2012 Topps Tribute Baseball - The Debut of Ken Griffey Jr.
Posted on 1/5/2012
2012 Topps Tribute Baseball, scheduled to be released the week of February 6th, marks the arrival of the first Topps Certified Autographs by future Hall of Famer, Ken Griffey Jr. Junior made his Topps Rookie Card appearance in 1989 as part of the company's year-end Traded Series Box Set. And 15 years prior, his father Ken Griffey, Sr., made his Topps debut in 1974. However, this will be the first time that the future Cooperstown resident will officially sign a Topps product.
Topps Tribute Baseball will include an autograph or relic in every pack with every six-pack hobby box including three on-card autographs. Every autograph and relic will be limited to 99 or less. Every pack will also include a parallel card. The base set will consist of 100 cards comprised of both active and retired players with seven parallels for each card.
Notable players scheduled to sign for the product include Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Sandy Koufax, Ken Griffey Jr., Stan Musial, Nolan Ryan, Frank Robinson and Others. Notable relic cards include Albert Pujols, Derek Jeter, Ryan Howard, Tim Lincecum, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Joe DiMaggio and more.
