Kris Bryant earns yet another cool honor, this time from Topps

Kris Bryant’s baseball career so far? Not so bad. He has an MVP award and Rookie of the Year award in his first two seasons. He hit a homer in the All-Star game. Oh, and you might have heard, he and the Chicago Cubs finally won the World Series.

Here’s another cool honor for Bryant heading into 2017: He’s card No. 1 in Topps’ 2017 baseball-card set. Topps unveiled Bryant’s 2017 card on Thursday. Have a look:

You may not know this, but there’s a certain prestige with being picked as card No. 1 in the Topps set. In the past. Among the previous No. 1s: Jackie Robinson (1953), Ted Williams (1954, 1957, 1958), Roger Maris (1962), Willie Mays (1966) and Hank Aaron (1974, 1975, 1976).

Likewise, the No. 1 card from the past 10 years looks like a who’s who of baseball the past decade:

 

2016 – Mike Trout
2015 – Derek Jeter
2014 – Mike Trout
2013 – Bryce Harper
2012 – Ryan Braun
2011 – Ryan Braun
2010 – Prince Fielder
2009 – Alex Rodriguez
2008 – Alex Rodriguez

 

This isn’t all because of Bryant, though. Cubs fans and baseball-card collectors own a part of this too. Last year, Topps turned the No. 1 card into an online vote last season. Bryant was one of 16 finalists this year and, ultimately, the winner.