The 2020 Donruss Baseball variations take a familiar path. Like recent years, variations fall under multiple themes, offering up some additional variety to a component of the set’s checklist.

Most of the cards land under one of two types: Photo Variations and Nickname Variations. Both are relatively straightforward.

Photo Variations get their name simply for switching up the image on the front of the card. The base card may have the player batting, the variation fielding. It may be a little more subtle than that. No matter what, the difference is in the photo.

Nickname Variations are even more obvious. These have an alternate name in place on the front of the card. Pete Alonso becomes ‘Polar Bear.’ Cody Bellinger is ‘Cody Love.’ Rickey Henderson becomes, of course, ‘Man of Steal.’

For a handful of cards, the city name is switched out on the back for the area’s nickname (ie Boston becomes Beantown). Some of these have slight differences on the front, but it’s usually a little bit of cropping that can be tough to notice like a slight shift to the side.

2020 Donruss Baseball aren’t all together rare. This is in line with past years.

Parallels

Like the base set, variations also have a fair number of parallels. This includes cards with the debuting emoji-themed borders.

• Career Stat Line – /# varies
• Milestone Stat Line – /# varies
• Season Stat Line – /# varies
• Baby Shark
• Blue Holo
• Independence Day
• Orange Holo
• Pink Holo
• Purple Holo
• Red Holo
• Yellow
• One Hundred – /100
• On Fire – /75
• Presidential Collection – /50
• Look at This – /25
• Artist Proof – /10
• Press Proof – /5
• Number 1 – 1/1
• Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)

How to Tell a 2020 Donruss Baseball Variation from a Base Card

The Nickname Variations are easy to spot at a glance. Photo Variations? Not so much unless you’ve got them all memorized.

Backs do hold a simple code of sorts that offer some additional certainty, at least for the main player cards. Take a look at the logo. If it’s the black Donruss logo, it’s a base card. If it’s the red icon with the baseball, it’s a variation.

It’s similar but a little different for the Retro 1986 variations at the end of the checklist. The key here is the baseball icon the card number sits in. For regular cards, it’s just an outline. Variations have a black baseball.

2020 Donruss Baseball Variations Checklist

Here’s a list of players with variations in 2020 Donruss Baseball. If you’re looking for a specific card, click on the link to see what’s currently available on eBay.

71 Jacob deGrom
77 Mookie Betts
78 Ketel Marte
83 Fernando Tatis Jr.
84 Cody Bellinger
90 Javier Baez
91 Gleyber Torres
94 Shohei Ohtani
102 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
108 Trea Turner
110 Christian Yelich
111 Aaron Judge
112 Alex Bregman
118 Clayton Kershaw
121 Eloy Jimenez
123 Max Scherzer
127 Paul Goldschmidt
129 Mike Trout
132 Anthony Rizzo
146 Josh Bell
148 Francisco Lindor
159 Jose Altuve
162 Juan Soto
164 Rafael Devers
170 Ronald Acuna Jr.
180 Kris Bryant
193 Bryce Harper
204 Pete Alonso

Retro 1986

217 Kirby Puckett
218 Tony Gwynn
219 Rickey Henderson
224 Cal Ripken
242 Bobby Bradley
243 Logan Allen
247 Zack Collins
250 Travis Demeritte
258 Adbert Alzolay
259 Yu Chang

2020 Donruss Baseball Variations Gallery

71 Jacob deGrom, New York Mets

77 Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox

78 Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks

83 Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres

84 Cody Bellinger, Los Angeles Dodgers

90 Javier Baez, Chicago Cubs

91 Gleyber Torres, New York Yankees

94 Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels

102 Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays

108 Trea Turner, Washington Nationals

110 Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers

111 Aaron Judge, New York Yankees

112 Alex Bregman, Houston Astros

118 Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers

121 Eloy Jimenez, Chicago White Sox

123 Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals

127 Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals

129 Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels

132 Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs

146 Josh Bell, Pittsburgh Pirates

148 Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians

159 Jose Altuve, Houston Astros

162 Juan Soto, Washington Nationals

164 Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox

170 Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves

180 Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs

193 Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies

204 Pete Alonso, New York Mets

217 Kirby Puckett, Minnesota Twins

218 Tony Gwynn, San Diego Padres

219 Rickey Henderson, New York Yankees

224 Cal Ripken, Baltimore Orioles

242 Bobby Bradley, Cleveland Indians

243 Logan Allen, Cleveland Indians

247 Zack Collins, Chicago White Sox

250 Travis Demeritte, Detroit Tigers

258 Adbert Alzolay, Chicago Cubs

259 Yu Chang, Cleveland Indians