The 2022 Topps Update Series Baseball Card Short Print and Variations Guide

30 October

The 2022 Topps Update Series Baseball Card Short Print and Variations Guide

The 2022 Topps Update series baseball cards are finally here! If you ripped packs of the flagship release this weekend and you're not quite sure if you've landed a short print (SP) or super short print (SSP), we have a guide to identifying those coveted inserts.

HOW TO SPOT 2022 TOPPS UPDATE SERIES VARIATIONS

The rookie card collectors are chasing - here is the BASE version of the Julio Rodriguez 2022 Topps Update series card in the picture above. J-Rod looking smooth in this pose, rocking the shades as he looks up towards the rookie logo, bat in-hand. Maybe J-Rod just mashed a home run in the picture you see on this card and in the main image. We mentioned this is a BASE card, but how do we know this for certain? Let's review how you can spot the short prints in 2022 Topps Update.

Topps JUST released 2022 Update cards on Friday, and kept their tradition of including short prints and super short prints in the packs. We know you're eyeing down SP rookies like Julio Rodriguez, as well as hits of legendary players like Babe Ruth. How can you tell if you pulled a variation card, though? The easiest way is to check the back of the card.

Turn your card over so the stats are facing you. Look very bottom of the card in the center. Here you will find in bold CODE# and a series of numbers. The last THREE digits in this code will indicate whether you have a base card, short print, or super short print. Take a close look as these codes are in tiny print!

Base cards will end in #241
Short Prints will end in #259
Super Short Prints will end in #260
Ultra Short Prints will end in #261

Here is the back of the Julio Rodriguez card. In the first photo you can see where the code is at the bottom of the card. In the second photo you can see a close-up of the actual code, which ends in 241.

The odds of finding a variation are as follows:

Hobby Packs

SP - 1:42
SSP - 1:1,255

Jumbo Packs

SP - 1:13
SSP - 1:383

Blaster Box Packs:

SP - 1:42
SSP - 1:1,256

SSP odds are NOT known at this time, but we imagine the odds are long!

2022 TOPPS UPDATE BASEBALL CARD BREAKS

We have 2022 Topps Update series card breaks on the site for you now! A Jumbo box contains 10 packs, 1 autograph, and 2 relic cards. You can see Max Scherzer and Pete Alonso gracing the cover of this Jumbo box. Whether you want to chase the Mets or the World Series teams in the Phillies and Astros, the hot rookies, or your favorite team, we have spots available!

You can get the break info and buy a JUMBO pack in this break for $35 here:

We now have 2023 Topps Series 1 breaks!

If you're looking for 2023 Topps breaks. we have hobby packs available at $8.00 per pack here:

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