First Buzz: 2018 Topps Chrome baseball cards (updated)

 What: 2018 Topps Chrome baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 1
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)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome returns with jumbo boxes as an option once again as the rainbow of rookie autographs is on-card and some new inserts are also worked into the flagship-redo -- and it includes the top MLB rookie of right now, Shohei Ohtani.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

The Basics: The rookie auto rainbow will include a number of Refractors -- standard (/TBD), Purple (/TBD), Blue (/TBD), Blue Wave (/TBD), Gold (/TBD), Gold Wave (/TBD), Orange (/25), Red (/5), Red Wave (/5) and 1/1 Superfractors and printing plates. ... Inserts will include a Chromed take on 1983 Topps with autographs, Freshman Flash and Future Stars. There will be autographed versions of these cards along with a rainbow that will include Orange (/25), Red (/5) and 1/1 Superfractors as well as printing plates -- and there could be more still revealed on that front later. ... The base set will include photo variation cards and the rainbow for the set (size not revealed) will include Refractors, Prism Refractors, Negative Refractors, Purples, Blues, Greens, Blue Waves, Golds, Oranges, Reds, Supers and printing plates. Nearly all will be numbered but are TBD just like the autos. ... Also among the inserts will be Award Winners, Bowman Then & Now and Sophomore Stat Lines. These will have autographed versions as well as Orange, Red and Superfractor versions. These will have autographed versions as well as Orange (/25), Red (/5) and 1/1 Superfractor versions and printing plates. New this time will be Superstar Sensations with a new design and the same parallels as the inserts, as well as Rookie Debut cards that will have a RC medallion inlay that will be found one per hobby case. They'll include Green, Orange, Red, Superfractor and autograph parallels. Also new will be dual rookie autos with Red (/5) and 1/1 Supers.

Retail Details Update: There will be a few retail-exclusive cards this year with blaster boxes including a pack of Sepia Refractor parallels, while value packs will have a three-card Pink parallel pack. Rookie autographs will include a Green Refractor parallel only found at retail, while there also will be Green parallels of some inserts such as Superstar Sensations.

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