Topps is back with their 2023 Topps Baseball Series Two, scheduled for release on June 7. The Series Two product is a 330-card set that continues the Topps Baseball Series One product released in February.
Series Two picks up where Series One left off, with card numbers in Series Two starting with number 331 and running through 660 while utilizing the same design. Series Two will also include many of the stars and rookies not included in Series One.
Collectors will also be given the opportunity to chase a ridiculous variety of parallel cards for each of the 330 cards in Series Two are included in each of the 16 parallel sets. All but two of the parallel sets are serial numbered from “1 of 1”, all the way up to 2022.
The biggest parallel for Series Two will be the return of the Golden Mirror variation. If you have purchased a Topps Baseball release in the past decade, you probably know that random cards in the set have a short print photo variation of cards in the set whether it is the same player or a baseball legend. Even fewer cards have a third short print photo variation that is even rarer.
For 2023, Topps has released a short print photo variation for every card in Series One, Series Two, and presumably the Update Series, due out later this year. This short print photo variation is the Golden Mirror variation. Unlike previous short print photo variations, these cards will be more easily identifiable. Historically, the Topps name is printed on the card fronts in silver foil. The Golden Mirror variations will have the Topps name in gold foil. Even more, the back of the card will have the letters “SSP” in gold foil near the card number.
The 35th-anniversary celebration of the 1988 Topps Baseball product continues in Series Two, as does Stars of the MLB and the usual assortment of certified autographs and memorabilia cards.
Series Two includes everything Series One didn’t have for the Mets. Brett Baty’s rookie card appeared in Series One, and Baty is featured less prominently in the different insert sets. Mets fans will find, however, rookie cards of Francisco Alvarez, Mark Vientos, Jose Butto, and Kodai Senga. Alvarez has replaced Baty by being more prominently featured throughout the different insert sets.
Below is a full checklist of the Mets cards included in 2023 Topps Baseball Series Two. This product will be available on June 7.
Base
362 Kodai Senga (rookie card)
425 Justin Verlander
426 Jeff McNeil
450 Francisco Lindor
482 Edwin Diaz
550 Mark Vientos (rookie card)
612 Adam Ottavino
614 Brandon Nimmo
615 Jose Butto (rookie card)
644 Francisco Alvarez (rookie card)
1988 Topps Baseball
2T88-1 Justin Verlander
2T88-17 Koda Senga
2T88-40 Francisco Alvarez
1988 Topps Baseball All-Star Relics
88ASR-JV Justin Verlander
88ASR-MP Mike Piazza
88ASR-PA Pete Alonso
1988 Topps Baseball All-Stars
88AS-25 Pete Alonso
88AS-26 Max Scherzer
1988 Topps Baseball All-Stars Autographs
88ASA-DG Dwight Gooden
88AS-DWR David Wright
88ASA-PA Pete Alonso
1988 Topps Baseball Autographs
88BA-BBA Brett Baty
88BA-MVI Mark Vientos
88BA-FA Francisco Alvarez
88BA-MCA Mark Canha
1988 Topps Baseball Chrome Silver Packs
2T88C-1 Kodai Senga
2T88C-14 Mark Vientos
2T88C-20 Max Scherzer
2T88C-48 Francisco Alvarez
2T88C-58 Mike Piazza
2T88C-70 David Wright
1988 Topps Baseball Chrome Silver Packs Autographs
2T88C-1 Kodai Senga
2T88C-14 Mark Vientos
2T88C-48 Francisco Alvarez
2T88C-58 Mike Piazza
2T88C-70 David Wright
1988 Topps Baseball Relics
88R-BB Brett Baty
88R-FA Francisco Alvarez
88R-PA Pete Alonso
2022 Silver Slugger Award Winners
SSP-JM Jeff McNeil (serial numbered to 399)
2023 World Baseball Classic Stars
WBC-3 Pete Alonso – USA
WBC-58 Francisco Lindor – Puerto Rico
2023 World Baseball Classic Stars Autographs
WBC-3 Pete Alonso – USA
All Aces
AA-36 Tom Seaver
AA-45 Justin Verlander
AA-46 Kodai Senga
All Aces Autographs
AA-46 Kodai Senga
Baseball Stars Autographs
BSA-FA Francisco Alvarez
BSA-JBU Jose Butto
BSA-KS Kodai Senga
Baseball Stars Dual Autographs
BSDA-WRA David Wright/Pete Alonso
Clear (all serial numbered to 10)
362 Kodai Senga
425 Justin Verlander
450 Francisco Lindor
550 Mark Vientos
615 Jose Butto
644 Francisco Alvarez
Cut Signatures
CS-TS Tom Seaver (one of one)
Father’s Day Commemorative Team Patch Autographs
FD-FA Francisco Alvarez
FD-PA Pete Alonso
Favorite Sons
FS-17 Justin Verlander
Heavy Lumber
HL-32 Francisco Lindor
Home Run Challenge Code Cards
HRC-13 Francisco Lindor
HRC-27 Pete Alonso
In The Name Relics (all one of one)
ITN-JM Jeff McNeil
ITN-PA Pete Alonso
Major League Materials
MLM-BBA Brett Baty
MLM-FA Francisco Alvarez
Major League Materials Autographs
MLM-PA Pete Alonso
Oversized Topps Record Breakers Autographs
RBA-PA Pete Alonso (serial numbered to 10)
Significant Statistics
SS-12 Edwin Diaz
Social Media Follow Back Redemptions
SMFB-MV Mark Vientos
SMFB-KH Keith Hernandez
SMFB-JM Jeff McNeil
SMFB-DS Darryl Strawberry
Stars of MLB
SMLB-50 Francisco Alvarez
Stars of MLB Chrome
SMLBC-50 Francisco Alvarez
Topps Reverance Auto Patch (all serial numbered to 10)
TRAP2-BB Brett Baty
TRAP2-DW David Wright
TRAP2-PA Pete Alonso
