2017 Topps Series 1 Baseball Rookie Checklist & Image Gallery – Every time baseball fans open a pack of cards, they search for the rookie cards. Historically, these have been the most popular cards during a player’s career – and none are more exciting than their Topps rookie card.
Topps has been creating an annual release of baseball cards since 1952 (with 1951 meant for playing a game) and have made rookie cards for so many amazing players including Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Eddie Mathews, Nolan Ryan, Roberto Clemente, Sandy Koufax, Ken Griffey Jr., Reggie Jackson, Dave Winfield, Derek Jeter, Mike Trout, Kris Bryant and so many more.
This year’s cards installment of Topps Baseball Series 1 has an impressive group of youngsters who get their rookie cards starting with 2017 Topps Baseball Series 1, which comes out on February 1st, 2017. The group of 30 players getting rookie cards in the first release of 2017 feature recent first-round draft picks, international stars and future stand outs.
Some of the bigger rookie cards in the set include Dansby Swanson (2015 No. 1 Draft Pick), Yoan Moncada (Cuban star), Alex Bregman (2015 No. 2 Draft Pick), Aaron Judge (2013 first-round pick), Andrew Benintendi (2015 first-round pick), and David Dahl (2012 first-round pick).
Of course, that doesn’t mean you can sleep on the other rookies. You just never know when a youngster is going to break out and become a huge star.
Players who were traded in the off-season, like Yoan Moncada are featured on a card with their original team. Rookie cards with their new teams will be in 2017 Topps Update Series Baseball, which comes out in October.
2017 Topps Series 1 Baseball Rookie Checklist & Image Gallery
Orlando Arcia – Milwaukee Brewers
Josh Bell – Pittsburgh Pirates
Andrew Benintendi – Boston Red Sox
Alex Bregman – Houston Astros
Matt Carasiti – Colorado Rockies
David Dahl – Colorado Rockies
Jose De Leon – Los Angeles Dodgers
Carson Fulmer – Chicago White Sox
Tyler Glasnow – Pittsburgh Pirates
Brian Goodwin – Washington Nationals
Robert Gsellman – New York Mets
Yulieski Gurriel – Houston Astros
Ryon Healy – Oakland Athletics
Teoscar Hernandez – Houston Astros
Jeff Hoffman – Colorado Rockies
JaCoby Jones – Detroit Tigers
Aaron Judge – New York Yankees
Reynaldo Lopez – Washington Nationals
Seth Lugo – New York Mets
Yoan Moncada – Boston Red Sox
Joe Musgrove – Houston Astros
Chad Pinder – Oakland Athletics
Alex Reyes – St. Louis Cardinals
Braden Shipley – Arizona Diamondbacks
Matt Strahm – Kansas City Royals
Dansby Swanson – Atlanta Braves
Jake Thompson – Philadelphia Phillies
Luke Weaver – St. Louis Cardinals
Gabriel Ynoa – New York Mets
2017 Topps Series 1 Baseball Rookie Checklist & Image Gallery
- 2024 Press Pass Premium Football Cards - April 23, 2024
- 2024 Upper Deck Fleer Retro Looney Tunes Trading Cards - April 23, 2024
- 2023 Panini Chronicles WWE Trading Cards - April 23, 2024