June 3, 2026
June 3, 2026
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There is a shift in the set configuration for 2026 Topps Finest Baseball — but don’t worry, the tiers aren’t going anywhere

For a third year in a row, the Finest Baseball set will feature a tiered checklist with common, uncommon, and rare levels, but what makes the 2026 version different is the addition of the hobby-exclusive super rare tier — and a new box type.

Hobby boxes will include two autographs, and Topps has also announced that there will be Finest Baseball mega boxes for the first time, which will have exclusive Mini Diamond Refractors. A First Day Issue Dutch auction was held at Topps.com on June 3, while the site’s pre-order window was open on June 8.

2026 Topps Finest Baseball Checklist Overview

In the past two years, collectors have found 100 cards in each the common, uncommon, and rare tiers. Topps did disclose that the super rare tier will have 50 cards.

The design of this year’s set goes heavy on color and artistic aesthetics. In the bottom right hand corner, a player’s name is featured on a shadowed nameplate in a font style associated with the ’90s.

The tiers are defined by uniquely designed paint smears behind a player. The common theme has a vertical smear starting the middle of the card and running off the top.

On uncommon cards, the paint smear is diagonal, dropping from the upper left to the lower right.

Rare cards have a paint smear that begins in the upper right corner, giving the impression the brushstroke started off the card.

As for the super rare tier, these cards are numbered to /10 or fewer and feature two images of a player.

Each tier will have its own set of parallels, most of which will be serial-numbered.

New Finest Personality Autographs aim to highlight a player’s energy and charisma, both on- and off-the-field, while Finest Ink’s checklist will span generations.

Dual Rookie Cup Autographs feature dynamic duos of players who were each named to Topps All-Star Rookie team in the first year of their careers.

Inserts again span from common finds to SSP case hits, and many of the most popular concepts from years past are back again.

Arrivals, Finest Timelines, and Topps Team Finest are among the returners, and World’s Finest is back for the first time since 2023 to again showcase talent from the World Baseball Classic.

Finest Phenoms borrow the design from a subset within the 1996 Finest checklist.

Tough chases include The Man and Headliners, which are Finest favorites among collectors.

New to base are Aura and Nightmare Fuel, which have made appearances in other sports.

2026 Topps Finest Baseball cards at a glance:

Cards per pack: Hobby – 10; FDI – 10; Mega – 6
Packs per box: Hobby – 6; FDI – 6; Mega – 8
Boxes per case: Hobby – 8; FDI – TBA; Mega – 20
Set size: 350 cards
Release date (subject to change): July 8, 2026

Shop for 2026 Topps Finest Baseball cards:

  • Hobby Boxes — eBay
  • First Day Issue Boxes — eBay
  • Mega Boxes — eBay

Shop for past years’ Topps Finest Baseball cards:

What to expect in a hobby box:

  • Autographs – 2

What to expect in a FDI box:

  • Autographs – 2

What to expect in a mega box:

  • Mini Diamond Parallels

2026 Topps Finest Baseball Checklist

You can also download a customizable spreadsheet copy of the checklist:

Please note that print runs for cards without serial numbers have not been announced.

Base

Base Set Checklist

350 cards

  • Common: #s 1-100
  • Uncommon: #s 101-200
  • Rare: #s 201-300
  • Super Rare: #s 301-350

