2026 Topps Chrome Samurai Japan Baseball captures the greatest that Japan's national baseball team has to offer in an all-new chromium release.
Featured subjects in the Topps Chrome Baseball X Team Samurai Japan Collection series include Japanese legends and players from the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) tournament.
Topps presales appeared on August 26, 2026, including Collector's Boxes ($150), featuring four packs, via EQL raffle. The Single Pack boxes were also available for purchase directly from the Topps site for $40.
UPDATE (October 15, 2026):
Because Topps initially provided incorrect odds, the product's release date was delayed until October 30, 2026, to give buyers the option to cancel their orders.
The original information from Topps indicated that Collector's packs had better odds than Single packs for autographs (1:10 Collector's boxes vs. 1:100 Single Packs), but the updated odds show they are virtually the same. For the Collector's format, the corrected overall autograph odds should be 1:15.65 boxes.
2026 Topps Chrome Samurai Japan Baseball Checklist Rundown
The 2026 Topps Chrome Samurai Japan Baseball checklist promises "generations of legendary players and historical accomplishments."
This includes modern legends Ichiro and Shohei Ohtani, plus other favorites from Team Japan, such as Roki Sasaki, Seiya Suzuki and Yu Darvish. However, Topps noted that young stud pitcher Yumeto Kanemaru was left off the checklist due to scheduling conflicts.
Collect 74 base cards and six short prints (SP) in the main set.
Among the inserts, Sensational Samurai features cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji in the background.
Samurai Spirit is even more whimsical, with an artistic rendering of the sun, wisps of clouds and more.
Capturing the bright lights of Tokyo, Neon Nights (/50) adds a SuperFractor (1/1) parallel.
Be on the lookout for Chrome Autographs (/99 or less) with a one-of-one SuperFractor edition.
Top pairings are saved for Generational Greats, including a Shohei Ohtani/Sadaharu Oh dual auto SuperFractor (1/1).
Estimated Release Date: October 30, 2026
2026 Topps Chrome Samurai Japan Baseball Product Configuration
Collector's Boxes
- 7 cards per pack; 4 packs per box
Single Pack Boxes
- 7 cards per pack; 1 pack per box
2026 Topps Chrome Samurai Japan Baseball Box Break
Collector's Boxes
- 2 #'d Parallels
- 1 Insert
Single Pack Boxes
- 1 SP, Parallel or Insert
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2026 Topps Chrome Samurai Japan Baseball Checklist
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Base Checklist
Refractor (1:37 Collector's; 1:37 Single)
Pink Refractor /250 (1:8 Collector's; 1:8 Single)
Aqua Refractor /199 (1:10 Collector's; 1:10 Single)
Blue Refractor /150 (1:13 Collector's; 1:13 Single)
Green Refractor /99 (1:20 Collector's; 1:20 Single)
Purple Refractor /75 (1:26 Collector's; 1:26 Single)
Gold Refractor /50 (1:39 Collector's; 1:39 Single)
Gold Wave Refractor /50 (1:39 Collector's; 1:39 Single)
Orange Refractor /25 (1:77 Collector's; 1:77 Single)
Black Refractor /10 (1:194 Collector's; 1:193 Single)
Red Refractor /5 (1:386 Collector's; 1:386 Single)
SuperFractor 1/1 (1:1,929 Collector's; 1:1,889 Single)
2 Munenori Kawasaki
3 Ichiro
4 Yu Darvish
5 Kodai Senga
6 Seiya Suzuki
7 Roki Sasaki
8 Shohei Ohtani
9 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
10 Shota Imanaga
11 Masataka Yoshida
12 Chihiro Sumida
13 Hiromi Itoh
14 Yusei Kikuchi
15 Koki Kitayama
16 Tomoyuki Sugano
17 Ryuhei Sotani
18 Taisei
19 Shoma Fujihira
20 Hiroto Takahashi
21 Atsuki Taneichi
22 Yuki Matsui
23 Yuki Matsumoto
24 Hiroya Miyagi
25 Seishiro Sakamoto
26 Yuhei Nakamura
27 Kenya Wakatsuki
28 Kazuma Okamoto
29 Sosuke Genda
30 Kaito Kozono
