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2026 Topps Five Star Baseball has a street date of Wednesday, October 28th. It's one of Topps' high-end baseball releases: a small box built almost entirely around on-card autographs. Ask about it in-store at Card Pop in Joliet, IL.
Five Star at a Glance
- Street date: Wednesday, October 28th, 2026
- Format at Card Pop: Hobby Box
- Box setup: 6 packs per box, 1 card per pack
- Per box (on average): 5 autographs numbered to 199 or less, plus 1 base card or parallel numbered to 50 or less
- Per case (3 boxes): 2 autograph relics and 1 color-ink autograph
What's Inside a Hobby Box
Every card in Five Star is numbered, and the cards come encased. The 100-card base set is numbered to 50, with Amber, Emerald, Onyx and Ruby parallels and a FoilFractor 1/1. Most of the box is autographs, including:
- Five Star Active and Retired Autographs
- Five Tool Phenoms
- Apex Autographs and Leaderboard Legend Autographs, both new this year
- Golden Graphs, Silver Signatures and Baseball Royalty color-ink autographs
- Jumbo Prime Cards and Five Star Fabric autograph relics
- Dual and Triple Autographs
Top Chase Cards
- Rookie Cap Patch Autographs: 1/1 cards with MLB Logoman and side-logo patches from in-season hats
- Welcome to the Club Dual Autographs: 1/1s
- Cut Signatures: 1/1s
- Quintuple Relic Autographs and Dual Autograph Patch cards
- Rookies to watch: Munetaka Murakami, Roman Anthony, Konnor Griffin, Kevin McGonigle and JJ Wetherholt
Topps notes the checklist is subject to change.
Who Five Star Is For
- Autograph collectors: nearly every pack is a signed card.
- Rookie chasers: the 2026 rookie class is on the base and autograph checklists.
- Not the best fit for set builders: with only 6 cards per box, a flagship product like Update Series is a better way to build a set.
Five Star FAQ
When does 2026 Topps Five Star Baseball come out?
The street date is Wednesday, October 28th, 2026.
How many autographs are in a box?
On average, 5 autographs numbered to 199 or less, plus 1 numbered base card or parallel.
Does Card Pop have Five Star?
Card Pop carries the Hobby Box. Ask our team in-store about availability.
Five Star Baseball at Card Pop
Stop by Card Pop at 1114 W Jefferson St. or 2543 Plainfield Rd. (Route 30), serving collectors in Joliet, Plainfield and Will County. Pulled a big autograph? Our team buys, sells and trades in-store and can take a look.
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