2022 Topps Opening Day Baseball Variations Gallery and Checklist (2024)

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2022 Topps Opening Day Baseball variations remain some of the tougher image swaps out there for MLB collectors.

The super short print (SSP) cards change the base photos while keeping the same design and card numbering.

2022 Topps Opening Day Variations Set Details

Falling at 1:1,132 packs in Hobby and Retail, 2022 Topps Opening Day Baseball variations don't surface often. We're talking once in every 31 Hobby boxes, or so. Topps at least did fans a solid by including the full SSP lineup on the 2022 Topps Opening Day MLB checklist.

The selection includes the standard mix of MLB superstars and key rookies.

Signed versions, limited to 10 copies, cover half the checklist, averaging 1:56,664 packs.

Please note that while other rare cards, such as Luck of the Irish and Walk This Way, utilize the base design, these are numbered as inserts rather than base cards and are not featured in this guide. Avoiding any confusion, these insert cards list the title on the front, as well.

2022 Topps Opening Day Variation Codes

Along with the image, there is another way to identify these SSP cards. For the 2022 Topps Opening Day Baseball variations, check the code on the back to help distinguish it from the base. Refer to the final three digits below.

Base - ends in #225
Variation - ends in #246

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2022 Topps Opening Day Baseball Variations Checklist

Base Card Image Variations Set Checklist

30 cards.

1 Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Angels
6 Tim Anderson - Chicago White Sox
15 Clayton Kershaw - Los Angeles Dodgers
27 Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
31 Nolan Arenado - St. Louis Cardinals
38 Byron Buxton - Minnesota Twins
39 Vidal Brujan - Tampa Bay Rays
50 Fernando Tatis Jr. - San Diego Padres
79 Javier Baez - New York Mets
82 Manny Machado - San Diego Padres
84 Francisco Lindor - New York Mets
99 Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
100 Ronald Acuña Jr. - Atlanta Braves
116 Joey Votto - Cincinnati Reds
122 Bryce Harper - Philadelphia Phillies

129 Max Scherzer - Los Angeles Dodgers
138 Buster Posey - San Francisco Giants
148 Jarren Duran - Boston Red Sox
150 Juan Soto - Washington Nationals
152 Yadier Molina - St. Louis Cardinals
155 Luis Robert - Chicago White Sox
174 Christian Yelich - Milwaukee Brewers
191 Pete Alonso - New York Mets
193 Jose Altuve - Houston Astros
200 Mookie Betts - Los Angeles Dodgers
208 Wander Franco - Tampa Bay Rays
213 Rafael Devers - Boston Red Sox
215 Salvador Perez - Kansas City Royals
219 Freddie Freeman - Atlanta Braves
220 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - Toronto Blue Jays

Base Card Image Variations Autographs Set Checklist

15 cards. Serial numbered #/10.

1 Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Angels
6 Tim Anderson - Chicago White Sox
27 Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
38 Byron Buxton - Minnesota Twins
50 Fernando Tatis Jr. - San Diego Padres
82 Manny Machado - San Diego Padres
99 Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
116 Joey Votto - Cincinnati Reds

148 Jarren Duran - Boston Red Sox
152 Yadier Molina - St. Louis Cardinals
155 Luis Robert - Chicago White Sox
193 Jose Altuve - Houston Astros
208 Wander Franco - Tampa Bay Rays
219 Freddie Freeman - Atlanta Braves
220 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - Toronto Blue Jays