Yordan Alvarez, Bo Bichette, Gavin Lux, Aristides Aquino, Kyle Lewis — the 2020 Topps Baseball Rookie Card lineup is a strong one. And that’s just a taste of Series 1. There’s still Series 2 and Update Series to come, both of which should have lots more RCs from players debuting during the 2020 season.
2020 Topps Series 1 has a total of 51 Rookie Cards, which works out to about 15 percent of the base checklist. And while it’s hard to tell how it will pan out in the long run, based on 2019 performances and projections into the future, it’s looking good.
These won’t be the rarest Rookie Cards these players have this season. In reality, it could prove to be the opposite. Rarity is not really much of a consideration when it comes to flagship Topps Baseball RCs. What’s just as important, if not more so, is tradition. Ask anyone about baseball cards and they’re going to know about the Topps set. It’s the icon, even if it’s also the most straightforward and plentiful.
Not all of the 2020 Topps Baseball Rookies feature future stars. In fact, there are a couple of players who are already 30, meaning time is probably not on their side.
Whether you’re doing some scouting, curious to see how your team is represented or just want to see all of the 2020 Topps Baseball Rookie Cards in one place, here you go. Along with a full gallery, we’ve included some other helpful information and links in case you want to find out more about who they are, their stats or to track down additional cards.
2020 Topps Baseball Rookie Card Guide
Tyler Alexander, Detroit Tigers #285
Position: P
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
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Logan Allen, Cleveland Indians #228
Position: P
Drafted: 2015, 8th round
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Bo Bichette, Toronto Blue Jays #78
Position: SS
Drafted: 2016, 2nd round
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Bobby Bradley, Cleveland Indians #40
Position: 1B
Drafted: 2014, 3rd round
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Seth Brown, Oakland Athletics #123
Position: OF
Drafted: 2015, 19th round
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Dylan Cease, Chicago White Sox #326
Position: P
Drafted: 2014, 6th round
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Aaron Civale, Cleveland Indians #223
Position: P
Drafted: 2016, 3rd round
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Zack Collins, Chicago White Sox #208
Position: C
Drafted: 2016, 1st round (10th overall)
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Jaylin Davis, San Francisco Giants #259
Position: OF
Drafted: 2015, 24th round
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Travis Demeritte, Detroit Tigers #57
Position: OF
Drafted: 2013, 1st round (30th overall)
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Mauricio Dubon, San Francisco Giants #178
Position: SS
Drafted: 2013, 26th round
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Zac Gallen, Arizona Diamondbacks #207
Position: P
Drafted: 2016, 3rd round
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Tony Gonsolin, Los Angeles Dodgers #280
Position: P
Drafted: 2016, 9th round
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Trent Grisham, Milwaukee Brewers #9
Position: OF
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (15th overall)
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Sam Hilliard, Colorado Rockies #12
Position: OF
Drafted: 2015, 15th round
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Danny Hultzen, Chicago Cubs #103
Position: P
Drafted: 2011, 1st round (2nd overall)
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Anthony Kay, Toronto Blue Jays #167
Position: P
Drafted: 2016, 1st round (31st overall)
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Kyle Lewis, Seattle Mariners #64
Position: OF
Drafted: 2016, 1st round (11th overall)
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Gavin Lux, Los Angeles Dodgers #292
Position: 2B/SS
Drafted: 2016, 1st round (20th overall)
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Jesus Luzardo, Oakland Athletics #110
Position: P
Drafted: 2016, 3rd round
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Dustin May, Los Angeles Dodgers #235
Position: P
Drafted: 2016, 3rd round
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Brendan McKay, Tampa Bay Rays #69
Position: P
Drafted: 2017, 1st round (4th overall)
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Sean Murphy, Oakland Athletics #317
Position: C
Drafted: 2016, 3rd round
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Austin Nola, Seattle Mariners #38
Position: 1B
Drafted: 2012, 5th round
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A.J. Puk, Oakland Athletics #251
Position: P
Drafted: 2016, 1st round (6th overall)
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Jake Rogers, Detroit Tigers #147
Position: C
Drafted: 2016, 3rd round
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Josh Rojas, Arizona Diamondbacks #108
Position: 3B
Drafted: 2017, 26th round
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Patrick Sandoval, Los Angeles Angels #205
Position: P
Drafted: 2015, 11th round
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Nick Solak, Texas Rangers #166
Position: 2B/SS
Drafted: 2016, 2nd round
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Bubba Starling, Kansas City Royals #74
Position: OF
Drafted: 2011, 1st round (5th overall)
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Matt Thaiss, Los Angeles Angels #115
Position: 3B
Drafted: 2016, 1st round (16th overall)
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Abraham Toro, Houston Astros #264
Position: 3B
Drafted: 2016, 5th round
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Jacob Waguespack, Toronto Blue Jays #169
Position: P
Drafted: 2012, 37th round
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Jordan Yamamoto, Miami Marlins #249
Position: P
Drafted: 2014, 12th round
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Alex Young, Arizona Diamondbacks #242
Position: P
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
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This was helpful. Thank you for putting this together.
Didn’t realize there were only 51; it feels more like 100 because of all the pitchers. In that case, 51 isn’t too bad. now I kind of do wish they would short print the rookies like young guns. Even if it was 1:2.
Very informative thanks
Crap, I have 50, thought I had complete set.