2023 Topps X Bob Ross: The Joy of Baseball
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Description
2023 Topps X Bob Ross: The Joy of Baseball is a 99-card set produced in association with the estate of the public television personality. It was released exclusively to topps.com October 5th.
Distribution
Happy Little Box: Twelve cards per box (MSRP: $24.99)
Collector's Box: Twelve cards per pack, eight packs plus one pen per box (MSRP: $199.99)
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Happy Little Box Odds | Collector's Box Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 99 | - | ? | ? |
| Gimmicks | 10 | - | 1:15.4 | 1:15.4 |
| Happy Mistakes Gimmicks | 10 | - | 1:30.8 | 1:30.8 |
| Easel | 99 | - | one-per-pack | N/A |
| Paint Splatter | 99 | 99 | ? | ? |
| Sap Green | 99 | 75 | ? | ? |
| Prussian Blue | 99 | 50 | ? | ? |
| Titanium White | 99 | 35 | ? | ? |
| Indian Yellow | 99 | 25 | ? | ? |
| Alizarin Crimson | 99 | 10 | ? | ? |
| Bright Red | 99 | 5 | ? | ? |
| Midnight Black | 99 | one-of-one | ? | ? |
| Budding Talents | 15 | - | ? | ? |
| Budding Talents Prussian Blue | 15 | 50 | ? | ? |
| Budding Talents Titanium White | 15 | 35 | ? | ? |
| Budding Talents Indian Yellow | 15 | 25 | ? | ? |
| Budding Talents Alizarin Crimson | 15 | 10 | ? | ? |
| Budding Talents Bright Red | 15 | 5 | ? | ? |
| Budding Talents Midnight Black | 15 | one-of-one | ? | ? |
| Peaks of Power | 10 | - | ? | ? |
| Peaks of Power Prussian Blue | 10 | 50 | ? | ? |
| Peaks of Power Titanium White | 10 | 35 | ? | ? |
| Peaks of Power Indian Yellow | 10 | 25 | ? | ? |
| Peaks of Power Alizarin Crimson | 10 | 10 | ? | ? |
| Peaks of Power Bright Red | 10 | 5 | ? | ? |
| Peaks of Power Midnight Black | 10 | one-of-one | ? | ? |
| Painting the Corners | 10 | - | ? | ? |
| Painting the Corners Prussian Blue | 10 | 50 | ? | ? |
| Painting the Corners Titanium White | 10 | 35 | ? | ? |
| Painting the Corners Indian Yellow | 10 | 25 | ? | ? |
| Painting the Corners Alizarin Crimson | 10 | 10 | ? | ? |
| Painting the Corners Bright Red | 10 | 5 | ? | ? |
| Painting the Corners Midnight Black | 10 | one-of-one | ? | ? |
| Bob Ross Short-Print | 1 | - | 1:380 | 1:380 |
| Autographs | 56 | - | 1:4 | 1:6 |
Checklist
Base Set
NOTE: There are two cards sequentially-numbered #77 and cards #78 and #79 do not exist.
- 1 Shohei Ohtani
- 2 David Ortiz
- 3 Spencer Steer RC
- 4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 5 Sammy Sosa
- 6 Triston McKenzie
- 7 Luis Arraez
- 8 Tony Gwynn
- 9 Nolan Arenado
- 10 Jordan Walker RC
- 11 Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- 12 Ted Williams
- 13 Derek Jeter
- 14 Trea Turner
- 15 Bo Jackson
- 16 Javier Assad RC
- 17 Nolan Gorman RC
- 18 José Ramírez
- 19 Manny Machado
- 20 Chipper Jones
- 21 Joey Wiemer RC
- 22 JJ Bleday RC
- 23 Joey Bart
- 24 Mookie Betts
- 25 Frank Thomas
- 26 George Kirby
- 27 Albert Pujols
- 28 Gabriel Moreno RC
- 29 Cal Raleigh
- 30 Riley Greene RC
- 31 Fernando Tatis, Jr.
- 32 Luis Castillo
- 33 Bubba Thompson RC
- 34 Roberto Clemente
- 35 Spencer Strider
- 36 Jazz Chisholm, Jr.
- 37 Michael Harris II RC
- 38 Eury Pérez
- 39 Mark McGwire
- 40 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 41 Royce Lewis
- 42 Ichiro
- 43 Julio Rodríguez
- 44 Christopher Morel RC
- 45 Jackie Robinson
- 46 Juan Soto
- 47 Taj Bradley RC
- 48 Rickey Henderson
- 49 Miguel Cabrera
- 50 Pete Alonso
- 51 Andrés Giménez
- 52 Ozzie Albies
- 53 Ke'Bryan Hayes
- 54 Paul Goldschmidt
- 55 Jason Varitek
- 56 Hunter Pence
- 57 Jose Altuve
- 58 Bryce Harper
- 59 Rafael Devers
- 60 Brice Turang RC
- 61 Francisco Lindor
- 62 Masataka Yoshida RC
- 63 Jack Flaherty
- 64 Willie Mays
- 65 Nick Pratto RC
- 66 Anthony Volpe RC
- 67 Corbin Carroll RC
- 68 Kerry Carpenter RC
- 69 Randy Arozarena
- 70 Freddie Freeman
- 71 Bo Bichette
- 72 George Springer
- 73 Gerrit Cole
- 74 Ryan Mountcastle
- 75 Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
- 76 Vaughn Grissom
- 77 Zac Gallen
- 77 Hunter Brown RC
- 80 Mike Trout
- 81 Brett Baty RC
- 82 Carlos Rodón
- 83 Mark Vientos RC
- 84 Xander Bogaerts
- 85 Alexis Díaz
- 86 Aaron Judge
- 87 Johnny Bench
- 88 Esteury Ruiz RC
- 89 Yordan Alvarez
- 90 Adley Rutschman RC
- 91 Mike Yastrzemski
- 92 Oswald Peraza RC
- 93 Grayson Rodriguez RC
- 94 Gunnar Henderson RC
- 95 Patrick Bailey RC
- 96 Josh Jung RC
- 97 Alek Manoah
- 98 Joey Meneses RC
- 99 Sandy Alcantara
- 100 Triston Casas RC
Gimmicks
- 36 Jazz Chisholm, Jr.
