PREVIEW: 2025 Topps Tribute Baseball

UPDATE: The release date for 2025 Topps Tribute has been move up by one week, it is now set to release on April 16th!

It's been 2 1/2 months since the release of the underwhelming 2025 Topps Series 1 and the 2nd 2025 release is coming on April 23rd (subject to change, of course). 

Formats: Hobby Only

Boxes per Case: 4 Boxes

Packs per box: 6 packs

Cards per pack: 3 cards

Guarantees: "Find a mixture of 3 Autograph & 3 Relic cards per box"

Price -

Topps dropped a pre-order of 2025 Topps Tribute Baseball on March 24th for $540/hobby box and $2,160 per case. Since the pre-order the price has been steadily increasing on the secondary market - Hobby boxes are currently selling for $750 (+39%). This feels too high for this product give that a 2024 box can be purchased for less on Blowout - $689.  However there has been some changes from last year to this year.

2024 to 2025 Topps Tribute Changes - 

While the configuration of the boxes & packs remains unchanged a couple things to note: 

• Calling the Shot dual Autos will come out almost twice as much (1:421 in 2024; 1:234 in 2025).  The size of the checklist was increased from 7 to 18 cards.
• Milestone Relics Black Jumbo Autos are also more likely (1:9,547 in 2024; 1:4,887 in 2025). The size of the checklist was increased from 14 to 28 cards.
• Keeping with the theme the Prime Patch Auto Relics are also more likely (1:4,774 in 2024; 1:295). The checklist was increased from 28 to 55 cards and red (1:611) and logo (1:2,488) parallels were introduced.
• 2024 features Clayton Kershaw on Tribute Career Achievement Award Continuity Autos, in 2025, George Brett will receive this honor.
• Tribute to Cleats Autos are being introduced alongside the Tribute to Threads Autos that were featured in 2024 (and will be continued in 2025).
• Noticeably absent from the 2025 checklist are Tribute Tandem Book Cards.

Key Rookies - 

Here is the Base set of rookies (biggest rookies in Bold).

81 Kevin Alcántara, Chicago Cubs RC (SIGNS)
82 Luisangel Acuña, New York Mets RC (SIGNS)
83 Trey Sweeney, Detroit Tigers RC 
84 Drew Thorpe, Chicago White Sox RC (SIGNS)
85 Connor Norby, Miami Marlins RC (SIGNS)
86 Jacob Wilson, Athletics RC (SIGNS)
87 Spencer Schwellenbach, Atlanta Braves RC (SIGNS)
88 Orelvis Martinez, Toronto Blue Jays RC (SIGNS)
89 Brooks Lee, Minnesota Twins RC (SIGNS)
90 Dylan Crews, Washington Nationals RC (SIGNS)
91 James Wood, Washington Nationals RC (SIGNS)
92 Coby Mayo, Baltimore Orioles RC (SIGNS)
93 Jace Jung, Detroit Tigers RC (SIGNS)
94 Caden Dana, Los Angeles Angels RC
95 Justyn-Henry Malloy, Detroit Tigers RC (SIGNS)
96 Adael Amador, Colorado Rockies RC (SIGNS)
97 Ben Rice, New York Yankees RC (SIGNS)
98 Kumar Rocker, Texas Rangers RC
99 Rhett Lowder, Cincinnati Reds RC
100 Jackson Jobe, Detroit Tigers (RC) (SIGNS)

Rookies that sign, but have NO Base include: 

• Roki Sasaki (Dodgers)
• Rece Hinds (Reds)
• Tyler Locklear (Mariners)
• Hurston Waldrep (Braves)
• David Festa (Twins)
• Cade Povich (Orioles) 
• Hayden Birdsong (Giants)

Other Notes on the Checklist -

• As usual the Braves have a very large checklist. Legends like Justice, McGriff, Lofton, Andruw and Chipper Jones, Glavine, Smoltz, and Murphy along with current stars like Acuna, Strider, Olson, Riley, Harris and Albies. 
• Solid list of legends sign for the Red Sox including: Ortiz, Pedroia, Pedro Martinez, Wade Boggs, Garciaparra, and Carlton Fisk.
• Dodgers, as usual are LOADED - Betts, Ohtani, Sasaki, Yamamoto, and as if they needed some extra juice in the checklist, Albert Pujols.
• Ohtani's Milestones Relic Jumbo Black auto is with the Angels.
• Frank Thomas does sign, boosting an otherwise paltry White Sox checklist. 
• The Marlins checklist has been boosted by Ichiro autos as usual.
• Bryce Harper has a relic and Milestones Relic Jumbo Black Autos on the Nationals checklist.
• Barry Bonds and Buster Posey sign for the Giants.
• Yankees likely have the longest checklist in the product with autos that include Judge, Jeter, and Soto. 
• Unusually short checklist for the Pirates - Skenes is the only auto.
• While Ichiro signs for the Marlin he also signs for the Mariners, along with Ken Griffey, Jr. 
• The Rays only have Shane McClanahan autos & Randy Arozarena Relics