The Topps Company announced Monday it's set to launch its first baseball NFT collection—the 2021 Topps Series 1 Baseball NFT—in coordination with Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association.
Topps noted the collection, which is scheduled to debut April 20 at 1 p.m. ET, will include "iconic throwback card templates, anniversary sets and more."
Tobin Lent, the company's vice president and general manager of digital sports and entertainment, called it a "historic moment in the modern evolution of collecting:"
"The partnership between Major League Baseball, MLB Players Inc. and Topps has delighted collectors and fans for generations, celebrating the legendary players and iconic moments that have defined America's Pastime.