What: 2020 Topps Series 2 baseball cards
Arrives: June 26
Box basics: One autograph or Relic per 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case); or one autograph and two Relics per 10-pack jumbo box (six boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here 
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The second series of Topps' flagship 2020 set arrives with more of what we'll see for the first time soon as well as some new surprises and other inclusions not found in Series 1. Among those things? A Mike Trout Player of the Decade tribute set.

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What: 2020 TRISTAR Signature Series Entertainment Live Edition
Arrives: Feb. 19
Box basics: Seven autographed memorabilia pieces per case
Pre-order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Signature Series line turns its focus to the entertainment world with a release that includes a pretty good volume of items per case as part of a product that's rare -- just 50 cases will be made.

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The box: 2019 Bowman's Best baseball cards (hobby box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 60
Base set completion: 
22 of 70 (31 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Prospects set completion: 
10 of 30 (33 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable base cards – Ronald Acuña Jr., Walker Buehler, Bryce Harper, Shohei Ohtani, Anthony Rizzo, Justin Verlander, Nolan Arenado, Christian Yelich, Jacob deGrom

Rookie Cards (3) – Will Smith, Justus Sheffield, Kyle Tucker

Prospect cards (10) – Adley Rutschman, Wander Franco, Bo Bichette, Riley Greene, Corbin Carroll, Taylor Trammell, Nolan Gorman, Forrest Whitley, J.J. Bleday, Josh Jung

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What: 2020 Rittenhouse Game of Thrones Season 8 trading cards
Arrives: March 11
Box basics: Two autographed cards (one with inscription) per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Pre-order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The series may be done, but the cardboard is not as Game of Thrones returns with the final season getting a first look.

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What: 2020 Leaf Memorabilia Vault
Arrives: Feb. 28
Box basics: 10 memorabilia pieces per box
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Trading Cards' newest memorabilia mega box is back with a ton of possibilities from the sports world and beyond.

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What: 2020 President's Choice Solitaire sports cards
Arrives: Jan 15
Box basics: Three 1/1 cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: President's Choice returns with a high-end multi-sport release where it's nothing but one-of-a-kind cards showing legends from around the sports world -- a mix of autographs and memorabilia cards with multiple pieces and multiple subjects all in one spot.

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What: 2020 Topps Star Wars Authentics Autographs
Arrives: March 18
Box basics: One autographed 11-by-14 photo and one serial-numbered trading card per box (12 boxes per case)
Signers list: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The signing roster for the Star Wars universe is in full effect here -- with some new ones, too -- for this autographed photo line, which includes oversized autographs for the first time.

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What: 2020 Super Break Greatest of All
Arrives: Jan. 20
Box basics: Six buybacks and one 1/1 The Bar cut autograph per case
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break goes high-end to open things up in the new year with the greatest players and some of the greatest cards from all around the sports world all in one place.

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What: 2020 Super Break Super Packs Playoffs Edition football cards
Arrives: Jan. 17
Box basics: One buyback card per pack
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break looks to the gridiron for this one with notable Rookie Cards, autographs and more in both slabs and raw form all in one place.

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What: 2020 Topps Chrome baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 12
Box basics: Two autographs in every 24-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case); Five autographs in every 12-pack jumbo box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome takes to the diamond once again next year with nods to the past as well as the present with familiar formats and hit volumes for those who have ripped into this one in recent years.

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First Buzz previews are by far our most-popular pieces here on The Buzz and they are a simple way of looking back at everything that was teased and arrived in 2019. Here's a recap of everything that was previewed -- nearly 300 products -- all in one spot.

Keep in mind that a number of 2019 releases were announced before the calendar changed -- but even those can be found by clicking here and doing some digging. And the latter portion of the listing to come are actually a preview of what's to come soon ... so even if you're not in the look-back mood you can certainly look forward to 2020 right here, too.

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JANUARY PREVIEWS (Don't mind dust on the old galleries ... still updating them after a Wordpress change.) 

First Buzz: 2019 Topps Chrome baseball cards

First Buzz: 2019 Topps WWE Transcendent Collection wrestling cards

First Buzz: 2019 Leaf Draft football cards

First Buzz: 2019 Onyx Preferred Players Baseball Collection

First Buzz: 2017-18 Leaf Pearl hockey cards

First Buzz: 2018 Panini Flawless football cards

First Buzz: 2018-19 Donruss soccer cards

First Buzz: Super Break The Bar Mementos Holiday Edition

First Buzz: 2019 The Bar Pieces of The Past Series 1

First Buzz: 2019 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football cards

