2023 Topps MLS Checklist

2023 Topps MLS features a 201-card base set showcasing Major League Soccer's top talent. The flagship soccer release includes 55 rookie cards, headlined by young stars like Obed Vargas (Seattle), Stipe Biuk (LAFC), Sebastian Ferreira (Houston Dynamo), and rising talents like Matai Akinmboni (D.C. United) and Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami). The set offers multiple insert sets including Pitch Prodigies (24 cards), Big City Strikers (20 cards), Kitcore (20 cards), Topps 1983 Futbol (30 cards), The Top Shelf Terrors (15 cards), and Pearlers (20 cards). Additional content includes Team Cards, 22 Under 22 prospects, MLS Relics, and Nameplate Patches. The parallel rainbow features Gold /50, Orange /25, Black /10, Red /5, and Platinum 1/1 parallels across most sets.

What to chase: Key rookie cards to chase include top prospects like Obed Vargas, Stipe Biuk, Sebastian Ferreira, and Benjamin Cremaschi, particularly in their numbered parallel versions. The ultra-rare Lionel Messi GOAT Variation card (#201) stands as the set's crown jewel. Autograph parallels are available for both Base Cards and Pitch Prodigies sets, making signed rookie cards especially valuable. MLS Relics and Nameplate Patches offer memorabilia content with their own autograph parallels. Collectors should target the numbered color tiers - Gold /50, Orange /25, Black /10, Red /5, and the rare Platinum 1/1 parallels.