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The box: 2018 Bowman Platinum baseball cards (collector's box)
Where to buy: Initially only at Walmart; Click here
Checklist: View here

Packs per box: 20
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 100
Base set completion: 
45 of 100 (45 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Aaron Judge, Andrew Benintendi, Carlos Correa, Giancarlo Stanton, Justin Verlander, Gary Sanchez, Kris Bryant, Mike Trout, Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts, Joey Votto

Rookie Cards (9) – Shohei Ohtani, Rafael Devers, Nick Williams, Francisco Mejia, Victor Robles, Chance Sisco, Dominic Smith, Harrison Bader, Clint Frazier, Ryan McMahon

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The box: 2018 Donruss baseball cards (hanger box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 60
Set completion: 
42 of 270 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – The San Diego Chicken, Giancarlo Stanton, Andrew Benintendi, Bryce Harper, Nolan Ryan, Jose Altuve, Trea Turner, George Brett, Max Scherzer, Josh Donaldson, Aaron Judge, Dave Winfield, Joey Votto, George Brett, Wade Boggs, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Jim Palmer

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The box: 2018 Bowman Platinum baseball cards (collector's box)
Where to buy: Initially only at Walmart; Click here
Checklist: View here

Packs per box: 20
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 100
Base set completion: 
46 of 100 (46 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Aaron Judge, Andrew Benintendi, Carlos Correa, Giancarlo Stanton, Clayton Kershaw, Dansby Swanson, Albert Pujols, Javier Baez, Francisco Lindor, Anthony Rizzo, Jose Abreu, Nolan Arenado, Paul Goldschmidt

Rookie Cards (11) – Shohei Ohtani, Ozzie Albies, Rafael Devers, Walker Buehler, Luiz Gohara, Austin Hays, Willie Calhoun, Tyler Mahle, Jack Flaherty, Nick Williams, Francisco Mejia

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The box: 2018 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards (hobby)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 16
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 128
Base set completion: 
108 of 300 (36 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Javier Baez, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rendon, Corey Seager, Gary Sanchez, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Hernandez, Miguel Cabrera, Rickey Henderson, Johnny Bench, Hank Aaron, Mark McGwire, John Smoltz, Randy Johnson, Barry Larkin, Don Mattingly, Will Clark

Rookie Cards (15) – Amed Rosario, Austin Hays, A.J. Minter, Erick Fedde, Breyvic Valeria, Dillon Maples, Jackson Stephens, Dustin Fowler, Brandon Woodruff, Victor Caratini, Luiz Gohara, Cam Gallagher, J.P. Crawford, Anthony Sandtander, Anthony Banda

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 3.

The packs: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (six jumbo packs)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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The box: 2018 Topps Series 2 (hobby)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)
Packs per box: 36
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 361
Base set completion: 
317 of 350 (91 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Bryce Harper, Kris Bryant, Jake Arrieta, Justin Verlander, Paul Goldschmidt, Max Scherzer, Andrew Benintendi, Yadier Molina, Cody Bellinger, Albert Pujols, Jose Altuve, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton

Rookie Cards (24) – Notables include Scott Kingery, Christian Villanueva, Tim Locastro, Kyle Farmer, Jordan Luplow, Jen-Ho Tseng, Mitch Garver

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The box: 2018 Topps Finest (hobby)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com 
Packs per box: 12 (via two mini-boxes)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 60
Base set completion: 
44 of 100 (44 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Gary Sanchez, Albert Pujols, Stephen Strasburg, Kris Bryant, Clayton Kershaw, Paul Goldschmidt, Giancarlo Stanton, Alex Bregman, Buster Posey, Miguel Cabrera, Max Scherzer, Adrian Beltre

Rookie Cards (7) – Shohei Ohtani, Miguel Andujar, Rhys Hoskins, J.P. Crawford, Nicky Delmonico, Brandon Woodruff, Chance Sisco

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The box: 2018 Topps Series 2 (Walmart blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)
Packs per box: 11 (10 plus patch pack)
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 101
Base set completion: 
74 of 350 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, Cubs team card, Andrew Benintendi, Aroldis Chapman,  Paul Goldschmidt, Justin Verlander, Yu Darvish, Joey Votto

Rookie Cards (6) – Shohei Ohtani, Kyle McGrath, Sandy Alcantara, A.J. Minter, Troy Scribner, Victor Arano

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Panini America is readying its Father's Day promo packs for the seventh season and has begun teasing what's to come.