Base – Common

100 cards

1 Jac Caglianone, Kansas City Royals RC
2 Jacob Wilson, Athletics
3 Tatsuya Imai, Houston Astros RC
4 Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks
5 Munetaka Murakami, Chicago White Sox RC
6 Konnor Griffin, Pittsburgh Pirates RC
7 Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
8 Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
9 Justin Crawford, Philadelphia Phillies RC
10 Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates
11 Roki Sasaki, Los Angeles Dodgers
12 Max Fried, New York Yankees
13 Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners
14 Kyle Tucker, Los Angeles Dodgers
15 JJ Wetherholt, St. Louis Cardinals RC
16 Samuel Basallo, Baltimore Orioles RC
17 Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks
18 Juan Soto, New York Mets
19 Rafael Devers, San Francisco Giants
20 Jhostynxon Garcia, Pittsburgh Pirates RC
21 Jacob deGrom, Texas Rangers
22 Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves
23 Christian Moore, Los Angeles Angels RC
24 Carson Williams, Tampa Bay Rays RC
25 Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins
26 Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles Dodgers
27 Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
28 Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves
29 Garrett Crochet, Boston Red Sox
30 Colson Montgomery, Chicago White Sox RC
31 Trea Turner, Philadelphia Phillies
32 Giancarlo Stanton, New York Yankees
33 Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners
34 Kazuma Okamoto, Toronto Blue Jays RC
35 Chase DeLauter, Cleveland Guardians RC
36 Bo Bichette, New York Mets
37 Brandon Sproat, Milwaukee Brewers RC
38 Zach Neto, Los Angeles Angels RC
39 Sal Stewart, Cincinnati Reds RC
40 Dylan Crews, Washington Nationals
41 Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
42 Carlos Correa, Houston Astros
43 Joe Ryan, Minnesota Twins
44 Drake Baldwin, Atlanta Braves
45 Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
46 Oneil Cruz, Pittsburgh Pirates
47 Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays
48 Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
49 Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers
50 Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
51 Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles
52 Roman Anthony, Boston Red Sox RC
53 Drew Gilbert, San Francisco Giants RC
54 Kyle Teel, Chicago White Sox RC
55 Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers
56 Connelly Early, Boston Red Sox RC
57 Cole Young, Seattle Mariners RC
58 Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
59 Carson Benge, New York Mets RC
60 Alex Bregman, Chicago Cubs
61 Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians
62 Nolan McLean, New York Mets RC
63 Corey Seager, Texas Rangers
64 Pete Alonso, Baltimore Orioles
65 Jung Hoo Lee, San Francisco Giants
66 Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee Brewers
67 Wyatt Langford, Texas Rangers
68 Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
69 Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati Reds
70 Jackson Merrill, San Diego Padres
71 Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs
72 Jonah Tong, New York Mets RC
73 Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
74 Kevin McGonigle, Detroit Tigers RC
75 Colby Thomas, Athletics RC
76 Chase Burns, Cincinnati Reds RC
77 Nolan Arenado, Arizona Diamondbacks
78 Josh Naylor, Seattle Mariners
79 Owen Caissie, Miami Marlins RC
80 Brady House, Washington Nationals RC
81 Sandy Alcantara, Miami Marlins
82 Jacob Misiorowski, Milwaukee Brewers RC
83 James Wood, Washington Nationals
84 Masyn Winn, St. Louis Cardinals
85 Dylan Beavers, Baltimore Orioles RC
86 Andrew Painter, Philadelphia Phillies RC
87 Kyle Karros, Colorado Rockies RC
88 Nick Kurtz, Athletics
89 Cam Schlittler, New York Yankees RC
90 Bubba Chandler, Pittsburgh Pirates RC
91 Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies
92 Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros
93 Harry Ford, Washington Nationals RC
94 Cade Horton, Chicago Cubs
95 Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals
96 Trey Yesavage, Toronto Blue Jays RC
97 George Springer, Toronto Blue Jays
98 Bryce Eldridge, San Francisco Giants RC
99 Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
100 Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays

