Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card Guide and Other Key Early Cards
It’s not like the Houston Astros needed another big bat. But they have one with Yordan Alvarez. Following his monster 2019, interest in his cards quickly rose. However, the first official base Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card didn’t come out until 2020 due to the MLBPA’s shifting cutoff date for rookie debuts.
So while it took a while for them to get here, now that they all are, there are a lot of them. Collectors have a lot of choice when it comes to picking a Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card. Some are traditional, others flashy and some have added autographs.
Although Yordan Alvarez RCs are in 2020 products, his first cards came out. a couple of years earlier. This includes his first MLB autographs in 2018 Bowman Chrome and Bowman’s Best.
Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card Guide
The following is a list of Yordan Alvarez Rookie Cards. Only base cards with the RC tag in the Beckett database are included. Inserts and parallels are not. A comprehensive checklist of Yordan Alvarez cards can be found in the Beckett Database.
2020 Absolute Yordan Alvarez RC Autograph #152 /149
Parallels: Black (/125), Blue (/99), Pink (/75), Light Blue (/50), Black Gold (/25), Gold (/10), Green (/5), Red and Blue (1/1)
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2020 Bowman Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #25
Parallels: Sky Blue (/499), Purple (/250), Blue (/150), Green (/99), Yellow (/75), Gold (/50), Orange (/25), Red (/5), Platinum (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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2020 Bowman Chrome Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #25
Parallels: Refractors (/499), Purple Refractors (/250), Blue Refractors (/150), Green Refractors (/99), Gold Refractors (/50), Orange Refractors (/25), Red Refractors (/5), Superfractors (1/1)
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2020 Bowman Heritage Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #25
Parallels: Black and White
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2020 Bowman Platinum Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #100
Parallels: Chartreuse, Ice, Teal (/299), Purple (/250), Pink (/199), Blue (/150), Green (/99), Gold (/50), Orange (/25), Red (/10), Foilfractor (1/1)
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2020 Bowman’s Best Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #45
Parallels: Atomic Refractors, Refractors, Purple Refractors (/250), Blue Refractors (/150), Green Refractors (/99), Gold Refractors (/50), Orange Refractors (/25), Red Refractors (/10), Superfractors (1/1)
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2020 Certified Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #7
Parallels: Green, Blue (/99), Mirror Gold (/25), Red (/25), Gold (/10), Black (1/1)
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2020 Classics Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #1
Parallels: Red (/100), Blue (/50), Purple (/25), Gold (/10), Green (/5), Black (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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2020 Diamond Kings Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #58
Parallels: Artist Proof Blue, Blue Frame, Gray Frame, Plum Frame, Red Frame, Artist Proof Gold (/49), Litho Proof (/25), Wood Frame (/13), Artist Proof Masterpiece (1/1), Black Frame Masterpiece (1/1), Litho Proof Black Frame (1/1)
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2020 Donruss Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #45
Parallels: Baby Shark, Holo Blue, Holo Orange, Holo Pink, Holo Purple, Holo Red, Independence Day, Yellow, Season Stat Line (/205), One Hundred (/100), On Fire (/75), Career Stat Line (/53), Presidential Collection (/50), Look at This (/25), Milestone Stat Line (/19), Artist Proof (/10), Press Proof (/5), Number 1 (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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2020 Donruss Optic Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #45
