This design reminds me of some of the Topps designs from the early to mid-2000s mixed in with a little bit of Donruss from the same time period. Is it an homage to that time period or a coincidence? Does it really matter? Not really.
The 2025 design is pretty sharp. Geometry in baseball seems to be the general theme on the card. Baseball diamonds, warning tracks nice photos, blueprint-like outlines of words and team emblems. Sorry Panini, the team emblems really do make the card. I wish that you had both licenses.
The white borders lend itself easily to many parallels, which there are many. My word. There are so many. For those who love to chase rainbows, you are in luck. There are sixty(?!) parallels of each card.
Ready?
They are as follows:
Rainbow Foil
Diamante Foil
Holo Foil
Topps Pattern Foil
Silver Crackle Foil
Pink Holo Foil
Sandglitter
Confetti
Pink Diamante Foil
Aqua Holo Foil
Aqua Rainbow Foil
Tinsel
Gold (/2025)
Purple Rainbow (/250)
Purple Holo Foil (/250)
Blue Rainbow (/150)
Blue Holo Foil (/150)
Green Rainbow (/99)
Green Holo Foil (/99)
Vintage Stock (/99)
Independence Day (/76)
Gold Rainbow (/50)
Gold Holo Foil (/50)
Gold Diamante Foil (/50)
Canvas (/50)
Orange Rainbow (/25)
Orange Holo Foil (/25)
Orange Diamante (/25)
Wood (/25)
Memorial Day Camouflage (/25)
Black Rainbow (/10)
Black Holo Foil (/10)
Black Diamante (/5)
Clear (/10)
Red Rainbow (/5)
Red Holo Foil (/5)
Red Diamante (/5)
FoilFractor (/1)
Platinum Holo Foil (/1)
First Card (/1)
Printing Plate Black (/1)
Printing Plate Cyan (/1)
Printing Plate Magenta (/1)
Printing Plate Yellow (/1)
Spring Training
Spring Training Green Foil (/99)
Spring Training Gold Foil (/50)
Spring Training Orange Foil (/25)
Spring Training Red Foil (5)
Spring Training Black Foil (/1)
Holiday
Holiday Flowers (/50)
Holiday Eggs
Holiday Rabbit
Holiday Umbrella (/10)
Holiday Watering Can (/5)
Holiday Birds (/1)
Golden Mirror Image Variation
True Photo Variation
Team Color Border Variation
There is also a Tokyo Series Murakami Variation. Luis Robert Jr., Brooks Baldwin and Drew Thorpe have cards in this limited parallel, numbered to ten.
The White Sox have no player number variations and no big head variations.
The White Sox have nine cards in series one.
95 - Gavin Sheets
121 - Andrew Vaughn
189 - Robert Luis Jr.
190 - Michael Vargas
249 - Brooks Baldwin
257 - Korey Lee
280 - Ky Bush
320 - Drew Thorpe
344 - Andrew Benintendi
Yet another very good design for Topps flagship. They can usually be counted on for a solid look. There are very few years that would be considered a classic design anymore, but a consistent output of very good to great can usually be expected. 2025 is no different.
I usually enjoy chasing the parallels, but sixty (and in three cases, sixty-one) is a little like Lone Star demanding ludicrous speed It's a great way to get there. You might see some pretty colors along the way, maybe even plaid some years. In the end, it's a bit ludicrous.
