2023 Topps Chrome Baseball Hidden Gems is a sneaky set of inserts spanning several of the year’s products. There’s a good chance that even if you were a regular buyer of the featured sets they were included in, you never pulled one. In fact, you could have broken several cases and not gotten a whiff.
2023 Topps Chrome Baseball Hidden Gems Details
Hidden Gems kicked off at the start of the baseball card season with 2023 Topps Series 1. The initial installment included five cards. Despite being listed among the set’s odds (1:38,127 hobby packs), the cards themselves weren’t listed on the checklist. It took several days for the first one to show up on the secondary market — long enough to have collectors wondering if the cards actually existed.
They do.
In the months that followed, more 2023 Topps Chrome Hidden Gems arrived in other sets. Currently, numbering runs up to #50. That said, there is a gap of five cards (potentially reserved for the long delayed 2023 Topps Stadium Club Baseball) and a couple of spots have duplicate cards. So, there’s roughly 50 cards in the set.
Players span generations of the sport. Current superstars, rookie standouts and all-time legends are all part of the 2023 Topps Chrome Hidden Gems checklist.
Due in large part to their extreme rarity, Hidden Gems carry significant values. Even the less desirable players can fetch hundreds.
History of Hidden Gems
While these are a new addition to the 2023 baseball card lineup, Hidden Gems have a history in Topps products.
The inserts made their debut in 1995-96 Topps Hockey, landing at a more modest 1:24 Series 1 packs. The focus was a little more specific as well, including only late draft picks.
1998 Topps and 1998 Topps Chrome Football Hidden Gems have a design closer to the 2023 revival, although not exact. Like their hockey counterparts, these aren’t particularly rare, either.
2023 Topps Chrome Baseball Hidden Gems Checklist
The following is a list of confirmed 2023 Topps Chrome Hidden Gems inserts. When known, the products they’re found in are also included. Click on the links to shop for cards on eBay or to check current market values.
Numbers 46 and 50 each have two different cards.
HG-1 Pete Alonso, New York Mets – 2023 Topps Series 1
HG-2 Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves – 2023 Topps Series 1
HG-3 Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels – 2023 Topps Series 1
HG-4 Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers – 2023 Topps Series 1
HG-5 Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants – 2023 Topps Series 1
HG-6 Adley Rutschman, Baltimore Orioles – 2023 Topps Heritage
HG-7 Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves – 2023 Topps Heritage
HG-8 Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks – 2023 Topps Heritage
HG-9 Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays – 2023 Topps Heritage
HG-10 Jacob deGrom, Texas Rangers – 2023 Topps Heritage
HG-11 Nolan Gorman, St. Louis Cardinals – 2023 Bowman
HG-12 Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers – 2023 Bowman
HG-13 Christopher Morel, Chicago Cubs – 2023 Bowman
HG-14 Juan Soto, San Diego Padres – 2023 Bowman
HG-15 Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners – 2023 Bowman
HG-16 Gabriel Moreno, Arizona Diamondbacks – 2023 Topps Series 2
HG-17 Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners – 2023 Topps Series 2
HG-18 Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis Cardinals – 2023 Topps Series 2
HG-19 Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies – 2023 Topps Series 2
HG-20 Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers – 2023 Topps Series 2
HG-21 Francisco Alvarez, New York Mets – 2023 Topps Chrome
HG-22 Derek Jeter, New York Yankees – 2023 Topps Chrome
HG-23 Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels – 2023 Topps Chrome
HG-24 Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles – 2023 Topps Chrome
HG-25 Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers – 2023 Topps Chrome
HG-26 Oswald Peraza, New York Yankees – 2023 Topps Allen & Ginter
HG-27 Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals – 2023 Topps Allen & Ginter
HG-28 Alex Bregman, Houston Astros – 2023 Topps Allen & Ginter
HG-29 Jazz Chisholm Jr., Miami Marlins – 2023 Topps Allen & Ginter
HG-30 Wander Franco, Tampa Bay Rays – 2023 Topps Allen & Ginter
HG-31 TBA
HG-32 TBA
HG-33 TBA
HG-34 TBA
HG-35 TBA
HG-36 TBA
HG-37 Manny Machado, San Diego Padres – 2023 Bowman Chrome
HG-38 Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox – 2023 Bowman Chrome
HG-39 Oscar Colas, Chicago White Sox – 2023 Bowman Chrome
HG-40 Grayson Rodriguez, Baltimore Orioles – 2023 Bowman Chrome
HG-41 Jordan Walker, St. Louis Cardinals
HG-42 Michael Harris II, Atlanta Braves
HG-43 Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
HG-44 Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
HG-45 Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros
HG-46 Triston Casas, Boston Red Sox – 2023 Topps Archives
HG-46 Anthony Volpe, New York Yankees – 2023 Topps Heritage High Number
HG-47 Trea Turner, Philadelphia Phillies – 2023 Topps Heritage High Number
HG-48 Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers – 2023 Topps Archives
HG-49 Francisco Lindor, New York Mets – 2023 Topps Archives
HG-50 Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks – 2023 Topps Heritage High Number
HG-50 Josh Jung, Texas Rangers – 2023 Topps Archives