Parallels: Carolina Blue and White, Holo, Lime Green, Pink, Red Wave, Pink Velocity (/199), Red White Blue (/150), Black Stars (/125), Orange (/100), Pandora (/99), Pandora Blue (/99), Pandora Purple (/99), Red Dragon (/88), Green Dragon (/84), Pandora Red (/79), Spirit of 76 (/76), Blue (/75), Red (/60), Carolina Blue (/50), Freedom (/45), Liberty (/45), Teal Velocity (/35), Black (/25), Gold (/10), Blue Cracked Ice (/7), Green Cracked Ice (/7), Red Cracked Ice (/7), Green (/5), Eagle (1/1), Gold Vinyl (1/1)
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2020 Finest Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #50
Parallels: Refractors, Purple Refractors (/250), Blue Refractors (/150), Green Refractors (/99), Gold Refractors (/50), Orange Refractors (/25), Red Refractors (/5), Superfractors (1/1)
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2020 Finest Flashback Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #40
Parallels: Refractors, Gold Refractors (/50), Black Refractors (/25), Red Refractors (/5), Superfractors (1/1)
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2020 Immaculate Collection Yordan Alvarez RC Auto Patch #154 /99
Parallels: Red (/49), Holo Gold (/44), Holo Silver (/25), Black (/10), Button (/8), Pink (/6), Green (/5), Brand Logo (1/1), Platinum (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1), Tag (1/1)
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2020 Limted Yordan Alvarez RC #2
Parallels: Red (/99), Blue (/50), Purple (/25), Gold (/10), Green (/5), Black (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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2020 Panini Chronicles Yordan Alvarez RC #32
Parallels: Red (/100), Blue (/50), Purple (/25), Gold (/10), Green (/5), Black (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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2020 Panini Contenders Yordan Alvarez RC Autograph #105
Parallels: Draft Ticket Red (/75), Draft Ticket Blue (/49), Cracked Ice Ticket (/23), Playoff Ticket (/18), Diamond Ticket (/15), Building Blocks Ticket (/10), Fame Ticket (/5), Championship Ticket (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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2020 Panini Contenders Optic Yordan Alvarez RC #2
Parallels: Holo, White Sparkle, Hyper (/299), Ruby Wave (/199), Blue Ice (/99), Purple Mojo (/75), Green (/50), Pink (/25), Neon Orange (/17), Gold (/10), Gold Vinyl (1/1)
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2020 Panini Crusade Yordan Alvarez RC #2
Parallels: Holo, White Sparkle, Hyper (/299), Ruby Wave (/199), Blue Ice (/99), Purple Mojo (/75), Green (/50), Pink (/25), Neon Orange (/17), Gold (/10), Gold Vinyl (1/1)
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2020 Panini Flawless Yordan Alvarez RC #43 /20
Parallels: Yellow Diamond (/10), Dual Diamonds (/5), Diamond 4.0 (1/1)
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2020 Panini Legacy Yordan Alvarez RC #2
Parallels: Red (/99), Blue (/50), Purple (/25), Gold (/10), Green (/5), Black (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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2020 Panini Magnitude Yordan Alvarez RC #11
Parallels: Red (/99), Blue (/50), Purple (/25), Gold (/10), Green (/5), Black (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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2020 Panini Mosaic Yordan Alvarez RC #3
Parallels: Mosaic, Silver, Blue (/99), Purple (/49), White (/25), Gold (/10), Black (1/1)
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2020 Panini National Treasures Yordan Alvarez RC Auto Patch #178 /99
Parallels: Gold (/49), Holo Gold (/25), Midnight (/25), Stars and Stripes (/25), Holo Silver (/10), Purple (/7), Brand Logo (1/1), Platinum (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1), Tag (1/1)
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2020 Panini Obsidian Yordan Alvarez RC #1
Parallels: Electric Etch Purple (/99), Electric Etch Orange (/50), Electric Etch Red (/25), Electric Etch Yellow (/10), Electric Etch Contra (/8), Electric Etch Green (/5), Electric Etch Blue Finite (1/1)
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2020 Panini Phoenix Yordan Alvarez RC #2
Parallels: Holo, White Sparkle, Hyper (/299), Ruby Wave (/199), Blue Ice (/99), Purple Mojo (/75), Green (/50), Pink (/25), Neon Orange (/17), Gold (/10), Gold Vinyl (1/1)
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2020 Panini Prizm Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #181
