Topps

The Topps Company, Inc. is an American company that manufactures trading cards and other collectables. Formerly based in New York City, Topps is best known as a producer of baseball and other sports- and non-sports-themed trading cards. Topps also produces cards under the brand names Allen & Ginter and Bowman. In the 2010s, Topps was the only baseball card manufacturer with a license with Major League Baseball. After Topps lost the license to Fanatics, Inc. in 2022, Fanatics acquired Topps.

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