2001 Topps Traded & Rookies with Topps Chrome was released in October 2001 and features a 265-card base set. For the first time since 1995, Topps Traded was sold exclusively in pack form and for the first time would be "bundled" with the parallel Chrome Traded. Each 10-card pack contained eight 2001 Topps Traded and two 2001 Topps Chrome Traded cards.
The 265-card set features 99 cards of players who changed teams during the 2000 off-season and 2001 season; 45 reprints of classic Topps Traded cards; six managers who were hired for the 2001 season; 60 prospects who have never appeared on a Topps card of their own; and 55 rookies who made their Major League debut, or were promoted to the 40-man roster, in 2001.
Notable rookies include Justin Morneau, Jose Reyes, Ichiro Suzuki (Topps Chrome Traded only), and Albert Pujols (Topps Traded only).