Base – Uncommon

100 cards

101 Jac Caglianone, Kansas City Royals RC
102 Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
103 Jeferson Quero, Milwaukee Brewers RC
104 Jackson Holliday, Baltimore Orioles
105 Roman Anthony, Boston Red Sox RC
106 Nico Hoerner, Chicago Cubs
107 Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
108 Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers
109 Dylan Cease, Toronto Blue Jays
110 Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates
111 Matt Chapman, San Francisco Giants
112 Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
113 Xander Bogaerts, San Diego Padres
114 Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
115 Nolan McLean, New York Mets RC
116 Carson Benge, New York Mets RC
117 Edgar Quero, Chicago White Sox
118 Rafael Devers, San Francisco Giants
119 Juan Soto, New York Mets
120 Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles Dodgers
121 Corbin Burnes, Arizona Diamondbacks
122 Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals
123 Justin Crawford, Philadelphia Phillies RC
124 Carter Jensen, Kansas City Royals RC
125 Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins
126 Brent Rooker, Athletics
127 JJ Wetherholt, St. Louis Cardinals RC
128 Ozzie Albies, Atlanta Braves
129 Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
130 Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners
131 Luke Keaschall, Minnesota Twins
132 Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians
133 Denzer Guzman, Los Angeles Angels RC
134 Jonah Tong, New York Mets RC
135 Deyvison De Los Santos, Miami Marlins RC
136 Trey Yesavage, Toronto Blue Jays RC
137 Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves
138 Bryce Eldridge, San Francisco Giants RC
139 Konnor Griffin, Pittsburgh Pirates RC
140 Brice Matthews, Houston Astros RC
141 C.J. Kayfus, Cleveland Guardians RC
142 Payton Tolle, Boston Red Sox
143 Jakob Marsee, Miami Marlins RC
144 Luis Morales, Athletics RC
145 Munetaka Murakami, Chicago White Sox RC
146 Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros
147 Kevin McGonigle, Detroit Tigers RC
148 MacKenzie Gore, Texas Rangers
149 Geraldo Perdomo, Arizona Diamondbacks
150 Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
151 Bryan Reynolds, Pittsburgh Pirates
152 Ryan Ritter, Colorado Rockies RC
153 Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks
154 Ian Seymour, Tampa Bay Rays RC
155 Hunter Goodman, Colorado Rockies
156 Randy Arozarena, Seattle Mariners
157 Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
158 Mason Miller, San Diego Padres
159 Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
160 Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies
161 Cody Bellinger, New York Yankees
162 Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati Reds
163 Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers
164 James Wood, Washington Nationals
165 Logan Gilbert, Seattle Mariners
166 Samuel Basallo, Baltimore Orioles RC
167 Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners
168 Jo Adell, Los Angeles Angels
169 Hunter Greene, Cincinnati Reds
170 Colson Montgomery, Chicago White Sox RC
171 CJ Abrams, Washington Nationals
172 Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants
173 Jonathan Aranda, Tampa Bay Rays
174 Masyn Winn, St. Louis Cardinals
175 Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee Brewers
176 Nick Kurtz, Athletics
177 Hunter Barco, Pittsburgh Pirates RC
178 Wyatt Langford, Texas Rangers
179 Sal Stewart, Cincinnati Reds RC
180 Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers
181 Jazz Chisholm Jr., New York Yankees
182 Bubba Chandler, Pittsburgh Pirates RC
183 Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles
184 Jimmy Crooks, St. Louis Cardinals RC
185 Freddy Peralta, New York Mets
186 Brice Turang, Milwaukee Brewers
187 Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves
188 Shota Imanaga, Chicago Cubs
189 Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs
190 Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays
191 Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees
192 Otto Kemp, Philadelphia Phillies RC
193 Kyle Teel, Chicago White Sox RC
194 Chase Burns, Cincinnati Reds RC
195 Jose Corniell, Texas Rangers RC
196 Jacob Misiorowski, Milwaukee Brewers RC
197 Alejandro Kirk, Toronto Blue Jays
198 Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians
199 Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
200 Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays

