Tuesday May 12, 2015
The Topps Company (�Topps:�) is pleased to announce that for the first time ever, Ichiro will be signing autographs for its trading card products.

Collectors will find the first autograph of the 10-time All-Star in packs of the highly anticipated 2015 Allen & Ginter Baseball, which comes out in July. Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the brand, Topps plans to introduce Ichiro with a bang.

Three different autograph cards of Ichiro will be offered in Allen & Ginter, picturing him with the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees and Miami Marlins.

�We�ve worked hard to get this deal done over the past decade and have come close many times. This is a special day for Topps and its collectors, and I want to personally thank Ichiro and his management team for their help in making this happen,� said David Leiner, Topps Vice President of Finance and Operations.

Following the release of Allen & Ginter, Ichiro will appear on autographed cards in the high-end releases of Topps� Supreme and Topps� Triple Threads�. Collectors will also find Ichiro autographs in products such as Topps� Five Star�, Topps� Dynasty�, Topps� High Tek and more.

Celebrate Ichiro�s MLB� accomplishments and his chase to 3,000 hits with Topps this season.