2023 Topps Chrome Update Baseball Variations Guide
The 2023 Topps Chrome Update Baseball Variations are focused primarily on rookies. That said, some veterans who went to new teams for 2023 also make the cut.
Like the similar SSP cards found in 2023 Topps Chrome Baseball, variations in Chrome Update are all variations. That’s the first step in figuring them out.
While they all use different photos, there’s a quick way to spot the rookies. Base cards (and Refractors) for those first-year players featured on the variations checklist are all part of the Rookie Debut subset, which is noted on card fronts. The SSPs do not. Instead, they go with the standard design.
The photos themselves are mostly more casual with things like warm ups, celebrations and sideline happenings.
Beside the standard Refractor versions, variations have five levels of parallels:
- Green Speckle Refractors – /99
- Gold Speckle Refractors – /50
- Orange Speckle Refractors – /25
- Red Speckle Refractors – /5
- Superfractors – 1/1
As far as rarity goes, the odds of finding one is 1:438 hobby, 1:167 hobby jumbo, 1:11 hobby breaker and 1:535 blaster packs.
2023 Topps Chrome Update Baseball Variations Codes
If you’re a fan of the CMP Code method of confirming variations, it works here. Flip the cards over and go to the code at the end of the fine print on the bottom. Base cards and Refractors use one code while variations another. Here’s are the final three digits required to tell them apart:
- Base – 119
- Variation – 864
2023 Topps Chrome Update Baseball Variations Checklist
Here’s the full list of 2023 Topps Chrome Update Baseball Variations at a glance. If you’re looking for a specific card, click on the links to see what’s currently available on eBay.
USC1 Adley Rutschman
USC10 Brett Baty
USC16 Grayson Rodriguez
USC35 Anthony Volpe
USC50 Jacob deGrom
USC78 Cody Bellinger
USC103 Francisco Alvarez
USC116 Carlos Rodón
USC119 Brice Turang
USC124 Kodai Senga
USC125 Triston Casas
USC128 Riley Greene
USC150 Jordan Walker
USC153 Michael Harris II
USC168 Gabriel Moreno
USC174 Masataka Yoshida
USC208 Gunnar Henderson
USC209 Taj Bradley
USC215 Oscar Colás
USC220 Corbin Carroll
2023 Topps Chrome Update Baseball Variations Gallery
USC1 Adley Rutschman, Baltimore Orioles
USC10 Brett Baty, New York Mets
USC16 Grayson Rodriguez, Baltimore Orioles
USC35 Anthony Volpe, New York Yankees
USC50 Jacob deGrom, Texas Rangers
USC78 Cody Bellinger, Chicago Cubs
USC103 Francisco Alvarez, New York Mets
USC116 Carlos Rodón, New York Yankees
USC119 Brice Turang, Milwaukee Brewers
USC124 Kodai Senga, New York Mets
USC125 Triston Casas, Boston Red Sox
USC128 Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers
USC150 Jordan Walker, St. Louis Cardinals
USC153 Michael Harris II, Atlanta Braves
USC168 Gabriel Moreno, Arizona Diamondbacks
USC174 Masataka Yoshida, Boston Red Sox
USC208 Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles
USC209 Taj Bradley, Tampa Bay Rays
USC215 Oscar Colás, Chicago White Sox
USC220 Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks
