THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC: Speakeasy, spa, card signings await MLB at Topps Spot house in Scottsdale

Tucked deep into Scottsdale is a rented 10,000 square-foot, three-story mansion, where thousands of baseball cards wait to be signed by more than 160 ballplayers who are in the Phoenix area for spring training.

Throughout the hallways, the walls are decorated in poster-sized baseball cards of current (and former) baseball players. Elsewhere, there's a private underground speakeasy for players to open Topps Series 1 packs.

This is the "Topps Spot," and it's the second year where the longtime trading card company has arranged an event to give players the opportunity for a respite from the spring training grind. The idea is to offer players a relaxing environment to sign baseball cards that will later be distributed in Topps series packs. While there, the players can partake in the many amenities…