What: 2019 Historic Autographs Originals 1934
Arrives: June 19
Box basics: Two encased autographed buyback displays per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs once again takes us back to the 1930s -- this time 1934 in particular -- with buyback cards and cut autographs paired together in a very limited product.

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Four homers, one game -- it's something that doesn't happen in baseball often, but a Cleveland Indians prospect pulled off the feat last night.

Lake County Captains outfielder Will Benson went 4-for-5 with four homers and eight RBI. He's the Indians' No. 25 prospect on MLB.com's Prospect Watch list and could be a candidate for some affordable collecting, too, though his stats aren't going to wow you beyond some power.

He was the first MiLB player to put up a four-homer game since 2014 and it's only happened 18 times in MLB history. Two players did it in the NL in 2017, Scooter Gennett and J.D. Martinez. 

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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 a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: How about this BlowoutTV pull? See it and more in today's links ...

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Have you seen the latest cool or interesting items on eBay? If not, you just might see some of those here every week as we're launching a weekly version of our eBay Buzz pieces that pop up from time to time. We’ll spotlight some items that have a story or just wow us with how much interest it might have — and we’re not just talking baseball cards, either.

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THE BIG GUY
The Item: Wander Franco 2019 Bowman Magenta Printing Plate Autograph (1/1)
The Price: $8,499.99 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This guy is the big one (so far) in this new release and while that price is high it's not as steep as what will be seen for his colorful parallel autos in the set. I'm priced out on all of them but I'd prefer this one -- due to rarity over many of the color Refractors that will be pulled and priced with new-car potential on eBay in the coming days.
Similar Pieces: Wander Franco autos on eBay
The BlowoutCards.com Hunt: Click here for 2019 Bowman boxes 

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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 a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: The arrival of 2019 Bowman, the arrival of 2019 Bowman, breaks of 2019 Bowman and 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: 2018 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proof Box
Where to buy: Click here

Cards per box: 3
Base set completion: 
N/A
Duplicates: 0

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What:

What's buzz-worthy: Leather & Lumber returns to the diamond for the first time since 2005 as a standalone brand and includes two hits per pack this time around.

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but notable pulls from around the collecting world in today's edition.

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What: 2019 Topps Diamond Icons baseball cards
Arrives: July 10
Box basics: Seven autograph cards, two auto Relics and one Relic per 10-card box (four boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Diamond Icons takes to the field for another summer with nothing but hits in play here in what Topps calls "the ultimate b0x-breaking experience."

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Group breaks have been a game-changer for the card industry for several years now and from time to time Buzz will jump into a BlowoutTV break of some type and break down the results of what he landed by picking up a team. There are near-daily breaks right here with Matt on Blowout TV during weekday working hours and even more from Houdini and others over on the forum in the evening.

Now, it's time for this first break breakdown -- a spot in a 2019 Panini Diamond Kings case.

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Here's a look at the top five players on this week's Baseball America Top MLB Prospects Hot Sheet and their seasons so far. It's a little something to help those who might want to dabble with prospecting -- some basics on their baseball cards alongside a highlight line from those more scouting-minded. We may not do this every week, but we'll check in on BA's top crop from time to time for the remainder of the season.

1. Luis Robert, OF, White Sox — High-A Winston Salem Dash
Baseball America’s highlight line: “Robert is one of the most tooled-up athletes not only in his organization, but in all of the minor leagues. He wowed evaluators in the Arizona Fall League, and now is doing the same again in his return to high Class A."
CARDBOARD BASICS
Approximate card total (so far): 500
First Chrome auto: 2018 Bowman 
One auto to consider: 2017 Elite Extra Edition
Buzz’s card take: You should know his name after his Bowman arrival last year as he's a top-100 prospect by most accounts and a top-50 on some lists. He fared pretty well in limited spring training time this year, hitting .385 with a homer and eight RBI in six games as a 21-year-old. The Cuban prospect has five homers and 13 RBI while hitting .475 this season.

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Make your picks with a click ... and free stuff could be yours. That's YourDozen.com in a nutshell, and up this week are a dozen questions for just this weekend's NBA and MLB action.

