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Topps announced back in March that Tom Brady will in fact have new, pack-inserted Expos cards…and autos to go along with them. Well, in what seemed like a far-fetched dream for any baseball card collector, we are now once step closer to reality, and even know what those cards will look like thanks to newly-released images.
“TOM. BRADY. BASEBALL. CARDS. 🤯🐐
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These autographed Tom Brady baseball cards will be randomly inserted into Bowman Draft, which is currently scheduled to release December 12, 2023. eBay is full of sellers offering pre-sale boxes and cases.
As you can see from the images, there will be at least two inscriptions (one on the orange 12/25 version and another on the 12/50 gold). Of course, “12” is significant here and not by accident given Brady wore #12 for his entire career with the Patriots and Buccaneers.
With the release, it’s also a good time to remind that any Expos “card” you’ve seen floating around up to this point (no matter which one it might be) is not an official baseball card. These cards are what you’d call custom or “novelty” cards. And, because of it, you’ll see a number of different variations and “spins.”
Not to mention that, if you click into the many eBay listings, you’ll see these terms – “custom” and “novelty” – along with things like these cards are just for fun, not made by a major card company, and the like.
I wrote an entire blog post about a Tom Brady Topps Rookie Card not existing, and how it was a shame. And that’s because these Expos cards in question aren’t real cards or recognized as a real cards.
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But now, years later, times are finally changing, and we will in fact be graced with a Tom Brady baseball rookie card, and it will be glorious (for those who land the special insert).
