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First Buzz: 2025 Topps Update baseball cards (updated)

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What: 2025 Topps Update baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 29
Box basics: One auto or Relic per 20-pack hobby box (12 per case) or one auto and two Relics per 10-pack jumbo box (six per case)
Odds: TBD
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)
What's buzz-worthy: The full hobby details for the Update series of Topps' flagship baseball cards are still to come, but the box subject has been teased and it's Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images for this one once they are available.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, First Buzz and tagged Aaron Judge, Chipper Jones, Clayton Kershaw, Dave Winfield, Kyle Schwarber, Mark McGwire, Mike Schmidt, Mike Trout, MLB, Nolan Ryan, Sammy Sosa, Topps, Gaylord Perry, Greg Maddux, Hideki Matsui, Ivan Rodriguez, Reggie Jackson, Rickey Henderson, Sandy Koufax, Fernando Valenzuela, Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr., Julio Rodriguez, Cal Raleigh, Bobby Witt Jr., Pete Crow-Armstrong, Dylan Crews, Marcelo Mayer, Roki Sasaki, Elly de la Cruz, James Wood, Paul Skenes, Nick Kurtz, Drake Baldwin, Cam Smith, Agustin Ramirez, 2025 Topps Update, Chandler Simpson, 2025 Topps Update checklist on October 1, 2025 by BlowoutBuzz.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Oct. 24)

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What's Buzzing: Waiting on the World Series, Fernando Valenzuela, collector reactions, NFL Week 8 and more.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Board Buzz, Football and tagged Aaron Judge, MLB, NFL, Panini America, Russell Wilson, Topps, World Series, Fernando Valenzuela, Shohei Ohtani on October 24, 2024 by BlowoutBuzz.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Oct. 23)

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What's Buzzing: Fernando Valenzuela reactions, NFL chatter, the World Series, LeBronny and more.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Basketball, Board Buzz, Football and tagged Aaron Judge, LeBron James, MLB, NBA, NFL, Panini America, Topps, World Series, Fernando Valenzuela, Shohei Ohtani, Bronny James on October 23, 2024 by BlowoutBuzz.
First Buzz: Historic Autographs Scripts baseball

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What: Historic Autographs Scripts baseball
Arrives: June
Box basics: 10 cut autographs, one Hall of Famer auto, and one bonus card per box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs ups the volume and guarantees a Hall of Famer in every box here with every autograph slabbed and the bonus cards being some potentially big pulls.
Keep reading for more information.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, First Buzz and tagged autographs, Frank Thomas, Historic Autographs, Lefty Gomez, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, Rookie Cards, Will Clark, Cal Ripken Jr., Cecil Fielder, Hall of Famers, Hank Greenberg, Harold Baines, Jose Canseco, Minnie Minoso, Tom Glavine, Fernando Valenzuela, Charlie Hough, Eric Davis, Tommy John, 2018 Historic Autographs Scripts baseball, 2018 Historic Autographs Scripts, Charlie Gehringer, Ted Kluzewski on July 5, 2018 by BlowoutBuzz.
Buzz Break: 2017 Topps Gallery baseball cards (collector's box) + win our Aaron Judge autograph

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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: 2017 Topps Gallery MLB cards (collector's box)
Where to buy: Initially only at Walmart

Packs per box: 20
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 101
Base set completion:  85 of 150 (57 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Notables on base cards – Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Ichiro Suzuki, David Price, Yu Darvish, Jose Altuve, Gary Sanchez, Jacob deGrom, Kyle Schwarber, Andrew McCutchen, Kenta Maeda, Yoenis Cespedes, Francisco Lindor, Clayton Kershaw, George Springer, Adrian Beltre, Anthony Rizzo
Rookie Cards (22) – Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, Andrew Benintendi, Dansby Swanson, Yoan Moncada, Brett Phillips, Dinelson Lamet, Amir Garrett, Sean Newcomb, Bradley Zimmer, Jake Thompson, Christian Arroyo, Paul DeJong, Ty Blach, Jharel Cotton, Tyler Glasnow, Josh Bell, Mitch Haniger, David Dahl, Jordan Montgomery, German Marquez, Antonio Senzatela
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Buzz Break and tagged Aaron Judge, Andrew McCutchen, Anthony Rizzo, Brett Phillips, Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw, Dansby Swanson, David Price, Francisco Lindor, George Springer, Ichiro Suzuki, Jacob deGrom, Jose Altuve, Josh Donaldson, Ken Griffey Jr., Kyle Schwarber, Mike Trout, MLB, Randy Johnson, Sean Newcomb, Tim Raines, Topps, Walmart, Yoan Moncada, Yoenis Cespedes, Adrian Beltre, Bradley Zimmer, Carlos Martinez, David Dahl, Gary Sanchez, Jake Thompson, Jharel Cotton, Josh Bell, Justin Verlander, Kenta Maeda, Nolan Arenado, Reggie Jackson, Ryon Healy, Tyler Glasnow, Yu Darvish, Amir Garrett, Antonio Senzatela, Christian Arroyo, Fernando Valenzuela, German Marquez, Jordan Montgomery, Kyle Seager, Mitch Haniger, Ty Blach, 2017 Topps Gallery, Cody Bellinger Andrew Benintendi, Dan Bergren, Dinelson Lamet, Paul DeJong on November 27, 2017 by BlowoutBuzz.
FaceApp and iconic baseball cards? Oh, the possibilities ... let's begin