Blowout Cards' hot spot for your shot at free stuff -- store credit, boxes, memorabilia and other prizes -- is in its 12th week and the prize once again is $200 in Blowout store credit.

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Did you get in on last week's event? Check the leaderboard and contact fish@blowoutcards.com to claim your prize if you're the winner.

How does it work? Keep reading ...

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You should know all about him after his dominating 2017 arrival that ended with the National League Rookie of the Year award in his hands and a World Series run that came up one run short of a championship. Last year? Not quite as bold statistically but still strong with another World Series loss.

This year?

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger leads the NL with nine homers in his first 17 games -- that's 36 percent of his total all of last season, three more than the closest slugger in his own league and just one short of the only player in the game today tops him today (American League slugger Khris Davis). It's a hot start.

He appears on more than 3,200 different baseball cards but only 600 or so of those are certified autographs (Buzz is waiting on a redemption) and, while these numbers have all exploded since his arrival they're not that big in the big-picture as he's dominating once again.

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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 a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Did you pay the taxman? If so, you can continue reading today's highlights ...

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What's Buzzing Today: Inside a meaty Mike Trout collection, a half-case of Heritage with 375 short-prints and chats about breakout players, Jose Ramirez, Peter Alonso and Blake Snell.

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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: 2019 Topps Gypsy Queen baseball cards (mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby and blasters)

Packs per box: 12 (10 standard, two parallel packs)
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
55 of 300 (18 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Jose Altuve, Nolan Arenado, Buster Posey, Giancarlo Stanton, Kris Bryant, James Paxton, Walker Buehler, Trea Turner, Corey Seager, Ozzie Albies

Rookie Cards (8) – Trevor Richards, Heath Fillmyer, Jacob Nix, Steven Duggar, Ryan Borucki, Jake Bauers, Jalen Beeks, Dennis Santana

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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 a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: MLB chatter, Finest autos, NFL pulls and a WWE box with some muscle.

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What: 2018 Topps Archives baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 21
Box basics: Two autograph cards per 24-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Archives is back with looks back at the 1950s, 1970s and 1990s as part of the base set while also spotlighting favorites from the past and present with past card designs.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.

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What: 2019 Bowman Chrome baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 18
Box basics: Three autographs per one-pack HTA Choice box (12 boxes per case);
Two autographs per 12-pack master box (two mini-boxes per master box; 12 masters per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps continues with the format that it introduced for Bowman Chrome a couple of years ago with HTA Choice boxes that are autograph-only with their own features and a traditional release that includes standard cards and more via a traditional mini-box format.

Keep reading for more info as well as a full gallery of images.

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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 a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Peter Alonso's power prompts chatter ... big pulls from bargain bins, blasters and more.

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What: 2019 Topps Total baseball cards
Arrives: The first of nine 100-card waves os available now via Topps.com
Box basics: 10 cards per pack

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Total is back on the baseball field for the first time since 2005 via nine 100-card waves in pack form.

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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: 2019 Topps Heritage baseball cards (mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

Packs per box: 16 (15 standard, one Chrome)
Cards per pack: 9 per standard (three per Chrome)
Cards in this box: 138
Base set completion: 
122 of 400 (31 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Corey Seager, James Paxton, Noah Syndergaard, Jose Altuve, Nolan Arenado, Christian Yelich, Mookie Betts, David Price, Cody Bellinger

>>> For variation details, click here

Rookie Cards (8 cards, 18 rookies) – Francisco Arcia, Ty Buttrey, Williams Jerez, Heath Fillmyer, Brad Keller, Blake Trahan, Jesus Reyes, Jeffrey Springs, Jose Trevino, Yency Almonte, Garrett Hampson, Sam Howard, Jimmy Cordero, Austin Voth, Nick Burdi, Alex McRae, Caleb Ferguson, Dennis Santana

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What: 2019 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures New York Dynasty autographed baseballs
Arrives: May 22
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase brand takes a New York twist once again with a release that's about the Yankees wth a chase that includes more than just standard signed baseballs.

Keep reading for more and a gallery of what's in this one.

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big pulls in today's edition from the NFL, NBA, WWE, MLB and hockey.

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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 a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls, big projects, revisiting a collection 20 years later, Dirk Nowitzki and more.

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