- 43 Julio Rodríguez
- 62 Masataka Yoshida
- 66 Anthony Volpe
- 67 Corbin Carroll
- 75 Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
- 80 Mike Trout
- 86 Aaron Judge
- 88 Esteury Ruiz
- 90 Adley Rutschman
Happy Mistakes Gimmicks
Each Happy Mistakes Gimmick features a player with a Bob Ross-styled White Man's Afro.
- 1 Shohei Ohtani
- 10 Jordan Walker
- 11 Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- 37 Michael Harris II
- 43 Julio Rodríguez
- 44 Christopher Morel
- 49 Miguel Cabrera
- 54 Paul Goldschmidt
- 94 Gunnar Henderson
Parallels
All 99 base cards are also available in the following parallels.
- Easel (one-per Happy Little Box)
- Paint Splatter (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Sap Green (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
- Prussian Blue (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Titanium White (serial-numbered to 35 copies)
- Indian Yellow (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Alizarin Crimson (serial-numbered to ten)
- Bright Red (serial-numbered to five)
- Midnight Black (one-of-one)
Inserts
All inserted except the Bob Ross Short-Print are available in the following parallels.
- Prussian Blue (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Titanium White (serial-numbered to 35 copies)
- Indian Yellow (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Alizarin Crimson (serial-numbered to ten)
- Bright Red (serial-numbered to five)
- Midnight Black (one-of-one)
Budding Talents
- BT-1 Adley Rutschman
- BT-2 Gunnar Henderson
- BT-3 Grayson Rodriguez
- BT-4 Esteury Ruiz
- BT-5 Miguel Vargas
- BT-6 Corbin Carroll
- BT-7 Masataka Yoshida
- BT-8 Kodai Senga
- BT-9 Anthony Volpe
- BT-10 Jordan Walker
- BT-11 James Outman
- BT-12 Riley Greene
- BT-13 Nolan Gorman
- BT-14 Michael Harris II
- BT-15 Francisco Alvarez
Peaks of Power
- PK-1 Mark McGwire
- PK-2 Sammy Sosa
- PK-3 Frank Thomas
- PK-4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- PK-5 David Ortiz
- PK-6 Aaron Judge
- PK-7 Bryce Harper
- PK-8 Babe Ruth
- PK-9 Hank Aaron
- PK-10 Ted Williams
Painting the Corners
- PC-1 Nolan Ryan
- PC-2 Pedro Martinez
- PC-3 Roger Clemens
- PC-4 Greg Maddux
- PC-5 Randy Johnson
- PC-6 Justin Verlander
- PC-7 John Smoltz
- PC-8 Clayton Kershaw
- PC-9 Shohei Ohtani
- PC-10 Bob Gibson
Bob Ross Short-Print
This card is done in the style of the 2023 Topps base set.
- Bob Ross
Autographs
- 2-A David Ortiz
- 3-A Spencer Steer
- 5-A Sammy Sosa
- 6-A Triston McKenzie
- 14-A Trea Turner
- 15-A Bo Jackson
- 16-A Javier Assad
- 17-A Nolan Gorman
- 21-A Joey Wiemer
- 22-A JJ Bleday
- 23-A Joey Bart
- 25-A Frank Thomas
- 26-A George Kirby
- 27-A Albert Pujols
- 28-A Gabriel Moreno
- 29-A Cal Raleigh
- 30-A Riley Greene
- 32-A Luis Castillo
- 33-A Bubba Thompson
- 35-A Spencer Strider
- 39-A Mark McGwire
- 41-A Royce Lewis
- 44-A Christopher Morel
- 46-A Juan Soto
- 47-A Taj Bradley
- 49-A Miguel Cabrera
- 51-A Andrés Giménez
- 52-A Ozzie Albies
- 53-A Ke’Bryan Hayes
- 55-A Jason Varitek
- 56-A Hunter Pence
- 59-A Rafael Devers
- 60-A Brice Turang
- 62-A Masataka Yoshida
- 63-A Jack Flaherty
- 65-A Nick Pratto
- 67-A Corbin Carroll
- 68-A Kerry Carpenter
- 74-A Ryan Mountcastle
- 75-A Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
- 76-A Vaughn Grissom
- 77-A Hunter Brown
- 77-A Zac Gallen
- 81-A Brett Baty
- 82-A Carlos Rodon
- 83-A Mark Vientos
- 85-A Alexis Diaz
- 88-A Esteury Ruiz
- 91-A Mike Yastrzemski
- 92-A Oswald Peraza
- 93-A Grayson Rodriguez
- 94-A Gunnar Henderson
- 96-A Josh Jung
- 97-A Alek Manoah
- 98-A Joey Meneses
- 100-A Triston Casas
