USA TODAY: Brand new 2024 Topps Series 1 baseball cards are a ‘rebellion against monochrome’

Company: AllCompany: Fanatics Collectibles
Written By Seth Schlechter

Atlanta outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr., coming off his historic MVP season, will now be the cover star for the 2024 Topps Baseball Series cards that launches Wednesday. 

These aren’t your old-fashioned baseball cards.

“There’s so many exciting great young players in today’s game," said Clay Luraschi, Topps’ vice president of product development, “and we wanted to feature Acuña coming off his ridiculous year now that stolen bases are in vogue again. He speaks to the young fan."

Acuna became the first player in baseball history to hit at least 40 home runs and steal more than 70 bases in a season with baseball’s new rules designed to increase stolen bases. Acuna, who hit 41 homers and stole 73 bases, was the unanimous winner of the NL MVP award…

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