First Buzz: 2021 Topps Tier One baseball cards

What: 2020 Topps Tier One baseball cards
Arrives: May 5
Box basics: Two autos and one Relic per box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: This hits-only staple arrives for a new season on cardboard a little earlier than normal next year with a mix of today's veterans and young stars as well as Hall of Famers and other notable players from the past.

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The Basics: Just like this year, each case of this one will include one Tier One Autograph. ... The basic Tier One autos (/199 max) will include Bronze (/25), Silver (/10) and 1/1 Gold ink parallels once again. The Breakout autos (/299) for top 2021 rookies will have those same parallels and volume. Joining them will be Prime Performers ("modern-day greats") autos as well as Tier One Talent (players with elite skills) ink at those same volumes. Also to be found will be Next Level autos limited to just 50 with those same parallels, while dual- (/25) and triple-auto (/10) cards also will be in play. There will be 1/1 cut autos for 25 past legends, while Clear One autos (/10 max) will be joined by Clear One dual autos (/10 max). ... New for autographed Relics will be Perfect Contact bat cards with their sigs signed directly on the jumbo bat pieces. There also will be Autographed Tier One Relics (/99) with dual patches (/25) and 1/1 triple patches as well as dual-auto book Relics (/10) with a 1/1 patch version. There also will be Prodigious Patches autos (/10) with a 1/1 Platinum parallel. ... On the 1/1 auto-mem front there once again will be a few sets -- bat knobs, Limited Lumber (bat logos, nameplates and more), Signature Tools (pen Relics) and cut auto Relics.

For standard Relics (/399), there will be dual patches (/25) and 1/1 triple patches with each including at least one patch piece. There also will be Legend Relics (/199) with dual (/25) and 1/1 triple parallels as well as Button Relics (/5) that will have a 1/1 auto parallel. Joining them will be Prodigious Patches (/10) that also will have 1/1 autographed parallels as well as 1/1 bat knobs and 1/1 Limited Lumber versions.

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