Topps Holiday Baseball reportedly lands October 21 from $29.99
2026 Topps Holiday Baseball is reportedly set for an estimated October 21, 2026 release in Mega Box, Tin and Advent Calendar formats, with a 200-card base set.
2026 Topps Holiday Baseball is reportedly due on an estimated October 21, 2026, with listed prices of $29.99 for the Mega Box, $44.99 for the Tin, and $59.99 for the Advent Calendar. The seasonal MLB release reuses the flagship design with a Christmas theme.
The release date is an estimate and the checklist is incomplete, so details may change. Neither the date nor the prices have been confirmed by a Topps announcement.
Dates and where it stands
Topps' online presales opened on September 21, 2026, and the release is estimated for October 21, 2026.
Three formats, three price points
Three formats are listed: Mega Box, Tin, and Advent Calendar. The listed prices are $29.99, $44.99, and $59.99 respectively.
The Mega Box is configured as 10 cards per pack and 10 packs per box, with 20 boxes per case. That makes 100 cards per box. Each box holds 1 Auto, Relic or Chrome Base Card, 1 Die-Cut Ornament Insert, and 3 Holiday Variation SPs.
The Tin holds 59 cards, and a case contains 3 tins. A 3-tin case therefore holds 177 cards. Each tin includes 6 exclusive Holiday Lights Parallels.
The Advent Calendar is configured as 5 cards per pack, 24 packs per box, and 8 boxes per case. That works out to 120 cards per box. Each box contains 2 exclusive Chrome Plaid Parallels.
What is in the set
The base set has 200 cards featuring top veterans and rookies. The border has a holiday theme with garland, striped ribbon, and ornaments. Base cards use an H prefix for numbering.
There are 100 Holiday Image Variations, split between SP and SSP editions of the fronts and backs. Chrome versions with Refractor parallels of the entire lineup are included. Hidden Elf cards add a small elf drawing for 20 players and use different numbering from the base set.
Inserts include Die-Cut Ornament and Oversized Die-Cut Ornament cards. The Making the Nice List die-cut set returns and focuses on each player's best statistical season. Hits include Chrome Autographs, Holiday Relics, and Holiday Faux Relics.
Parallels by format
Base parallels are Santa Bag, Snow Days, 25th /25, and Menorah /8.
Each format has its own exclusive parallels:
- Advent Calendar: Holiday Plaid and Stickers.
- Collector Tin: Holiday Lights, Blue Metallic Holiday Lights, Purple Holiday Lights /99, Green Holiday Lights /5, and Red Metallic Holiday Lights /10.
- Mega Box: Glitter Holiday, Blue Glitter Holiday, Light Blue & White Glitter Holiday, Metallic Holly, Purple Glitter Holiday /99, Metallic Gingerbread Man /50, Metallic Candy Cane /25, Metallic Stocking /10, Red Metallic Holiday /10, Green Glitter Holiday /5, Golden Glitter Holiday 1/1, and Golden Metallic Holiday 1/1.
Names on the early checklist
The early base cards include H1 Bobby Witt Jr. (Kansas City Royals), H2 Freddie Freeman (Los Angeles Dodgers), H7 Paul Skenes (Pittsburgh Pirates), H50 Aaron Judge (New York Yankees), H84 Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels), and H100 Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers).
Rookie cards in the listed checklist are H82 Munetaka Murakami (Chicago White Sox), H88 Kazuma Okamoto (Toronto Blue Jays), H60 Travis Bazzana (Cleveland Guardians), H65 Chase Burns (Cincinnati Reds), and H18 JJ Wetherholt (St. Louis Cardinals).
Other base cards listed are H107 Tarik Skubal (Detroit Tigers), H76 Elly De La Cruz (Cincinnati Reds), H43 Gunnar Henderson (Baltimore Orioles), H126 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Toronto Blue Jays), and H54 Mookie Betts (Los Angeles Dodgers).
Why it matters
Holiday Baseball lands on the same estimated date as another Topps release on TCGKing's calendar, Topps Vault Disney, reportedly $1,199.99 a box, which is also tagged for October 21. The two products sit at opposite ends of the price scale.
What is still unknown
The full checklist has not been published, and the listing is marked incomplete. The full checklist will be added once Topps issues it. The initial checklist did not include the signatures, so the signatures are not known.
What it means for players and collectors
- Date to note: the estimated release is October 21, 2026, Confirm it with your retailer before planning around it.
- Pick by format: parallels are split by format. Mega Boxes carry the Glitter and Metallic sets with the 1/1 Golden versions, Tins carry Holiday Lights, and Advent Calendars carry Plaid and Stickers.
- Hits are not final: the signature list is not out yet, so the autograph checklist is not final.
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