Japanese imports have long been popular in Major League Baseball. No, I’m not talking about Toyota or Honda, but players from the NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball), Japan’s major leagues making the jump to North America and playing in major league baseball.
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The long history of players making the jump-started with Masanori Murakami, the first Japanese player to appear in Major League Baseball. He was followed by stars such as Hideo Nomo, Hideki Matsui, Ichiro, right up to Seiya Suzuki prior to the 2022 season.
While Japanese manufacturers have made NPB cards for years, the recent increase in awareness and popularity has brought Topps into the Japanese card market.
NPB Topps 2022 (Nippon Professional Baseball) set is an example of these offerings. Let’s explore the new set.
2022 Topps NPB has a planned release date of August 29, 2022.
Packs contain 14 cards. Boxes contain 24 packs.
2022 Topps NPB is a Japan-only release, although the cards typically find their way stateside rather quickly. In Japan, you can pre-order from Topps, although US collectors will need to purchase through a third-party.
Pre-sale on eBay place the cost at roughly $145-150 for a hobby box of 2022 Topps NPB.
Check out prices for hobby boxes of 2022 Topps NPB on eBay
The 2022 NPB base set consists of 216 cards.
The design will match the 2022 Topps Flagship design.
2022 Topps Nippon Professional Baseball offers an array of parallels for collectors to chase. These range from the fairly regular to some rather difficult picks.
Gold Rainbow Foil – 1:12 packs
Rainbow Foil – /150
Vintage Stock – /99
Blue Foil – /50
Orange Foil – /25
Red Foil – /5
RayFoil – 1/1
New in 2022 are 1/1 Printing Plates.
While not a lot of info is available at this time, we know that the 2022 Topps NPB set has three insert offerings, including a 1958 Topps throwback, Illustration, and Kings of the Craft.
In addition to the base inserts, you’ll also find insert parallels in the 2022 Topps NPB offering.
| 1958 Topps Parallels Gold Foil – /50 Orange Foil – /25 Red Foil – /5 RayFoil – 1/1 | Illustration Parallels Gold Foil – /50 Orange Foil – /25 Red Foil – /5 RayFoil – 1/1 | Kings of the Craft Parallels Gold Foil – /50 Orange Foil – /25 Red Foil – /5 RayFoil – 1/1 |
2022 Topps Nippon Professional Baseball offers a chance to get the hottest stars in Japan, including some who may eventually make their way to Major Leagues. It continues to open up the goodness of NPB baseball to a wider audience.
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Stay tuned for 2022 Topps NPB checklist info as it becomes available.
We’ll have more scans as they become available as well.
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