Collectors who ripped into packs of 2018 Bowman and found a Lucky Redemption now know their card.

It's New York Yankees rookie infielder Gleyber Torres.

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The box: 2018 Topps Heritage High Number 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: 71
Base set completion: 
61 of 200 (31 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Bartolo Colon, Pat Neshek, Chase Utley (it's about RCs)

Rookie Cards (19) – Shohei Ohtani, Gleyber Torres, Scott Kingery, A.J. Minter, Eric Lauer, Freddy Peralta, Braxton Lee, P.J. Conlon, Niko Goodrum, Tomas Nido, Yonny Chirinos, Mitch Garver, Yoshihisa Hirano, Merandy Gonzalez, Shane Carle, Mike Soroka, Joey Lucchesi, Garrett Cooper, Andrew Suarez

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The box: 2018 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (hanger box tray)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (this and other hobby/retail formats)

Boxes per tray: 8
Cards per box: 35
Cards in this tray: 280
Base set completion: 
200 of 200 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 52

Notables on base cards – Pablo Sandoval, Bartolo Colon, Pat Neshek, Chase Utley (and all others you might deem notable ... this one's about Rookie Cards)

Rookie Cards (68) – Notables include Ronald Acuña Jr., Shohei Ohtani (2), Juan Soto, Scott Kingery, David Bote, Austin Meadows, Dereck Rodriguez, Gleyber Torres, Tyler O'Neill, Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

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The box: 2018 Topps Heritage High Number 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: 71
Base set completion: 
62 of 200 (31 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – None

Rookie Cards (16) – Gleyber Torres, Ryan Yarbrough, P.J. Conlon, Braxton Lee, Austin Meadows, Mike Soroka, Shane Carle, Jaime Barria, Garrett Cooper, Andrew Suarez, Jacob Barnes, Niko Goodrum, Tomas Nido, Jacob Nottingham, Jaime Schultz, Tyler O'Neill

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What: 2019 Topps Tribute baseball cards
Arrives: Feb. 20 Aug. 7
Box basics: Three autographs and three Relics per six-pack box (six boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Tribute once again bats leadoff for Topps' high-end MLB brands with some new inclusions as well as some new case guarantees when it comes to ink for 2019.

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

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The box: 2018 Panini Chronicles baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 5 (four standard, one Revolution)
Cards per pack: 5 (three in revolution)
Cards in this box: 23
Base set completion: 
2 of 60 (3 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Corey Seager, Jose Abreu

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What: 2018 Onyx Premiere Gear game-used memorabilia
Arrives: Oct. 31
Box basics: One game-used memorabilia piece per box
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This low-print-run MLBPA-approved product arrives with something for game-used collectors in every box with a mix of past and present MLB stars as well as prospects who could be in the majors soon.

Keep reading for more info, including a full checklist.

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Talk about demand ... it's definitely already there for this one.

The countdown clock on the latest Topps On Demand set presently shows 48 days and a few hours remaining for the arrival of 2018 Topps 3D baseball card packs, but there's one other line that matters the most right now with this release that should be one of the rarer larger-size sets of the year.

More importantly, the page also says "sold out."

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What: 2018 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures autographed baseballs (Series 10)
Arrives: Sept. 26
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase brand is back for a 10th series and second this year with a new Grand Treasure baseball to chase and a number of big names from the past and present all possible.

Keep reading for details on that one and a gallery of what's possible in this one.

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

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 4
Cards per box: 40
Set completion: 
10 of 100 (10 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Cal Ripken Jr., Joey Votto, Eddie Mathews, Josh Donaldson, Justin Turner, Jose Ramirez, Marcus Stroman, Salvador Perez, Michael Conforto, Gerrit Cole

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

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 4
Cards per box: 40
Set completion: 
10 of 100 (10 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Nolan Ryan, Buster Posey, Frank Thomas, Reggie Jackson, Manuel Margot, Nolan Arenado, Freddie Freeman, Orlando Arcia, Adrian Beltre, Noah Syndergaard

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The box: 2018 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 25 (24 plus box-topper)
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 193
Base set completion: 
130 of 300 (43 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Derek Jeter, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Roger Maris, Lou Gehrig, Roberto Clemente, Paige Spiranac, Method Man, Scott Rogowsky, Tyronn Lue, H. Jon Benjamin, Stugotz, Lincoln Riley, Sonny Fredrickson, Champ Pederson, Theo Epstein, Jim Thome, Chipper Jones, Willie McCovey, Roger Clemens, Ted Williams, Ryne Sandberg, Wade Boggs, Andre Dawson, Johnny Bench, Dave Winfield, Mookie Betts, Corey Seager, Justin Verlander, Buster Posey, Mark McGwire, Ozzie Smith, Carlos Correa, George Brett, Trea Turner, David Ortiz, Manny Machado

Rookie Cards (14) – Shohei Ohtani, Rafael Devers, Miguel Andujar, Gleyber Torres, J.P. Crawford, J.D. Davis, Amed Rosario, Jack Flaherty, Ryan McMahon, Garrett Cooper, Tyler Mahle, Sandy Alcantara (SP), Jen-Ho Tseng (SP), Dustin Fowler (SP)

