For autograph collectors, scoring a signature of an active player has becoming increasingly difficult with limited access at Major League Baseball stadiums due to seating restrictions, shortened batting practice, and protective netting. Long gone are the days of buying a cheap bleacher seat, arriving to the park early, and going anywhere in the field level seating with the prospect of being able to walk away with a variety of autographs from the superstars to the players on the end of the bench.
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| 2017 Topps Archives Signature Series / Topps |
Topps has attempted to stymie this frustration for hobby enthusiasts with the release of
2017 Topps Archives Signature Series. Each single card box carries an encapsulated autograph of one active major league player at the price of what it would cost to attend a game. With a checklist that includes Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper, Ichiro, Kris Bryant, and Mike Trout, many fans would be elated to walk away with their signatures after a purchase of this product.
The box provided for this review yielded an autograph of former Cleveland Indians first round pick, Tyler Naquin, which is numbered to a limited edition of 99 cards.
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| 2017 Topps Archives Signature Series Tyler Naquin / Topps |
Certainly not every player included in this set is of the caliber of the aforementioned group; however, the guarantee that one will walk away a guaranteed signature of an active MLB player is an attractive feature for this product. While some might wait until the masses put their hits on the secondary market, most fans would enjoy receiving a box of
2017 Topps Archives Signature Series gift wrapped for the holiday season.
2017 Topps Archives Signature Series Autograph List
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| Aaron Judge | Dan Vogelbach | Joe Panik | Nomar Mazara |
| Adam Jones | David Price | Jose Altuve | Odubel Herrera |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Dellin Betances | Julio Urias | Orlando Arcia |
| Albert Pujols | Derek Norris | Justin Turner | Robinson Cano |
| Alex Bregman | Dexter Fowler | Kelvin Herrera | Ryan Braun |
| Alex Reyes | Didi Gregorius | Kenta Maeda | Ryon Healy |
| Andrew Benintendi | Dustin Pedroia | Kevin Kiermaier | Sonny Gray |
| Ben Zobrist | Francisco Lindor | Kris Bryant | Starling Marte |
| Brandon Phillips | Freddie Freeman | Kyle Schwarber | Stephen Piscotty |
| Bryce Harper | George Springer | Lucas Giolito | Steven Matz |
| Buster Posey | Henry Owens | Luis Severino | Steven Wright |
| Carlos Correa | Ian Happ | Manny Machado | Trea Turner |
| Charlie Blackmon | Ichiro Suzuki | Manny Margot | Trevor Story |
| Chris Sale | J.D. Martinez | Mashiro Tanaka | Tyler Austin |
| Corey Kluber | Jacob deGrom | Matt Carpenter | Tyler Naquin |
| Corey Seager | Jameson Tallion | Max Kepler | Wade Davis |
| Danny Duffy | Jason Heyward | Michael Fulmer | Willson Contreras |
| Danny Valencia | Javier Baez | Miguel Sano | Yoan Moncada |
| Dansby Swanson | Jeurys Familia | Mike Trout | |
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