So far, we've gotten a look at the basics for the release as well as some of the inserts.

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The box: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (five jumbo packs)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per pack: 4 (three standard packs, one Camo parallels pack)
Cards per pack: 35 (10 per standard, five in Camo pack)
Cards in this lot: 175

Set completion: 
43 of 100 (43 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 43 of 150 (29 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
30 of 150 (20 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Juan Soto, Dylan Cozens, Nick Senzel, Alex Faedo, Bryce Harper, Kris Bryant, Mike Trout, Giancarlo Stanton, MacKenzie Gore, Luis Robert, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Gleyber Torres, Cal Quantrill, Nick Gordon, Jeren Kendall, Jo Adell, Gleyber Torres, Fernando Tatis Jr.

Rookie Cards (23) – Notables include Shohei Ohtani, Rhys Hoskins, Amed Rosario, Rafael Devers, Clint Frazier, Walker Buehler

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The box: 2018 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster)
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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 1.

The packs: 2018 Bowman baseball value packs (six)
The cost: $9.98 apiece 

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What would you pay for Giancarlo Stanton's final Miami Marlins jersey?

It could be yours right now ... for a price.

One of Buzz's newest super-casual hobbies is looking into specific pieces of game-used MLB memorabilia direct from teams with MLB Authentication. It's not a heavy focus just yet -- it's just a result of the ol' personal collection player being a retiree going cardless these days.

Some MLB teams have mailing lists you can join for updates about memorabilia available after games but most do not. Many sell items in team shops and via MLB Auctions (not always as auctions, though). The Miami Marlins are one team that does have a mailing list and there are some gems to be found there on the cheap.

But then there's the Stanton section. (And an Ichiro Suzuki section, too.)

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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: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 10
Cards per lot: 80

Set completion: 
33 of 100 (33 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 
24 of 150 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
16 of 150 (11 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Dansby Swanson, Aaron Judge, Carlos Correa, Clayton Kershaw, Matt Olson, Giancarlo Stanton, Hunter Greene, Ronald Acuna, Alex Faedo, Brendan Rodgers, Pete Alonso, Jo Adell, Nick Senzel

Rookie Cards (12) – Raudy Read, Jackson Stephens, Nick Williams, Ryan McMahon, Clint Frazier, Jen-Ho Tseng, Garrett Cooper, Victor Robles, Max Fried, Alex Verdugo, Zack Granite, Andrew Stephenson

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The box: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 10
Cards per lot: 240

Set completion: 
100 of 100 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 
71 of 150 (47 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
46 of 150 (31 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Hunter Greene, Ronald Acuna, Cristian Pache, Nick Senzel, Kris Bryant, Gary Sanchez, Buster Posey, Andrew Benintendi, Albert Pujols, Yoan Moncada, Miguel Cabrera, Manny Machado, MacKenzie Gore, Dylan Cozens, Jeren Kendall, Nick Gordon, Cal Quantrill, Brendan McKay, Jo Adell, Gleyber Torres, Luis Robert, Eloy Jimenez, Royce Lewis, Alex Jackson, Kyle Wright, Cody Bellinger, Aaron Judge, Carlos Correa, Clayton Kershaw, Giancarlo Stanton, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Alex Faedo, Fernando Tatis Jr., Colton Welker

Rookie Cards (39) – Shohei Ohtani, Ozzie Albies, Miguel Andujar, Amed Rosario, Rafael Devers, Victor Robles, Rhys Hoskins, Luiz Gohara, Chance Sisco, Harrison Bader, Nicky Delmonico, Lucas Sims, J.P. Crawford, Dominic Smith, Richard Urena, Walker Buehler, Austin Hays, Erick Fedde, Parker Bridwell, Alex Verdugo, Max Fried, Garrett Cooper, Jen-ho Tseng, Ryan McMahon, Nick Williams, Jackson Stephens, Clint Frazier, Raudy Read, Tomas Nido, Dustin Fowler, Jack Flaherty, Sandy Alcantara, Zack Granite, Francisco Mejia, Anthony Banda, Andrew Stephenson, Tyler Mahle, J.D. Davis, Victor Arano

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The box: 2017 Topps Gallery baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for collector's box)

Packs per box: 8 (seven standard & Artist Proof pack)
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 33
Base set completion: 
23 of 150 (15 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Giancarlo Stanton, Buster Posey, Felix Hernandez, Jake Arrieta

Rookie Cards (8) – Yulieski Gurriel, Carson Fulmer, Luke Weaver, Anthony Alford, Manny Margot, Hunter Dozier, David Dahl, Trey Mancini

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We've all known Albert Pujols to be a big deal on baseball cards for most of this century and that his 2001 Bowman Chrome rookie autograph is an iconic card that can only be owned by some.