Parallels: Blue Prizms, Carolina Blue Prizms, Cosmic Haze Prizms, Green Prizms, Pink Prizms, Purple Prizms, Red Prizms, Red Orange Prizms, Red White Blue Prizms, Silver Prizms, Teal Wave Prizms, Tiger Stripes Prizms, White Wave Prizms, Blue Donut Circles Prizms (/199), Blue Mojo Prizms (/175), Red Mojo Prizms (/149), Lime Green Prizms (/125), Neon Orange Prizms (/100), Red Donut Circles Prizms (/99), Red Wave Prizms (/99), Power Plaid Prizms (/75), Blue Wave Prizms (/60), Snake Skin Prizms (/50), Navy Blue Kaleidoscope Prizms (/35), Bronze Donut Circles Prizms (/25), Burgundy Cracked Ice Prizms (/25), Teal Donut Circles Prizms (/15), Gold Prizms (/10), Gold Donut Circles Prizms (/10), Purple Shimmer Prizms (/7), Shimmer Prizms (/7), Forest Green Flash Prizms (/5), White Donut Circles Prizms (/5), Black Finite Prizms (1/1), Gold Vinyl Prizms (1/1)
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2020 Panini Spectra Yordan Alvarez RC Auto Mem #103 /199
Parallels: Neon Blue (/99), Neon Pink (/49), Neon Green (/25), Gold (/10), Green (/5), Nebula (1/1)
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2020 Panini Status Yordan Alvarez RC #11
Parallels: Green, Blue (/99), Red (/25), Gold (/10), Black (1/1)
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2020 Panini Titan Yordan Alvarez RC #2
Parallels: Holo, White Sparkle, Hyper (/299), Ruby Wave (/199), Blue Ice (/99), Purple Mojo (/75), Green (/50), Pink (/25), Neon Orange (/17), Gold (/10), Gold Vinyl (1/1)
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2020 Panini Titanium Yordan Alvarez RC #15
Parallels: Green, Blue (/99), Red (/25), Gold (/10), Black (1/1)
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2020 Panini Unparalleled Yordan Alvarez RC #23
Parallels: Astral, Galactic, Diamond (/99), Squared (/25), Orbit (/10), Burst (1/1)
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2020 Rookies & Stars Yordan Alvarez RC #2
Parallels: Red (/99), Blue (/50), Purple (/25), Gold (/10), Green (/5), Black (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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2020 Score Yordan Alvarez RC #1
Parallels: Red (/100), Blue (/50), Purple (/25), Gold (/10), Green (/5), Black (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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2020 Select Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #154
Parallels: Holo Prizms, Scope Prizms, Tri-Color Prizms, Zebra Prizms, Red Prizms (/199), Blue Prizms (/149), Neon Green Prizms (/99), White Prizms (/50), Carolina Blue Prizms (/35), Cracked Ice Prizms (/25), Tie-Dye Prizms (/20), Orange Pulsar Prizms (/13), Gold Prizms (/10), Pink Prizms (/10), Green Prizms (/5), Gold Vinyl Prizms (1/1)
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2020 Stadium Club Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #69
Parallels: Black Foil, Black and White, Members Only, Photographer’s Proof, Red Foil, Sepia, Blue Foil (/50), Rainbow Foil (/25), First Day Issue (10 copies), Rainbow Foil (1/1)
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2020 Stadium Club Chrome Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #69
Parallels: Refractors, Wave Refractors, X-fractors, Gold Refractors (/50), Orange Refractors (/25), Red Refractors (/5), Superfractors (1/1)
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2020 Timeless Treasures Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #2
Parallels: Red (/99), Blue (/50), Purple (/25), Gold (/10), Green (/5), Black (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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2020 Topps Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #276
Parallels: 582 Montgomery Club, Factory Set Gold Stars, Gold Foil, Meijer Purple, Rainbow Foil, Walgreens Yellow, Gold (/2020), Advanced Stats (/300), Factory Set Blue (299 copies), Factory Set Walmart Foilboard (/264), Factory Set Sparkle Foil (/229), Factory Set Orange (99 copies), Vintage Stock (/99), Independence Day (/76), Black (/69), Father’s Day Blue (/50), Mother’s Day Pink (/50), Memorial Day Camo (/25), 1st Edition (12 copies), Clear (/10), Factory Set Foilfractor (1/1), Platinum (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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2020 Topps Allen & Ginter Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #118