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There's a new phone app that allows you to turn that frown upside down, get younger or get older all with a click on a screen,
It's called FaceApp and it's a free download for iPhone users to have some fun -- and naturally this collector instantly thought of baseball cards.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Fun with collecting and tagged 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, iphone, Kris Bryant, Michael Jordan, phone apps, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr., Cal Ripken Jr., Rickey Henderson, Rollie FIngers, 1976 Topps Traded Oscar Gamble, 1986 Donruss Jose Canseco, 1989 Fleer Billy Ripken, Don Mattingly 1984 Donruss, FaceApp, FaceApp baseball cards, Fernando Valenzuela on April 25, 2017 by BlowoutBuzz.

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NEW RELEASES

Baseball (all dates subject to change)
Oct. 1 - 2025 Panini Three & Two
Oct. 1 - 2025 TRISTAR H.T. Gr. Slam
Oct. 8 - 2025 Bowman Chrome Mega
Oct. 22 - 2025 Topps Diamond Icons
Oct. 22 - 2025 Topps Holiday
Oct. 23 - 2025 Pulse Series 2 Retail
Oct. 24 - 2025 Leaf Lumber
Oct. 30 - 2025 Onyx Vintage Extended
Oct. 31 - 2025 Leaf A Bronx Legacy
Oct. TBD - 2025 Leaf Vivid
Oct. TBD - 2025 Pulse All Star
Oct. TBD - 2025 Pulse DSE
Oct. TBD - 2025 Pulse Foundry
Oct. TBD - 2024 Pulse Lumin HSE
Oct. TBD - 2025 Pulse Stratos HHS
Oct. TBD - 2024 Wild Card 5 Card SD
Oct. TBD - 2024 Wild Card Splat

Basketball
Oct. 16 - 2025 Donruss WNBA
Oct. TBD - 2024-25 Prizm Black

Football
Oct. 1 - 2025 Leaf Vivid
Oct. 8 - 2025 Panini Black
Oct. 9 - 2024 Panini Flawless
Oct. 10 - 2025 Panini Certified
Oct. 10 - 2025 Donruss Hobby Tin
Oct. 10 - 2025 TRISTAR H.T. Minis PSE
Oct. 15 - 2025 Panini Impeccable
Oct. 16 - 2024 Panini Eminence
Oct. 17 - 2025 TRISTAR H.T. Jerseys 2
Oct. 22 - 2025 Panini Absolute
Oct. 23 - 2025 Pulse Retail 2
Oct. 24 - 2025 Panini Mosaic
Oct. 29 - 2025 Panini Phoenix
Oct. 31 - 2025 Panini Prizm Draft
Oct. TBD - 2025 Pulse Foundry HSE
Oct. TBD - 2025 Pulse Meridian HSE
Oct. TBD - 2025 Pulse Stratos HSE
Oct. TBD - 2024 TruMystery Chips
Oct. TBD - 2025 Wild Card Comix R&L
Oct. TBD - 2025 Wild Card Metallix PD

Hockey
Oct. 8 - 2024-25 Ultimate Collection
Oct. 15 - 2025-26 UD Series 1
Oct. 29 - 2024-25 UD Premier
Oct. TBD - 2024-25 Engrained Icons

Other/Multi-sports
Oct. 1 - 2025 Topps Triumphant Tennis
Oct. 3 - 2025 Leaf Metal Halloween
Oct. 3 - 2025 Panini Absolute K League
Oct. 3 - 2025 Panini Turn Four Racing
Oct. 3 - 2025 Wild Card Haunted Hits
Oct. 6 - 2025 Futera World Unique 21
Oct. 10 - 2025 Leaf History Book SE 2
Oct. 15 - 2025 S.B. Supercharged 2
Oct. 17 - 2024-25 Panini Noir Soccer
Oct. 17 - 2025 Topps UFC Knockout
Oct. 22 - 2025 Panini Impeccable LIV
Oct. 24 - 2025 Panini Prizm NASCAR
Oct. 29 - 2025 Panini Combat Anth.
Oct. TBD - 2025 AEW SP Game Used

Non-sports
Oct. 1 - Topps Chrome Spongebob
Oct. 9 - Keepsake Invincible S1P
Oct. 10 - Topps Chrome Dune
Oct. 15 - Historic Autos 15th
Oct. 15 - Historic Autos WWII
Oct. 15 - Topps Disney Wonder
Oct. 17 - Pieces of Past Royalty
Oct. 30 - Decision Color Cut SE
Oct. TBD - Keepsake Bob Marley
Oct. TBD - Pieces of Past Asia

Gaming
Oct. 10 - Pokemon ME Build & Battle
Oct. 10 - Pokemon Mega Latias EX
Oct. 10 - Pokemon S&R EX PC
Oct. 10 - Yugioh CD: Fallen & Virtuous
Oct. 24 - Pokemon Trainer's Tool Kit
Oct. 24 - Pokemon Gengar/Diancie
Oct. TBD - Pokemon S&V Pri. Ev. PFC

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