2018 Topps High Tek Baseball Checklist, Team Set Lists, Details

2018 Baseball Card Sets, Checklists

October 30, 2018

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2018 Topps High Tek Baseball boxes may have just one pack, but it’s a big one — 40 cards. That means plenty of patterns at every turn for the line that continues to combine clear acetate, foil and big designs.

$2018 Topp High Tek Baseball SpecTEKular Diffractor$

It also means a pair of autographs in every pack/box/however you like to look at it.

2018 Topps High Tek Baseball Base Set Overview

The jumbo pack format was first introduced in 2017. While it didn’t necessarily mean a drastic change in content, it did alter how things broke down. Overall, the approach similar to 2018.

Base cards comes in several different designs, each differing by their background pattern. Patterns are distributed in different numbers, making some common and other much more scarce. And if that weren’t enough, some of these patterns come with traditional parallels as well. Reading about it can be a little confusing. But when you get a bunch of cards of your favorite player lined up in a binder, it’s a lot more clear.

2018 Topp High Tek Baseball Base Pattern 1

One thing that Topps is doing more of for 2018 High Tek Baseball is mixing up the way the patterns are made. Pattern 1, the most common (base) version is done with rainbow foil. These look almost silver. Each box has ten Pattern 1 cards.

Further down the pattern line is a Magma Diffractor pattern that has a flow effect. These are three per box. Other materials used to make patterns include Orbit Diffractors (two per box), Galactic Diffractors (one per box) and Gold SpecTEKular Diffractors (1/1).

Select cards also have Black and White Image Variations. These shouldn’t be hard to spot, though. For starters, they’re numbered to 50. There’s also the fact that the pictures have no color, which makes them pop out fast. Variations have Gold SpecTEKular (1/1) parallels. Select variations have autographs as well.

Parallels

With a rough idea of the pattern styles available in 2018 Topps High Tek Baseball, here’s how the parallels play out. Pattern 1 has the most with Blue (/150), Green (/99), Black (/50), Orange (/25), Red (/10), and Gold (1/1).

Magma Diffractor parallels are the same except there are no Blue cards.

Orbit Diffractors have Black (/50), Orange (/25), Red (/10) and Gold (1/1).

Finally, Galactic Diffractors come in just three styles: Orange (/25), Red (/10) and Gold (1/1).

Autographs

As has been the case since Topps brought back Tek in 2014, autographs come on-card.

The majority of signatures in the product are High Tek Autographs. Parallels come in a handful of colors and styles: Green (/99), Blue (/75), Black Orbit Diffractor (/50), Orange Orbit Diffractor (/25), Red Orbit Diffractor (/10), and Gold SpecTEKular Diffractor (1/1).

Buyback Autographs are also randomly inserted. These are original Topps Tek cards from the past that have an added signature. These are numbered to 10.

Inserts

All inserts in 2018 Topps High Tek Baseball have no more than 99 copies. They combine with the numbered parallels to fall four per hobby box.

Rookie Tek (/99) returns with a new crop of first-year players as well as a fresh design.

2018 Topp High Tek Baseball Rookie Tek

PyroTEKnics (/50) are inspired by fireworks. These center on veteran players.

Finally, there’s new PortraiTEK (/50). These may be die-cut, but the idea is to convey a traditional framed portrait in the process.

All three of these inserts have Orange (/25) and Gold SpecTEKular (1/1) parallels. They also have autographed versions for select cards.

2018 Topp High Tek Baseball PyroTEKnics Autograph

2018 Topps High Tek Baseball at a glance:

Cards per pack: 40
Packs per box: 1
Boxes per case: 12
Set size: 112 cards
Release date: October 31, 2018

What to expect in a hobby box:

• Autographs 2
• Numbered Cards – 4

2018 Topps High Tek Baseball Checklist

Base

Base Set Checklist

112 cards.

Get a comprehensive breakdown of the various background variations.

Pattern 1 Rainbow Foil – 10 per pack

Parallels:

Blue – /150
Green – /99
Black – /50
Orange – /25
Red – /10
Gold – 1/1

Pattern 2

8 per pack.

Pattern 3

6 per pack.

Pattern 4

4 per pack.

Magma Diffractor Pattern – 8 per pack

Parallels:

Green – /99
Black – /50
Orange – /25
Red – /10
Gold – 1/1

Orbit Diffractor Pattern – 2 per pack

Parallels:

Black – /50
Orange – /25
Red – /10
Gold – 1/1

Galactic Diffractor Pattern – 1 per pack

Parallels:

Orange – /25
Red – /10
Gold – 1/1

Gold SpecTEKular Diffractor Pattern – 1/1

More on pattern details will be covered once the set’s released.