Parallels: Mini, Mini A & G Back, Mini Black Border, Mini Gold Border, Silver, Mini No Number (50 copies), Mini Brooklyn Back (/25), Mini Stained Glass (25 copies), Framed Mini Cloth (/10), Mini Metal (3 copies), Framed Mini Printing Plates Black (1/1), Framed Mini Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Framed Mini Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Framed Mini Printing Plates Yellow (1/1), Glossy (1/1), Mini Glossy (1/1), Mini Wood (1/1)
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2020 Topps Allen & Ginter Chrome Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #118
Parallels: Mini, Refractors, Green Refractors (/99), Gold Refractors (/50), Orange Refractors (/25), Mini Red Refractors (/5), Red Refractors (/5), Mini Superfractors (1/1), Superfractors (1/1)
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2020 Topps Allen & Ginter X Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #118
Parallels: Mini, Mini Red (/5), Mini Silver (1/1)
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2020 Topps Archives Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #222
Parallels: Mega Box Foil, Purple (/175), Silver (/99), Orange Foil (/75), Red (/75), Blue (/25), Mega Box Green Foil (/15), Mega Box Red Foil (/5), Gold Foil (1/1), Mega Box Black Foil (1/1)
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2020 Topps Archives Snapshots Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #AS-YA
Parallels: Black and White, Blue (/50), Gold (/10), Black (1/1)
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2020 Topps Big League Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #123
Parallels: Blue, Orange, Rainbow Foil (/100), Black and White (/50), Red Foil (1/1)
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2020 Topps Brooklyn Collection Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #1
Parallels: Black (/75), Gold (/50), Blue (/40), Orange (/25), Purple (/15), Red (/5), Platinum (1/1)
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2020 Topps Chrome Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #200
Parallels: Refractors, Negative Refractors, Pink Refractors, Prism Refractors, Sepia Refractors, X-Fractors, Purple Refractors (/299), Blue Refractors (/150), Green Refractors (/99), Green Wave Refractors (/99), Blue Wave Refractors (/75), Gold Refractors (/50), Gold Wave Refractors (/50), Orange Refractors (/25), Orange Wave Refractors (/25), Red Refractors (/5), Red Wave Refractors (/5), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1), Superfractors (1/1)
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2020 Topps Chrome Ben Baller Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #200
Parallels: Green Refractors (/99), Blue Refractors (/75), Gold Refractors (/50), Orange Refractors (/25), Red Refractors (/5), Superfractors (1/1)
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2020 Topps Chrome Black Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #96
Parallels: Refractors (/199), Green Refractors (/99), Blue Refractors (/75), Gold Refractors (/50), Orange Refractors (/25), Red Refractors (/10), Superfractors (1/1)
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2020 Topps Chrome Sapphire Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #276
Parallels: Orange Refractors (/25), Purple Refractors (/10), Red Refractors (/5), Padparadscha Refractors (1/1), Superfractors (1/1)
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2020 Topps Chrome Update Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #U-53
Parallels: Pink Refractors, Pink Wave Refractors, Refractors (/250), X-fractors (/99), Gold Refractors (/50), Red Refractors (/25), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1), Superfractors (1/1)
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2020 Topps Definitive Collection Yordan Alvarez RC Auto Mem #ARC-YA /50
Parallels: Green (/25), Purple (/10), Red Brand Logo (1/1), Red Jersey Button (1/1), Red Laundry Tag (1/1), Red MLB Logo (1/1), Red Team Logo (1/1)
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2020 Topps Diamond Icons Yordan Alvarez RC Autograph #AC-YA, AC-YAL /25
Parallels: Purple (/10), Red (/5), Gold (1/1)
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2020 Topps Dynasty Yordan Alvarez RC Auto Patch #DAP-YA1-DAP-YA8 /10
Parallels: Silver (/5), Gold (1/1)
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2020 Topps Fire Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #195
