2021 Topps Five Star Baseball Checklist

2021 Topps Five Star Baseball is a high-end, autograph-only release with 500 signed cards. Every subset is an autograph, cut signature or autographed relic. The set takes its theme from the number five through Five Stars Autographs, five-player cards and the Pentamerous Penmanship subset. It was released October 20, 2021.

What's in the checklist

• Base Autographs: 153 cards with Purple /50, Blue /25, Green /15, Gold /10, Orange /5 and Red 1/1
• Signature inserts: Silver Signatures, Golden Graphs, Five Star, Five Tool Phenom (with a Five Star 1/1), Pentamerous Penmanship, and Dual and Triple Autographs
• Five Stars Autographs: 10 five-signature cards grouped by team or era
• Autographed relics and cuts: Autographed Jumbo Prime Cards with Button, Team Patch, Laundry Tag and MLB Silhouetted Batter Logo Patch 1/1s, plus 100 Cut Signatures and 8 Celebrity Cuts

Key players

Base Autographs include Alex Bregman, Byron Buxton, Andre Dawson, Brooks Robinson and Alex Rodriguez. Silver Signatures features Frank Thomas, Barry Larkin, Edgar Martinez and Christian Yelich. The Five Stars Autographs cards group Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Ronald Acuña Jr. on one card, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Aaron Judge on another, and Nolan Ryan, Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens on a third.

Grading considerations

Five Stars Autographs and Red 1/1 Base Autographs are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. Five Star cards are thick, and jumbo patch cards need larger holders, so check thickness before submitting. See our pricing.