Base – Rare

100 cards

201 Jac Caglianone, Kansas City Royals RC
202 Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks
203 Nathan Eovaldi, Texas Rangers
204 Luis Robert Jr., New York Mets
205 Framber Valdez, Detroit Tigers
206 Roman Anthony, Boston Red Sox RC
207 Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
208 Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners
209 Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
210 Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates
211 Bryce Eldridge, San Francisco Giants RC
212 Carlos Rodon, New York Yankees
213 Joe Ryan, Minnesota Twins
214 Brendan Donovan, Seattle Mariners
215 Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles Dodgers
216 Noelvi Marte, Cincinnati Reds
217 Yusei Kikuchi, Los Angeles Angels
218 Jacob Misiorowski, Milwaukee Brewers RC
219 Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners
220 Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
221 Rafael Devers, San Francisco Giants
222 Michael King, San Diego Padres
223 Jeremiah Jackson, Baltimore Orioles RC
224 Brandon Lowe, Pittsburgh Pirates
225 Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins
226 Cristopher Sanchez, Philadelphia Phillies
227 Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves
228 Chase Dollander, Colorado Rockies
229 Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers
230 Troy Melton, Detroit Tigers RC
231 Seiya Suzuki, Chicago Cubs
232 Owen Caissie, Miami Marlins RC
233 Anthony Volpe, New York Yankees
234 Ezequiel Tovar, Colorado Rockies
235 Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs
236 George Valera, Cleveland Guardians RC
237 Bryan Woo, Seattle Mariners
238 Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
239 Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians
240 Nolan McLean, New York Mets RC
241 Wyatt Langford, Texas Rangers
242 Masyn Winn, St. Louis Cardinals
243 Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers
244 Vinnie Pasquantino, Kansas City Royals
245 Brady House, Washington Nationals RC
246 Evan Carter, Texas Rangers
247 Juan Soto, New York Mets
248 Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee Brewers
249 Adley Rutschman, Baltimore Orioles
250 Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
251 Nick Kurtz, Athletics
252 Edwin Diaz, Los Angeles Dodgers
253 James Wood, Washington Nationals
254 Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles
255 Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
256 Adolis Garcia, Philadelphia Phillies
257 Daylen Lile, Washington Nationals
258 Carson Benge, New York Mets RC
259 Heriberto Hernandez, Miami Marlins RC
260 Luis Arraez, San Francisco Giants
261 Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros
262 Grant Taylor, Chicago White Sox RC
263 Chase Burns, Cincinnati Reds RC
264 Samuel Basallo, Baltimore Orioles RC
265 Shane Bieber, Toronto Blue Jays
266 Trey Yesavage, Toronto Blue Jays RC
267 Kyle Teel, Chicago White Sox RC
268 Konnor Griffin, Pittsburgh Pirates RC
269 JJ Wetherholt, St. Louis Cardinals RC
270 Willy Adames, San Francisco Giants
271 Andrew Abbott, Cincinnati Reds
272 Bubba Chandler, Pittsburgh Pirates RC
273 Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati Reds
274 Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
275 Kevin McGonigle, Detroit Tigers RC
276 Didier Fuentes, Atlanta Braves RC
277 Parker Messick, Cleveland Guardians RC
278 Hunter Brown, Houston Astros
279 Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays
280 Ranger Suarez, Boston Red Sox
281 Dansby Swanson, Chicago Cubs
282 Carson Whisenhunt, San Francisco Giants RC
283 Jackson Merrill, San Diego Padres
284 Carter Jensen, Kansas City Royals RC
285 Austin Riley, Atlanta Braves
286 Marcelo Mayer, Boston Red Sox
287 Andrew Painter, Philadelphia Phillies RC
288 Carson Williams, Tampa Bay Rays RC
289 Rafael Flores Jr., Pittsburgh Pirates RC
290 Lawrence Butler, Athletics
291 Colson Montgomery, Chicago White Sox RC
292 Brandon Sproat, Milwaukee Brewers RC
293 Nolan Schanuel, Los Angeles Angels
294 Sal Frelick, Milwaukee Brewers
295 Munetaka Murakami, Chicago White Sox RC
296 Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
297 Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks
298 Ben Rice, New York Yankees
299 Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
300 Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays

Base – Super Rare

50 cards

301 Jac Caglianone, Kansas City Royals RC
302 Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants
303 Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs
304 Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers
305 Juan Soto, New York Mets
306 Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore Orioles
307 Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
308 Owen Caissie, Miami Marlins RC
309 Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
310 Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates
311 Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
312 Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
313 Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners
314 Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
315 Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
316 Jacob Misiorowski, Milwaukee Brewers RC
317 Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
318 Tatsuya Imai, Houston Astros RC
319 Travis Bazzana, Cleveland Guardians RC
320 Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
321 Munetaka Murakami, Chicago White Sox RC
322 Nolan McLean, New York Mets RC
323 Larry Walker, Colorado Rockies
324 Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
325 Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins
326 Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
327 JJ Wetherholt, St. Louis Cardinals RC
328 Wyatt Langford, Texas Rangers
329 Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays
330 Samuel Basallo, Baltimore Orioles RC
331 Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati Reds
332 Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
333 Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles Dodgers
334 Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves
335 Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks
336 Trey Yesavage, Toronto Blue Jays RC
337 Konnor Griffin, Pittsburgh Pirates RC
338 Bryce Eldridge, San Francisco Giants RC
339 Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles
340 Ichiro, Seattle Mariners
341 Nick Kurtz, Athletics
342 Chase Burns, Cincinnati Reds RC
343 Kazuma Okamoto, Toronto Blue Jays RC
344 Roman Anthony, Boston Red Sox RC
345 Chase DeLauter, Cleveland Guardians RC
346 Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves
347 James Wood, Washington Nationals
348 Colson Montgomery, Chicago White Sox RC
349 Kevin McGonigle, Detroit Tigers RC
350 Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers

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Andrew was surrounded by trading cards during adolescence. A lifelong, second-generation collector, he maintains a sizable Tim Salmon collection and has previously published written work with Sports Illustrated, Fanatics, and the Society for American Baseball Research.

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1 comment

  1. Matt Traylor 23 May, 2026 at 12:14

    For the first time in its history, Finest is no longer a “Hobby Only” product. That’s crazy. Oh well..hangers are bangers, right?

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