Parallels: Blue Chip, Flame, Gold Minted, Onyx, Red Blaze, Orange (/299), Green (/199), Purple (/99), Magenta (/25), Inferno (1/1)
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2020 Topps Five Star Yordan Alvarez RC Autograph #FSA-YA
Parallels: Purple (/50), Blue (/25), Green (/15), Gold (/10), Orange (/5), Gold (1/1)
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2020 Topps Gallery Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #16
Parallels: Artist Proof, Rainbow Foil, Wood, Private Issue (/250), Green (/99), Blue (/50), Orange (/25), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1), Red (1/1)
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2020 Topps Gold Label Class 1 Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #45
Parallels: Black, Blue (/150), Red (/75), Gold (1/1)
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2020 Topps Gypsy Queen Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #137
Parallels: Bazooka Back, GQ Logo Swap, Green, Missing Name Plate, Silver, Indigo (/250), Blue (/150), Black and White (/50), Red (/10), Black (1/1)
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2020 Topps Heritage Yordan Alvarez RC / Aristides Aquino RC #54
Parallels: French Text, White Border (50 copies), Reverse Stock (5 copies)
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2020 Topps Inception Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #25
Parallels: Green, Purple (/150), Magenta (/99), Red (/75), Orange (/50), Blue (/25), Inception (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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2020 Topps Museum Collection Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #84
Parallels: Copper, Sapphire (/150), Amethyst (/99), Ruby (/50), Emerald (1/1)
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2020 Topps Opening Day Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #63
Parallels: Blue Foil, Purple Foil, Red Foil, Black Foil (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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2020 Topps Tier One Yordan Alvarez RC Autograph #T1A-YA /150
Parallels: Bronze Ink (/25), Silver Ink (/10), Gold Ink (1/1)
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2020 Topps Triple Threads Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #39
Parallels: Amethyst (/299), Emerald (/275), Amber (/199), Gold (/99), Citrine (/75), Onyx (/50), Sapphire (/25), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1), Ruby (1/1)
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2020 Topps Walmart Holiday Yordan Alvarez Rookie Card #HW105
Parallels: Metallic, Metallic Gold (1/1)
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Key Early Yordan Alvarez Cards
Collectors have lots of Yordan Alvarez cards to choose from. These are some of the highlights from his early cards. A full Yordan Alvarez baseball card checklist can be found in the Beckett Baseball Card Database.
2018 Bowman Chrome Prospect Autographs Yordan Alvarez #CPA-YA
Of all the early Yordan Alvarez cards, the 2018 Bowman Chrome autograph is the biggest. In fact, even once his last Rookie Card comes out, this is still the card most will gravitate towards. Found in packs of 2018 Bowman Chrome, it’s his first autograph in a MLB uniform. Unlike most Prospect Autograph subjects, Alvarez doesn’t have an unsigned version of his card. He does have a couple of other inserts in the product as well as some tough autograph versions, but none come close to the popularity of this one.
Parallels: Refractors (/499), Purple Refractors (/250), Blue Refractors (/150), Blue Mojo Refractors (/150), Atomic Refractors (/100), Green Refractors (/99), Green Atomic Refractors (/99), Green Shimmer Refractors (/99), Gold Refractors (/50), Gold Shimmer Refractors (/50), Orange Refractors (/25), Orange Shimmer Refractors (/25), Orange Shimmer Refractors (/25), Canary Yellow Shimmer Refractors (/10), Red Refractors (/5), Red Shimmer Refractors (/5), Black Mojo Refractors (1/1), Superfractors (1/1)
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2018 Bowman’s Best Best of 2018 Autographs Yordan Alvarez #B18-YA
The Bowman Chrome autograph too expensive? The 2018 Bowman’s Best Best of 2018 Yordan Alvarez is a more affordable alternative. It’s still got all the MLB marks and a hard signature. However, collectors as a whole gravitate more towards Chrome. The design here is more flashy and the Refractor rainbow isn’t quite as big.