But now that he's on the cusp of joining the 3,000-Hit Club -- he's just four hits away -- we get another moment to examine his place in MLB history.

While that club is exclusive, he's among an even more elite group once that happens -- and it's a club so elite we may never see it again.

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The box: 2018 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
66 of 400 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, Carlos Correa, Giancarlo Stanton, Manny Machado, Yadier Molina, Miguel Cabrera, Javier Baez, Buster Posey, Jose Altuve, Clayton Kershaw

>>> For a checklist and variation galleries, click here

Rookie Cards (3 cards, 6 rookies) – Miguel Andujar, Clint Frazier, Lucas Sims, Ozzie Albies, Sandy Alcantara, Alex Mejia

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 3.

The box: 2018 Topps Gypsy Queen baseball (monster box)
The cost: Click here

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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The box: 2017 Donruss baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 56
Base set completion: 
39 of 195 (20 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Short-prints (Nos. 1-45; Diamond Kings & Rated Rookies) (1) – Masahiro Tanaka

Notables on base cards – Buster Posey, Manny Machado, Francisco Lindor, Frank Thomas, Anthony Rizzo, Ryne Sandberg, Paul Goldschmidt, Giancarlo Stanton, Cal Ripken Jr., Kirby Puckett, Mookie Betts, Willie Stargell

Rookie Cards – None

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The box: 2018 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
66 of 400 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Kris Bryant, Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, Carlos Correa, Giancarlo Stanton, Gary Sanchez, Byron Buxton, Paul Goldschmidt

>>> For a checklist and variation galleries, click here

Rookie Cards (5 cards, 10 rookies) – Miguel Andujar, Clint Frazier, Harrison Bader, Jack Flaherty, Christian Villanueva, Kyle McGrath, Willie Calhoun, Nick Gardewine, Sandy Alcantara, Alex Mejia

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The box: 2018 Donruss baseball cards (hanger box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 8
Cards per box: 56
Set completion: 
42 of 270 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Andrew Benintendi, Jose Altuve, Albert Pujols, Mike Trout, Juan Marichal, Gary Sanchez, Chipper Jones, Nolan Ryan, Ryne Sandberg, Justin Verlander, Stephen Strasburg, Alex Bregman, Al Kaline

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The box: 2018 Donruss baseball cards (hanger box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 60
Set completion: 
43 of 270 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Mickey Mantle, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Joe Morgan, Tony Gwynn, Justin Verlander, Cody Bellinger, Wade Boggs, George Brett, Jim Palmer, Dave Winfield, Stephen Strasburg, Alex Bregman, Nolan Ryan, Giancarlo Stanton, Nolan Arenado, Clayton Kershaw, Manny Machado

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The box: 2018 Topps Gypsy Queen baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 25 (24 standard, one Glassworks box-topper)
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 193
Base set completion: 
177 of 320 (55 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Mike Trout, Kris Bryant, Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, Ichiro Suzuki, Carlos Correa, Anthony Rizzo, Buster Posey, Manny Machado, Corey Seager, Clayton Kershaw, Justin Verlander, Matt Olson, Jose Altuve

Rookie Cards (19) – Francisco Mejia, Zack Granite, Jack Flaherty, Austin Hays, Richard Urena, Luiz Gohara, Brian Anderson, Rafael Devers, Clint Frazier, Tzu-Wei Lin, Miguel Andujar, J.P. Crawford, Nicky Delmonico, Dominic Smith, Brandon Woodruff, Andrew Stevenson, Ozzie Albies, Paul Blackburn, Nick Williams

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Major League Baseball is a global game -- and Topps knows it with two versions of Shohei Ohtani's first Topps Now baseball card.

The card is one one 15 available today and it's got one in English and one with kanji to commemorate his MLB debut Thursday in Oakland. He recorded a hit in his first big-league at-bat and that's the play captured on both cards.

The cards will only initially be available via Topps for 24 hours and will be printed to order after that ordering window closes. He previously set a new sales record for the real-time card platform and this one could spark another.

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