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The box: 2018 Topps Big League baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 240
Base set completion: 
199 of 400 (50 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Mike Trout, Manny Machado, Alex Rodriguez, Paul Goldschmidt, Pedro Martinez, Mariano Rivera, Cody Bellinger, Ted Williams, Carlos Correa, Johnny Bench, Ernie Banks, Anthony Rizzo, Frank Thomas, Giancarlo Stanton, John Smoltz, Rickey Henderson, Sandy Koufax, Kris Bryant, Alex Bregman, Corey Seager, Nolan Ryan, Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw, Albert Pujols, Dansby Swanson, Andrew Benintendi

Rookie Cards (20) – Shohei Ohtani, Brian Anderson, Francisco Mejia, Luiz Gohara, Richard Urena, Franchy Cordero, Nicky Delmonico, Gleyber Torres, Felix Jorge, Rhys Hoskins, Jack Flaherty, Walker Buehler, Dominic Smith, Clint Frazier, Austin Hays, Sandy Alcantara, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Andrew Stevenson, J.P. Crawford, Brandon Woodruff

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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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What: 2018 Bowman's Best baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 19
Box basics: Four autographs (two per mini-box) per 12-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Bowman's Best returns with its mini-box format that delivers two autographs in just six packs with nods back to 1998 and nothing but on-card autographs.

Keep reading for more details and a gallery.

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The box: 2018 Topps Big League baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 6 (five standard, one Blue bonus parallel pack)
Cards per pack: 10 in standard four in bonus
Cards in this box: 54 (plus one more on the box)
Base set completion: 
43 of 400 (11 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Ted Williams, Mookie Betts, Corey Seager, John Smoltz, Jose Altuve, Buster Posey, McCovey Cove, Stan Musial Statue, AL Hits Leaders, NL Slugging Percentage Leaders, NL Home Runs Leaders, 2017 AL Batting Average Leaders,

Rookie Cards (4) – Shohei Ohtani, Parker Bridwell, Miguel Andujar, Gleyber Torres

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As the clock counts down to the MLB All-Star break, the countdown clock ticks for a number of Topps Now All-Star offerings, too.

They come with and without autographs on the set side and they come with a bonus offer for the set for those in the MLB All-Star Home Run Derby -- and they're all available now for a limited time initially only via Topps.com.

There are eight set options for the MLB All-Star Game's participants alone with a nine-card American League set, an eight-card National League set, a 25-card NL reserves set and a 24-card AL reserves set. The starters are $29.99 a pop, while the reserves are $59.99. There are autographed versions of all sets (one auto per set) with prices from $99.99 to $199.99 due to the rosters of guaranteed signers seeded into them.

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If you want to see how different Topps' Allen & Ginter baseball card set is, all you have to do is look at the checklist set scroll down to card No. 18.

"Bullpen car."

That's just one of the surprises in the 2018 edition of the retro-styled brand that's been revived since 2006 with 1880s stylings that include not only baseball stars but "World's Champions" in other sports and beyond.

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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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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)

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

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The box: 2018 Topps Pro Debut baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 180
Base set completion: 
162 of 200 (81 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Erik The Peanut Guy, Todd "Parney" Parnell, Bo Bichette, Ronald Acuna, Michael Kopech, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., MacKenzie Gore, Hunter Greene, Adam Haseley, Gleyber Torres, Jo Adell, Austin Beck, Brendan McKay, Jake Burger, Pavin Smith, Cristian Pache, Nick Senzel, Mike Soroka, Kacy Clemens, Austin Riley, Dylan Cozens, Mickey Moniak, Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr., Tyler O'Neill, Yu-Cheng Chang

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: NSCC chatter, opinions on the state of the hobby and big pulls like this Gleyber Torres 1/1 auto ...

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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 packs: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (six 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: 210

Set completion: 
49 of 100 (49 percent)
Duplicates: 1
Prospect set completion: 40 of 150 (27 percent)
Duplicates: 14
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
31 of 150 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 5

Notables on base/prospect cards – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jake Burger, Gleyber Torres, Eloy Jimenez, Luis Robert, Pete Alonso, A.J. Puk, Nick Senzel, Jo Adell, Nick Gordon, Kyle Wright, Cristian Pache, D.J. Peters, Dansby Swanson, Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Gary Sanchez, Carlos Correa, Buster Posey, Manny Machado, Albert Pujols, Andrew Benintendi

Rookie Cards (18) – Notables include Shohei Ohtani, Ozzie Albies (2), Rhys Hoskins, Walker Buehler, Miguel Andujar

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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: 105

Set completion: 
25 of 100 (25 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 27 of 150 (18 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
18 of 150 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Aaron Judge, Dansby Swanson, Byron Buxton, Nolan Arenado, Cody Bellinger, Scott Kingery, Hunter Greene, Ronald Acuna, A.J. Puk, Cristian Pache, Cal Quantrill, Jake Burger, Jeren Kendall, Dylan Cozens, MacKenzie Gore

Rookie Cards (9) – Rhys Hoskins, Dustin Fowler, Tomas Nido, Jack Flaherty, Sandy Alcantara, Francisco Mejia, Anthony Banda, Andrew Stevenson, Zack Granite

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