Parallels: Refractors, Green Refractors (/99), Gold Refractors (/50), Atomic Refractors (/25), Red Refractors (/10), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1), Superfractors (1/1)
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2018 Elite Extra Edition Autographs Yordan Alvarez #124
Panini included Yordan Alvarez signatures in a couple of places on the 2018 Elite Extra Edition checklist. The first is what’s essentially an autographed version from the base set. That means foil stock as the foundation and colorful parallels — some that are die cut — to go with it. These rank among the more affordable early Yordan Alvarez autographs.
Parallels: Aspirations Purple (/100), Status Die Cut Red (/75), Aspirations Blue (/50), Emerald (/25), Status Die Cut Emerald (/25), Aspirations Tie Dye (/10), Tie Dye (/10), Status Die Cut Tie Dye (/5), Aspirations Gold (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1), Status Die Cut Gold (1/1)
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2018 Elite Extra Edition Future Threads Silhouette Autographs Gold Yordan Alvarez #33 /99
Also in 2018 Elite Extra Edition is the Future Threads Silhouette Autograph. Numbered to 99, it adds memorabilia to the mix with the popular Panini Silhouette layout. Already a parallel of sorts to go with unsigned Future Threads cards, this one doesn’t have a lot of parallels.
Parallels: Red (/49), Purple (/25), Blue (/10), Emerald (/5), Holo Silver (1/1)
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2018 Grandstand Texas League Top Prospects Yordan Alvarez
If you’re familiar with local minor league cards, you probably know the drill. Outside of the local market they’re sold in, they’re tough to find. Thankfully, the online marketplace makes that a little easier, but not by a lot. Other than extremely low serial numbered cards, this is one of the hardest early Yordan Alvarez cards to find.
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2018 Panini Contenders Draft Picks Prospect Ticket Autographs Yordan Alvarez #2
Contenders autographs have a rich history in the hobby. However, it’s mainly in football but it’s growing in other sports as Panini continues to develop the line. Although it’s not serial numbered, the base version of this card is tough to find. In fact, you may have an easier time locating some of the parallels.
Parallels: Draft Ticket (/99), Cracked Ice (/23), Playoff Ticket (/15), Championship Ticket (1/1), Printing Plates Black (1/1), Printing Plates Cyan (1/1), Printing Plates Magenta (1/1), Printing Plates Yellow (1/1)
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2018 Topps Heritage Minors Real One Autographs Yordan Alvarez #ROA-YA
It doesn’t really matter much anymore whether a Heritage autograph comes from the main MLB release or an earlier Minors version. For key players, all are popular. Coming in with an on-card signature, the design is based on 1969 Topps Baseball. This is the anchor for both the 2018 Heritage Minors set and the corresponding MLB release. With minor league sets getting smaller print runs, parallels are somewhat limited.
Parallels: Blue (/99), Black (/50), Team Color Change (/25), Red (1/1)
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2019 Topps Now Yordan Alvarez #351
Yordan Alvarez’s first card of his MLB career came out the day after his Astros debut as part of the print-on-demand 2019 Topps Now Baseball. Not only does it commemorate his first game, but his first home run as well. The card sold 2,241 copies in 24 hours. It also got the autograph treatment with another card (plus parallels) that were sold separately. Alvarez has had several other Topps Now cards since.
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It is only June. He should have cards this year. The season is only half over.
He might be included in 2019 Topps Update
@Julius – Topps has confirmed his base set RCs won’t arrive until 2020.
The cut off used to be August 15th. When did that change?
@Andy – It hasn’t been consistent for a few years at least. The last couple have been a little later, but 2015 was a similarly early date like this year.
Can’t locate 2020 in the wings stadium club rc yordan alvarez itwa-ya #15/15 value approximately