2022 Topps Heritage Baseball takes on 1973, a tumultuous year highlighted by political scandal, landmark court rulings and the withdrawal of American troops from the Vietnam War. The format to the product is similar to recent years with a retro-inspired base set. The 2022 Topps Heritage Baseball checklist also has several nods to the past, both in player selection and designs.

One of those things that remains the same is the size of the base set. It lands with 500 total cards. Of those, the final 100 are the customary short prints. These land 1:3 packs making them noticeably harder to pull but still attainable. Set builders are one of the primary audiences of Heritage. The idea is to make it something challenging but not to the point where they’re so tough that it’s off-putting.

The most noticeable embodiment of the “1973” theme is with base card design. It finds its roots in the clean simplicity of 1973 Topps Baseball.

With one of the most popular lines in the sport, 2022 Topps Heritage Baseball isn’t changing its approach to signatures.

Real One Autographs return as one of the product’s cornerstones. Using the same general design as the base set, these are signed on-card. The checklist is a mix of veterans, rookies and players from 1973. Red Ink Special Edition versions return, this time numbered to 73.