Los Angeles Angels pitcher Hector Santiago didn't grow up a collector as a kid in New Jersey, but all it took was a pair of New York Yankees jerseys to start a collection.

Now he's known as "Hector The Collector" to his teammates.

Fox Sports West recently caught up with him to go inside his hobby room. Check it out ... after the jump.

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The NBA's biggest offseason signing will get a part of the spotlight at the National Sports Collectors Convention beginning next week in Atlantic City, N.J.

And Kevin Durant's autographs will be there, too.

The newest member of the Golden State Warriors recently made his cardboard debut with his new team via Panini Instant but his first autographed cards in his new uniform will be part of the Panini America wrapper redemption program at the show.

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Not long after Upper Deck's 2015-16 Ultimate Collection hockey set arrives in hobby shops on Aug. 31, it will also appear on the company's e-Pack platform that allows collectors without hobby shops to rip in virtually with a shot at cards in reality.

But what about the 1/1 creations? Upper Deck has addressed its plans for the high-end brand.

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You never know where you'll see baseball cards and late-night TV is one place where some good ol' American cardboard surfaced.

Actor Viggo Mortensen was on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and brought some gifts for the host.

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"They are who we thought they were" may be a sound bite he's remembered for, but Dennis Green also will be remembered as being what many thought he was.

A pretty decent football coach.

The former Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals leader died from an apparent heart attack on Friday at age 67. He last coached a decade ago with the Cardinals, going 5-11 to cap his 13-year coaching resume with 113 wins and 94 losses.

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Historic Autographs is taking on The Mob with its new trading card set that will first arrive at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention.

A 60-card 2016 Historic Autographs The Mob set will be available in two ways -- via a premium box and a set box -- with a soft release at the show.

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Panini America's newest baseball card brand -- 2016 Donruss Optic -- is here with an Optichromed take on 2016 Donruss with some new twists and new takes on cards from the past.

And a new twist just mentioned by Panini last night is that there are Hot Boxes that include five autographs and a number of extra parallels.

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A new Star Trek: The Next Generation release is almost here as Rittenhouse Archives has its second series of Portfolio prints is set to arrive next week.

Each box of Star Trek: TNG Portfolio Prints Series 2 will include three autographs in every box -- and that means there's a deep checklist.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Fishing for Trout, TTM autos from Hall of Famers, The National, Elite autos, a Wolverine 1/1 and ... Sandy Koufax ink in a retail repack?

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Among Cryptozoic's forthcoming releases in the non-sports realm is Arrow Season 3, which arrives later this year with a new batch of autographs from the stars of the show.

Every box will include an autograph and more, though the focus is on the ink. So far, six members of the cast have signed on with more on the way.

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What: 2016 Super Break Super Charged National Edition
Arrives: July 28
Box basics: Five buyback cards and one memorabilia piece per box (three boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break Charged Edition features "some of the world's finest" from presidents, historical figures, athletes, celebrities and beyond. In some cases, there will be even more items than there should be for this multi-faceted brand.

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We all know someone who busts boxes just for the hits and there are a lot of boxes out there that guarantee nothing but the hits, particularly for budgets that are big. (You know, the stuff like Flawless.)

Also out there are collectors like Buzz, who rip boxes on a budget, allowing for dabbling in more than one area (you know, not just Flawless) and bust a bit more more often.

One recent box ripped by yours truly was 2014 BenchWarmer Eclectic Collection, which is essentially a repack product with a few new unique cards created in addition to a massive assortment of past packs.

You're guaranteed at least eight hits ... but my box included 17.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: More big breaks, Leaf Pop Century, collecting vs. investing and The National.

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The new greats and the past greats are both part of the forthcoming Panini America promo card packs that will be available at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention.

On-card autographs from this year's rookie class and the 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction class will be stamped and included in the wrapper redemption packs, according to a company announcement released on Thursday.

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One of the bright spots in Upper Deck's Goodwin Champions is the variety of autographs and memorabilia found inside as the company's distinct focus is placed on everywhere but what you'd expect.

(And what you'd expect is in there, too.)

This year's release officially arrives today and the cards have started trickling onto online auctions so we can truly see the variety of what's inside.

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Panini America has plenty of products coming up packed with plenty of ink -- and it unleashed a gallery of images to prove it.

The company's big three sports are represented and some of the biggest names in the games are in there, too.

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She's a former Stanford softball All-American and a member of the U.S. Olympic team that won gold in Athens. She's a former fastpitch softball pro and a pioneer for women in the broadcast booth for ESPN as its first female analyst for MLB games.

She's Jessica Mendoza and she's going to be found in packs of 2016 Topps Allen & Ginter.

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Panini's Noir basketball line brings its brand of mystery to the masses in about 11 days with high-end potential aplenty.

Each box of 2015-16 Panini Noir basketball includes 12 cards and seven of those are autographs or memorabilia cards.

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One of the NBA's most-successful big men and under-rated talents has retired.

A member of the San Antonio Spurs for 19 seasons, Tim Duncan was a five-time NBA champ, a two-time league MVP, a three-time Finals MVP, a 15-time All-Star and his next stop will undoubtedly be the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

He averaged 19 points, 10.8 rebounds and three assists a game for his career and retires as the Spurs' career leader in games, minutes, field goals, rebounds, blocks, points and plenty more. He's also a guy who's not signed autographs much at all in recent years as he's turned down impressive amounts per sig from card companies.

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers aren't Metallica and Metallica isn't The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

But there's some Flea-signed Metallica stuff out there now. Check this post out ...

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The "Biggest, Baddest Card Ever" is how tonight's UFC 200 is billed and it's had its fair share of drama when it comes to the card itself.

And there's plenty of cardboard to be found for it, too, with Topps on site for the UFC Expo with promo cards (though not as many as it had planned due to the Jon Jones-forced card change) and it will have even more cardboard with the launch of Topps Now UFC with this event.

But the one player on the card tonight in Las Vegas who doesn't have any new cards -- but should figure into the show prominently win or lose -- is current WWE fighter Brock Lesnar, who is making a one-time (or is it?) return to the Octagon with his organization's approval (or is it the sign of something more?) for the fight. (Update: Lesnar has been added to the Topps Now debut checklist after his win.)

He's got plenty of cardboard.

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What: 2016 Leaf Autographed Football Jersey Edition
Arrives: October
Box basics: One autographed jersey per box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf brings the fabric of the game to the blind-wrapped football memorabilia niche with "an unprecedented selection of athletes including Hall of Famers, superstars of years past, today's best players and hot rookies."

Keep reading for more.

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When the new Doctor Who trading card set arrives from Topps in November, there may be a familiar face found in packs even if someone has never seen a second of the long-running sci-fi show.

One of the signers is James Corden, who is the host of The Late Late Show.

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What: 2016 Leaf Memorabilia Vault
Arrives: December 2016
Box basics: Ten memorabilia pieces per box.

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Trading Cards follows up its Memorabilia Vault release of last year with plenty of the same type of surprises inside one massive box -- a mix of items from the sports world and beyond.

Keep reading for more.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2015 Panini Immaculate Collegiate
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 9
Base set completion: 
1 of 200 (0.5 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards (1) – Eli Manning (/99)

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