HT-AA Aaron Altherr
HT-AB Anthony Banda RC
HT-ABE Andrew Benintendi
HT-AH Austin Hays RC
HT-AJ Aaron Judge
HT-AP Andy Pettitte
HT-AR Anthony Rizzo
HT-ARD Alex Rodriguez
HT-ARO Amed Rosario RC
HT-AS Andrew Stevenson RC
HT-ASA Anthony Santander RC
HT-AV Alex Verdugo RC
HT-BB Byron Buxton
HT-BD Brian Dozier
HT-BH Bryce Harper
HT-BW Brandon Woodruff RC
HT-BWI Bernie Williams
HT-CB Charlie Blackmon
HT-CBE Cody Bellinger
HT-CC Carlos Correa
HT-CF Clint Frazier RC
HT-CJ Chipper Jones
HT-CK Clayton Kershaw
HT-CKE Carson Kelly
HT-CR Cal Ripken Jr.
HT-CS Carlos Santana
HT-CSE Corey Seager
HT-CSI Chance Sisco RC
HT-DF Dustin Fowler RC
HT-DG Didi Gregorius
HT-DGO Dwight Gooden
HT-DJ Derek Jeter
HT-DM Don Mattingly
HT-DO David Ortiz
HT-DS Dominic Smith RC
HT-DST Darryl Strawberry
HT-EM Edgar Martinez
HT-FF Freddie Freeman
HT-FL Francisco Lindor
HT-FM Francisco Mejia RC
HT-GA Greg Allen RC
HT-GS Gary Sanchez
HT-GSP George Springer
HT-GST Giancarlo Stanton
HT-GT Gleyber Torres RC
HT-HA Hank Aaron
HT-JA Jose Altuve
HT-JB Jeff Bagwell
HT-JBE Johnny Bench
HT-JC J.P. Crawford RC
HT-JCA Jose Canseco
HT-JD Jacob deGrom
HT-JDA J.D. Davis RC
HT-JE Jim Edmonds
HT-JF Jack Flaherty RC
HT-JL Jordan Luplow RC

HT-JM Jordan Montgomery
HT-JR Jose Ramirez
HT-JS Justin Smoak
HT-JT Jim Thome
HT-JU Justin Upton
HT-KB Kris Bryant
HT-KBR Keon Broxton
HT-KS Kyle Schwarber
HT-MA Miguel Andujar RC
HT-MB Mookie Betts
HT-MM Mark McGwire
HT-MMA Manny Machado
HT-MO Marcell Ozuna
HT-MOS Matt Olson
HT-MR Mariano Rivera
HT-MS Max Scherzer
HT-MT Mike Trout
HT-NA Nolan Arenado
HT-ND Nicky Delmonico RC
HT-NG Nomar Garciaparra
HT-NR Nolan Ryan
HT-NS Noah Syndergaard
HT-NW Nick Williams RC
HT-OA Ozzie Albies RC
HT-PB Paul Blackburn RC
HT-PBR Parker Bridwell RC
HT-PD Paul DeJong
HT-PG Paul Goldschmidt
HT-PM Pedro Martinez
HT-RA Ronald Acuña Jr. RC
HT-RC Roger Clemens
HT-RD Rafael Devers RC
HT-RH Rhys Hoskins RC
HT-RI Raisel Iglesias
HT-RJ Randy Johnson
HT-RJA Reggie Jackson
HT-SA Sandy Alcantara RC
HT-SD Sean Doolittle
HT-SK Sandy Koufax
HT-SKI Scott Kingery RC
HT-SO Shohei Ohtani RC
HT-TG Tom Glavine
HT-TM Tyler Mahle RC
HT-TN Tomas Nido RC
HT-TP Tommy Pham
HT-TT Trea Turner
HT-TV Thyago Vieira RC
HT-TW Ted Williams
HT-VR Victor Robles RC
HT-WB Walker Buehler RC
HT-WBO Wade Boggs
HT-WC Will Clark
HT-WM Whit Merrifield
HT-YM Yadier Molina
HT-ZC Zack Cozart
HT-ZG Zack Godley

Black and White Image Variations

5 cards.

Parallels:

Gold SpecTEKular Diffractor – 1/1

HT-AJ Aaron Judge /50
HT-KB Kris Bryant /50
HT-MR Mariano Rivera /50
HT-MT Mike Trout /50
HT-SO Shohei Ohtani /50

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2018 Topps High Tek Baseball at a glance:

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Pattern 1 Rainbow Foil – 10 per pack

Pattern 2

Pattern 3

Pattern 4

Magma Diffractor Pattern – 8 per pack

Orbit Diffractor Pattern – 2 per pack

Galactic Diffractor Pattern – 1 per pack

Gold SpecTEKular Diffractor Pattern – 1/1

Black and White Image Variations

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