31 Teruaki Sato
32 Shugo Maki
33 Taisei Makihara
34 Munetaka Murakami
35 Kensuke Kondoh
36 Ukyo Shuto
37 Shota Morishita
38 Sadaharu Oh
39 Munenori Kawasaki
40 Ichiro
41 Yu Darvish
42 Kodai Senga
43 Seiya Suzuki
44 Roki Sasaki
45 Shohei Ohtani
46 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
47 Shota Imanaga
48 Masataka Yoshida
49 Chihiro Sumida
50 Hiromi Itoh
51 Yusei Kikuchi
52 Koki Kitayama
53 Tomoyuki Sugano
54 Ryuhei Sotani
55 Taisei
56 Shoma Fujihira
57 Hiroto Takahashi
58 Atsuki Taneichi
59 Yuki Matsui
60 Yuki Matsumoto
61 Hiroya Miyagi
62 Seishiro Sakamoto
63 Yuhei Nakamura
64 Kenya Wakatsuki
65 Kazuma Okamoto
66 Sosuke Genda
67 Kaito Kozono
68 Teruaki Sato
69 Shugo Maki
70 Taisei Makihara
71 Munetaka Murakami
72 Kensuke Kondoh
73 Ukyo Shuto
74 Shota Morishita
Base Short Prints SP Checklist
Pink Refractor /250 (1:95 Collector's; 1:96 Single)
Aqua Refractor /199 (1:120 Collector's; 1:120 Single)
Blue Refractor /150 (1:159 Collector's; 1:159 Single)
Green Refractor /99 (1:240 Collector's; 1:241 Single)
Purple Refractor /75 (1:318 Collector's; 1:317 Single)
Gold Refractor /50 (1:478 Collector's; 1:475 Single)
Gold Wave Refractor /50 (1:478 Collector's; 1:475 Single)
Orange Refractor /25 (1:947 Collector's; 1:944 Single)
Black Refractor /10 (1:2,348 Collector's; 1:2,361 Single)
Red Refractor /5 (1:4,500 Collector's; 1:4,722 Single)
SuperFractor 1/1 (1:27,000 Collector's; 1:21,250 Single)
76-SP Ichiro
77-SP Yoshinobu Yamamoto
78-SP Roki Sasaki
79-SP Sadaharu Oh
80-SP Shohei Ohtani
2026 Topps Chrome Samurai Japan Baseball Autograph Checklist
Base Autographs Checklist
Green Refractor /99 (1:237 Collector's; 1:236 Single)
Purple Refractor /75 (1:208 Collector's; 1:208 Single)
Gold Refractor /50 (1:281 Collector's; 1:281 Single)
Orange Refractor /25 (1:509 Collector's; 1:509 Single)
Black Refractor /10 (1:1,174 Collector's; 1:1,164 Single)
Red Refractor /5 (1:2,160 Collector's; 1:2,125 Single)
SuperFractor 1/1 (1:10,800 Collector's; 1:10,625 Single)
2-A Munenori Kawasaki
3-A Ichiro
4-A Yu Darvish
5-A Kodai Senga
7-A Roki Sasaki
8-A Shohei Ohtani
9-A Yoshinobu Yamamoto
10-A Shota Imanaga
11-A Masataka Yoshida
22-A Yuki Matsui
28-A Kazuma Okamoto
34-A Munetaka Murakami
Generational Greats Dual Autographs Checklist
SuperFractor 1/1
2026 Topps Chrome Samurai Japan Baseball Insert Checklist
Generational Greats Checklist
Gold Refractor /50 (1:568 Collector's; 1:570 Single)
Orange Refractor /25 (1:1,149 Collector's; 1:1,133 Single)
Black Refractor /10 (1:2,842 Collector's; 1:2,833 Single)
Red Refractor /5 (1:5,400 Collector's; 1:5,667 Single)
SuperFractor 1/1 (1:27,000 Collector's; 1:28,333 Single)
GG-2 Ichiro / Seiya Suzuki
GG-3 Yoshinobu Yamamoto / Yu Darvish
GG-4 Hiromi Itoh / Roki Sasaki
GG-5 Munetaka Murakami / Kazuma Okamoto
Neon Nights Checklist
SuperFractor 1/1 (1:13,500 Collector's; 1:14,167 Single)
NN-2 Kazuma Okamoto
NN-3 Teruaki Sato
NN-4 Shohei Ohtani
NN-5 Roki Sasaki
NN-6 Munetaka Murakami
NN-7 Hiromi Itoh
NN-8 Hiroto Takahashi
NN-9 Kensuke Kondoh
NN-10 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Samurai Spirit Checklist
SuperFractor 1/1 (1:27,000 Collector's; 1:28,333 Single)
SAM-2 Ichiro
SAM-3 Munetaka Murakami
SAM-4 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
SAM-5 Yu Darvish
Sensational Samurai Checklist
Gold Refractor /50 (1:286 Collector's; 1:286 Single)
Orange Refractor /25 (1:568 Collector's; 1:570 Single)
Black Refractor /10 (1:1,421 Collector's; 1:1,417 Single)
Red Refractor /5 (1:2,842 Collector's; 1:2,833 Single)
SuperFractor 1/1 (1:13,500 Collector's; 1:14,167 Single)
SS-2 Ichiro
SS-3 Yu Darvish
SS-4 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
SS-5 Roki Sasaki
SS-6 Hiromi Itoh
SS-7 Seiya Suzuki
SS-8 Munetaka Murakami
SS-9 Kensuke Kondoh
SS-10 Kazuma Okamoto
