2021 Panini Elite Extra Edition Baseball Checklist

2021 Elite Extra Edition is Panini's draft-pick baseball release, with a 168-card base set built around the 2021 MLB Draft class. Its large autograph checklist repeats roughly 150 signers across Status, Aspirations, Prime Numbers, New Decade, Black and Red versions. Optic sets and the 30-card DPL subset add more signed and die-cut variations.

What's in the checklist

• Base: 168 cards with Status Green /499, Aspirations Blue /249, Decade Die Cut /203, Turn of the Century /121, Prime Numbers A, B and C, Aspirations Die Cut Gold /24 and Black Die Cut /1
• Autographs: Signatures plus Aspirations, Status, Black and New Decade Die Cut Signatures, Prime Numbers Signatures A–C, Blue, Red and Black Signatures, and DPL versions of each
• Optic: Elite Extra Edition Optic and College Tickets Optic, with Holo, Gold /10 and Gold Vinyl /1 and signed versions
• Memorabilia: First Round Materials, All-Time First Round Materials, Future Threads (with signatures), DPL Materials and Prospect Materials Signatures

Key rookies and prospects

The base set opens with Henry Davis, the No. 1 pick in 2021, followed by Jackson Jobe, Marcelo Mayer, Colton Cowser, Jordan Lawlar, Brady House, Harry Ford and Andrew Painter. First Round Materials adds Kumar Rocker and Frank Mozzicato. All-Time First Round Materials features Ken Griffey Jr., Frank Thomas, Alex Rodriguez and Roger Clemens.

Grading considerations

Low-numbered base autographs of top 2021 picks and Gold Vinyl Optic 1/1s are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. The many die-cut versions have fragile edges and points. See our pricing.