First Buzz: 2019 Topps WWE Undisputed wrestling cards

First Buzz: 2019 Topps Tier One baseball cards

First Buzz: 2019 Topps Pro Debut baseball cards

First Buzz: 2019 Topps MLB Sticker Collection

First Buzz: 2019 SAGE HIT Low Series football cards

First Buzz: 2018-19 Panini Court Kings basketball cards

First Buzz: 2019 Panini Diamond Kings baseball cards

First Buzz: 2018 Panini Honors football cards

First Buzz: 2019 Topps UFC Knockout

First Buzz: 2019 Topps Museum Collection baseball cards

First Buzz: 2018-19 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League

Alliance of American Football opts for Topps football cards

First Buzz: 2019 Topps Finest baseball cards

First Buzz: 2019 Historic Autographs Steele Engravings

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What: 2020 Topps XFL football cards
Arrives: March 18
Box basics: Three autographs per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Full details are still to come, but it looks like the new version of the XFL will return to Topps for its cardboard this coming season -- just like it had for the inaugural campaign in 2001.

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What: 2020 Panini Diamond Kings baseball cards
Arrives: April 29 June 10
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (24 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Diamond Kings will take to the field once again with an insert in every pack and plenty of notable names from the past and present inside, too.

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What: 2018-19 Leaf Pearl sports cards
Arrives: January
Box basics: 11 premium cards including one cut auto per box (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What’s buzz-worthy: Leaf Pearl will take on a multi-sport approach in in the coming year with a range of athletes and sports stars from the past and present with autographs from O.J. Simpson, Lionel Messi and plenty more in the mix along with some legendary pieces of memorabilia, too.

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What: 2019 Panini Flawless football cards
Arrives: March 20
Box basics: One or two gems, six on-card autos and two or three memorabilia cards per 10-card box (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless hits the field once again with some new touches for Rookie Cards and a number of other new inclusions as well as "more NFL Shields, brand logos and laundry tags than ever before."

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What: 2019 BenchWarmer Holiday Archive trading cards
Arrives: Jan. 3
Hobby box basics: TBD cards per box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: BenchWarmer has a limited holiday release on tap with a few new inclusions and everything with a holiday theme.

Keep reading to see a gallery and more.

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What: 2020 Leaf Draft football cards
Arrives: March
Box basics: Two autographs per 20-pack retail box; three autographs per premium hobby blaster (20 boxes per case for both formats)
Order: Click here (live soon)

The Basics: These boxes will showcase cards and autographs for potential NFL Draft selections. Each version will include five cards per pack -- so 100 base cards and then the autographs in both formats. It appears that at least one extra autograph in the premium hobby blaster will be from players not in retail boxes -- and there may be more. Both formats will be available via hobby channels with the standard box also arriving at retail locations.

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What: 2019-20 Panini Select basketball cards
Arrives: March 4
Box basics: Three autograph or memorabilia cards per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Select hits the court with a tiered base set once again, a rainbow of parallels with unusual looks and plenty of hits for a new season and a new rookie class with, you know who ...

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

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What: 2020 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes baseball cards
Arrives: March 11
Box basics: Five autographs or memorabilia cards per five-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Next year's USA Baseball release will once again include a mix of past and present players' autographs, memorabilia and more with some new touches.

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What: 2020 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football cards
Arrives: March 25
Box basics: Five autographs per five-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm opens the 2020 football card season with potential new draft picks and recent college stars in their school colors all in a hit-per-pack format.

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What: 2019 Panini National Treasures football cards
Arrives: March 11
Box basics: Three autographs and three memorabilia cards per eight-card box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: This Panini mainstay returns with notable rookies, some new inclusions with nods to some NT hardwood history and plenty of autographs and memorabilia cards.

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

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What: 2020 Onyx Authenticated Milestones Collection
Arrives: Jan. 17
Box basics: One autographed and encased ticket per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Only 125 boxes (25 cases) will be made for this one with autographed stubs from legends around the sports world in play -- everybody from Tom Brady and Michael Jordan to Muhammad Ali and Gordie Howe can be found in this one.

Keep reading for more info on this one, including the checklist.

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What: 2020 SAGE HIT Premier Draft Low Series football cards
Arrives: March 11
Box basics: 16 autographs per 16-pack hobby box (16 boxes per case), three autographed cards per 71-card blaster box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: SAGE once again gets an early start on the prospective NFL Draft picks with this one with plenty of ink even more inserts and a ton of cards in every box.

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What: 2019-20 Panini Prizm hockey cards
Arrives: Dec. 16
Box basics: One Prizm parallel or autograph per two-card pack
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm returns to the ice for the first time since 2012-13 as an online-only release on Monday with the small roster of young stars Panini has signed to exclusive deals leading the way.

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What: 2020 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Totally Tom Brady autographed helmets
Arrives: Jan. 15
Box basics: One inscribed or dual-signed full-size Tom Brady autographed helmet per box
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Brady is back as TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures autographed memorabilia line once again focuses on the NFL's top active player and one of its all-time greats -- Tom Brady -- in a limited release with some new surprises.

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