This year's first installment of Topps baseball cards is almost here in the form of 2025 Topps Series 1 and with some sleuthing, we've made our picks for 12 standard cards that are stand out from the pack this time.

Sure, there will be more to chase -- and likely even more interesting photos among the planned variations -- but here are some notables from the base cards we've seen so far in advance of its Feb. 12 arrival -- get yours at the link above.

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Taylor Ward -- OF, Los Angeles Angels
This is a pretty standard photo maximizing the looseness of a horizontal frame and yet it's still properly cropped and clean. Why would a simple image make the list? His Players' Weekend Victus No. 2 pencil bat, of course -- see it in action here.

Keep reading for the rest of this dandy dozen from Series 1 ... and for a look at almost the entire base set after that.

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The pack: 2024 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (value)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one as well as a gallery of highlights.

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The boxes: 2024 Topps Holiday baseball cards (tin)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Where to buy: Click here

Why two? Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was in this pairing.

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What: 2024 Topps Triple Threads baseball cards
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: Two autographs and two Relics in every two-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here (when live)

What's buzz-worthy: Triple Threads returns after a year on the bench with just the basics known so far via the checklist and odds.

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The box: 2024 Topps Holiday baseball cards (tin)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Where to buy: Click here

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What: 2024 Topps Archives baseball cards
Arrives: Jan. 8, 2025
Box basics: One auto per 10-pack Collector's Box Lunch Box (10 boxes per case); Two autos per 24-pack hobby box (10 per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Archives will arrive in two formats as noted above once again as it revisits past looks and past stars along with plenty of the notables from today's game, too.

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

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What: 2024 Topps Brooklyn Collection baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 11
Box basics: Two autographs per seven-card box (20 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Brooklyn Collection returns for another year with a new but colorful oldschool-style look, autographs in every box, and then some new and past stars showcased on cardboard once again.

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What: 2024 Topps x Chris Berman -- Boomer's Baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 12
Box basics: Autographs found in every other 60-card (six-pack) box on average.
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here (when live)

What's buzz-worthy: The iconic ESPN broadcaster and sports nickname guru gets his own take on baseball cards coming this week from Topps.

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The box: 2024 Topps Update baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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The box: 2024 Topps Holiday baseball cards (tin)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Where to buy: Click here

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.

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What: 2024 Leaf Collective Multi-sport trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 13
Box basics: Three autographs and two 1/1 base cards per hobby box (10 per hobby case); One autograph per Solo Edition  pack (30 packs and 10 1/1 base card packs per Solo case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf meshes its three brands into one for this new line with Press Pass, Leaf Metal and Pro Set all leading the way in a multi-sport release that's packed with only ink and 1/1 cards.

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

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What: 2024 Topps Gilded Collection baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 20
Box basics: One Chrome auto and one framed auto per five-card box (six boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This high-end line from Topps drops for a third year with a pair of autographs in every box -- once again a mix of big potential with a guarantee of Gold Chrome every time.

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What: 2025 Leaf Metal Sports Heroes cards
Arrives: Dec. 6, 2024
Box basics: Three Metal or acetate autos per box (15 boxes per case) or one Metal or acetate auto per Solo Edition box (25 per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Sports Heroes starts off 2025 a little early with an array of stars from around the sports world all in one spot and with a number of autos possible on some cards to amp up the star power even more.

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What: 2024 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 6
Box basics: Two autos per 16-pack hobby box (16 boxes per case); One auto per eight-pack compact box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Stadium Club arrives once again with a pair of box formats for rippers and with plenty of MLB stars and energy inside.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2024 Topps 206 baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 3 via Topps.com
Box basics: Four packs per box ... one autograph per four-box case
Checklist: Click here
Order: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps revisits T206 tobacco cards for a fifth edition but this time around it arrives with four-box cases that will guarantee an autograph.

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

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What: 2024 Topps Cosmic Chrome baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 11
Box basics: 20 packs per hobby box (12 boxes -- four autographs -- per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps Chrome gets a third "galactic spin on Chrome technology" in the Topps MLB lineup with this one turning its focus to a pair of Yankees and plenty of notable newcomers.

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What: 2024 Panini Impeccable baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 25
Box basics: Five autographs per nine-card box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Impeccable hits the diamond for the first time with Hall of Famers, promising prospects and recently arriving MLB stars all in play as part of a higher-end package.

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What: 2024 Bowman Sterling baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 9
Box basics: Five autographs per five-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here 
Odds: Click here 
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Bowman Sterling "raises the bar for prospect and Rookie Cards with an entirely new collection of stunning chrome designs and inserts" this year, according to Topps.

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What: 2024 Topps Five Star baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 4
Box basics: Two autographs per box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here (when live)

What's buzz-worthy: Five Star returns to the diamond for another year with just the basics in hand now -- teaser images you see above and then the checklist and odds also found above.

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Elly De La Cruz. That was a name I'd hope for -- but never expect -- from the mystery bargain bin ... but here we are.

This month's ball in the Collecting Game-used series is another from a $30 blind grab-bag kind -- picking only from the known date and teams -- and while I totally did not know it was Pup Night at PNC Park (see the gallery) I did know that both squads have some young notables in play in 2024. There's no Paul Skenes action on this day, of course, as he pitched the day before this one but I knew there would be potential for a price that's close to as cheap as it gets for a game-used baseball.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and the ball in action.

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What: 2024 Bowman Chrome baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 11
Box basics: Two autos per 12-pack (two mini-boxes) hobby box (12 boxes per case) or three autos per HTA box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here
Sapphire Checklist: Click here
Sapphire Odds: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Bowman will arrive this week via an early pre-sale with no details ultimately yet available other than a preliminary checklist and the odds as seen above.

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What: 2024 Leaf Metal baseball cards
Arrives: September
Box basics: Five autos per seven-card hobby box (12 per case) or 10 autos per 14-card jumbo box (eight per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Metal is back for another go once again with two box formats -- and both still having exclusives and encased proofs among possible finds.

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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: 2023 Bowman baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Keep reading for what was inside this one ..

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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: 2023 Panini Prizm baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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What's Buzzing: MLB trade deadline reactions, post-show National chatter, huge pulls and more in this Tuesday edition.

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