EXPECT 2019 FINEST CARDS TO SHINE

2019 Topps Finest Baseball cards return with more shiny things. Since debuting in 1993, the line has become known for its not-so-subtle approach to designs and color. They’re all back and so is the promise of a pair of on-card autographs in each hobby box.

Also returning is the mini box configuration. Each 2019 Topps Finest Baseball hobby box is split into two six-pack mini boxes.

2019 TOPPS FINEST BASEBALL BASE SET BASICS

The main set is a mix of veterans and rookies, all cast against a bold, albeit a little subdued than a lot of years, backdrop.

All regular base cards come with a full rainbow of parallels. Besides basic Refractors, which have a rainbow background when shone under light, additional colors are Purple (/250), Blue (/150), Green (/99), Gold (/50), Orange (/25), Red (/5) and Superfractors (1/1).

Twenty-five additional Extended Set cards round out the main set. These are short prints featuring veteran players. Parallels for these cards are limited to Gold Refractors (/50), Red Refractors (/5) and Superfractors (1/1).

AUTOGRAPHS

2019 Topps Finest Baseball centers on on-card signatures and not stickers.

Finest Autographs offer a premium spin on the base design. And like the base cards, there are lots of Refractors including Blue (/150), Green (/99), Green Wave (/99), Gold (/50), Orange (/25), Orange Wave (/25), Red (/5), Red Wave (/5) and Superfractors (1/1).

Finest First Autographs center on rookie ink. These have the same parallel levels as Finest Autographs.

Case hit Finest Origins Autographs picture players at or near t he start of t heir respective careers.

A couple of other rare autographs are also available. Finest Originals Autographs are buybacks of Finest cards from the past. Finest Mystery Redemptions return. Topps will announce the names for the f inal cards in the future.

INSERTS

2019 Topps Finest Baseball looks back on the career of Mariano Rivera, the first unanimous Cooperstown inductee, with a set of Finest Career Die-Cut inserts. The set has a total of ten cards with two landing in each case. Autograph versions have just ten copies each.

Like the autographs, Finest Firsts is all rookies.

A couple of insert themes look to Finest’s past — and not just baseball. Finest Blue Chips take it back to 1997 Finest Baseball for a deep dive into MLB’s young players.

Prized Performers is based on the Lottery Prize cards from 1994-95 Finest Basketball.

Select Prized Performers and Blue Chips cards have autographs that have their own Orange Refractor (/25), Red Refractor (/5) and Superfractor (1/1) parallels.

Parallels are available for all four insert sets in the form of Gold Refractors (/50), Red Refractors (/5) and Superfractors (1/1).