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The box: 2019 Bowman's Best baseball cards (hobby box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 60
Base set completion: 
22 of 70 (31 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Prospects set completion: 
10 of 30 (33 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable base cards – Ronald Acuña Jr., Walker Buehler, Bryce Harper, Shohei Ohtani, Anthony Rizzo, Justin Verlander, Nolan Arenado, Christian Yelich, Jacob deGrom

Rookie Cards (3) – Will Smith, Justus Sheffield, Kyle Tucker

Prospect cards (10) – Adley Rutschman, Wander Franco, Bo Bichette, Riley Greene, Corbin Carroll, Taylor Trammell, Nolan Gorman, Forrest Whitley, J.J. Bleday, Josh Jung

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Have you looked at your 2019 Bowman Draft card backs yet?

It's fine if you haven't -- we know you're busy looking for the new big names, their colorful Chrome parallels and, of course, their autographs -- but there's always one part of this Bowman release that can surprise with either basic stuff one might not know (since the players are new to cardboard) or some downright trivial things that mean nothing when it comes to the field of play.

It's those "Up Close" blurbs that are worth a look.

The card of top pick Adley Rutschman actually has one of the simpler and more straight-forward items on his card. He's not one of those cards who drops references to Fortnite, Taylor Swift, Coke vs. Pepsi, Chick-Fil-A, Game of Thrones or even an interest in nuclear engineering. One card even notes a top prospect who had a specific walk-up song at age 10 ... what were you doing at that age?

Let's take a look at the backs of some 2019 Bowman Draft baseball cards ...

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The box: 2019 Bowman Draft MLB cards (jumbo)
First Buzz Preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 32
Cards in this box: 384
Base set completion: 
200 of 200 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 73
Chrome set completion: 
66 of 200 (33 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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StockX's venture into graded trading cards has a new element as of right now.

It's the first trading card IPO on the platform -- 2019 Bowman Chrome X baseball cards -- and boxes of this limited release are live. There are five-box cases already active, too.

There is no suggested retail price for this initial product offering. Instead, the market lets the bidders set the price for these boxes after they sign up for a StockX account.

Each and every box of 2019 Bowman Chrome X new from Topps contains a PSA 9 or PSA 10 Green X-Fractor rookie or prospect card inside -- and each of them is serial-numbered to just 31 copies from a lineup of just 100 players selected to appear in this release.

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What's Buzzing Today: Pondering worst-looking baseball autographs, new pulls and plenty more in today's edition.

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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: 2019 Topps Heritage Minor League baseball cards (hobby box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 19 (18 standard, one box-topper)
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 140
Base set completion: 
123 of 200 (62 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Wander Franco, Austin Riley, A.J. Puk, Yordan Alvarez, Alex Faedo, Kyle Lewis, Daz Cameron, Nolan Gorman, Victor Victor Mesa, Dustin May, Jarred Kelenic, Luis Robert, Ian Anderson, Seth Beer, Brendan Rodgers, Casey Mize, Brendan McKay, Jazz Chisholm, Corey Ray, Jordyn Adams, Alex Kirilloff, MacKenzie Gore, Joey Bart, Keston Hiura

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It's been a few years since we last saw Bowman Sterling as a standalone product -- it had lived on as inserts in recent years -- but that trend ends on Wednesday with a new full-scale arrival.

And with a glance at the 2019 Bowman Sterling checklist it's apparent that the fans of rookies and prospects will have plenty to chew on in this autograph-per-pack release from Topps.

You get five packs per box in this one and it's also got a 100-card basic card assortment that is half prospects and half rookies with the bigs you would expect on the RC front -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Austin Riley, Pete Alonso, Keston Hiura, Eloy Jimenez and Nick Senzel are in there among others.

Prospects? Hold on ... Seth Beer, Yordan Alvarez, Bo Bichette, MacKenzie Gore, Alex Kirilloff, Joey Bart, Wander Franco, Nolan Gorman and Brendan McKay among others.

And that's just the standard stuff ... we're ripping this one for ink.

