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Topps NPB Finest Cards Include Ohtani And Yamamoto Autographs
Topps will pre-launch its 2026 Topps NPB Finest Baseball Cards on Friday, October 30, 2026, at its official website and at convenience stores, with general sale at card shops nationwide from Friday, November 13.
Reporting from 1 source: Dengeki Hobby Web.
Why it matters
The set sells Ohtani and Yamamoto as NPB players rather than as major leaguers, which is where a Japanese card release can draw on images the US-licensed sets do not use.
Key Facts
- Topps will pre-launch the 2026 Topps NPB Finest Baseball Cards on Friday, October 30, 2026.
- General sale begins Friday, November 13, 2026 at card shops nationwide.
- The set includes autograph cards of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto using photos from their NPB days.
- The Ichiro Orix Bluewave Relic card encloses memorabilia from Ichiro Suzuki's Orix Bluewave days.
- The HOBBY version is 4 cards per pack and 15 packs per box.
The set includes autograph cards using photos of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto from their NPB days, plus an Ichiro Orix Bluewave relic card and an Ichiro Topps Dynasty autograph patch card.
The HOBBY version is 4 cards per pack and 15 packs per box. Beyond the Ohtani and Yamamoto autographs and the two Ichiro cards, the set carries relic cards with game-used memorabilia from players such as Hayato Sakamoto and autographs from players such as Rui Muneyama.
Insert cards split into named subsets: POWER ZONE gathers sluggers including Shugo Maki and Shota Morishita, ARRIVALS features younger players, and 1994 Finest Baseball and Finest Chants round out the run. Base cards come with color refractor parallels, and Topps notes that insertion is not uniform across every parallel or variation.
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