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The box: 2019 Bowman Platinum baseball cards (collector's box)
Where to buy: Click here

Packs per box: 20
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 100
Base set completion: 
44 of 100 (44 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Ronald Acuña Jr., Cody Bellinger, Juan Soto, Albert Pujols, Giancarlo Stanton, Max Scherzer, Jose Altuve, Francisco Lindor, Ozzie Albies, David Price, Alex Bregman, Miguel Cabrera, Yasiel Puig

Rookie Cards (14) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (SP), Eloy Jimenez (SP), Michael Kopech, Christin Stewart, Dakota Hudson, Corbin Burnes, Touki Toussaint, Justus Sheffield, Chance Adams, Cedric Mullins, Ryan O'Hearn, Danny Jansen, Josh James, Ramon Laureano (no RC logo)

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The box: 2019 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: 
161 of 200 (81 percent)
Duplicates: 2

Base cards of note – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Joey Bart, Fernando Tatis Jr., Brendan Rodgers, Pete Alonso, Bo Bichette, Alex Kirilloff, Hunter Greene, Wander Franco, Eloy Jimenez, Brendan McKay, Jo Adell, Austin Riley, Kody Clemens, Nolan Gorman, Alex Faedo

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The box: 2019 Bowman baseball cards (Mega Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 6 (four standard, two Mega Box Chrome)
Cards per pack: 10 in standard, 5 in Chrome
Cards per box: 50

Set completion: 
20 of 100 (20 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 
12 of 150 (8 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
8 of 150 (5 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Ronald Acuña Jr., Mike Trout, Anthony Rizzo, Nolan Arenado, Clayton Kershaw, Nolan Gorman, Jazz Chisholm, Kevin Smith, Ryan Costello, Keegan Thompson, Logan Webb

Rookie Cards (6) – Kyle Tucker, Rowdy Tellez, Chris Shaw, Steven Duggar, Jeff McNeil, Adolis Garcia

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The box: 2019 Bowman baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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

Set completion: 
100 of 100 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 
72 of 150 (48 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
45 of 150 (30 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Ronald Acuña Jr., Jose Altuve, Kris Bryant, Mookie Betts, Ozzie Albies, Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Mike Trout, Cody Bellinger, Giancarlo Stanton, Victor Victor Mesa, Nico Hoerner, Carter Kieboom, Alex Faedo, Brady Singer, Jo Adell, Fernando Tatis Jr., Nick Senzel, Casey Mize, Nolan Gorman, Eloy Jimenez, Ryan Costello, Edward Cabrera, Logan Webb, Ronny Mauricio, Roberto Ramos, Orelvis Hernandez, Keegan Thompson, Blaze Alexander, Noelvi Marte, Brewer Hicklen

Rookie Cards (40) – Notables include Kyle Tucker, Michael Kopech, Touki Toussaint, Jonathan Loaisiga, Ramon Laureano, Christin Stewart

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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: 2019 Bowman baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 12
Cards per box: 72

Set completion: 
37 of 100 (37 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 
18 of 150 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
12 of 150 (8 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Francisco Lindor, Khris Davis, Ozzie Albies, Kris Bryant, Keegan Thompson, Nolan Gorman, Brady Singer, Jo Adell, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Jazz Chisholm

Rookie Cards (14) – Christin Stewart, Ramon Laureano, Jonathan Loaisiga, Rowdy Tellez, Bryse Wilson, Jake Cave, Luis Guillorme, Cedric Mullins, Justus Sheffield, Chance Adams, Ryan Borucki, Enyel De Los Santos, Aramis Garcia, D.J. Stewart

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Here's a look at the top five players on this week's Baseball America Top MLB Prospects Hot Sheet and their seasons so far. It's a little something to help those who might want to dabble with prospecting -- some basics on their baseball cards alongside a highlight line from those more scouting-minded. We may not do this every week, but we'll check in on BA's top crop from time to time for the remainder of the season.

1. Luis Robert, OF, White Sox — High-A Winston Salem Dash
Baseball America’s highlight line: “Robert is one of the most tooled-up athletes not only in his organization, but in all of the minor leagues. He wowed evaluators in the Arizona Fall League, and now is doing the same again in his return to high Class A."
CARDBOARD BASICS
Approximate card total (so far): 500
First Chrome auto: 2018 Bowman 
One auto to consider: 2017 Elite Extra Edition
Buzz’s card take: You should know his name after his Bowman arrival last year as he's a top-100 prospect by most accounts and a top-50 on some lists. He fared pretty well in limited spring training time this year, hitting .385 with a homer and eight RBI in six games as a 21-year-old. The Cuban prospect has five homers and 13 RBI while hitting .475 this season.

Keep reading for the rest of the top five ...

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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: Nothing but baseball stuff today as Buzz is already ready for a new year of baseball cards to arrive.

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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 Draft MLB cards (jumbo)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 32
Cards in this box: 384
Base set completion: 
200 of 200 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 73

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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: A big Superfractor sale, a big birthday gift, 2019 MLB predictions, Stranger Things and breaks in this 2018 finale.

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What: 2018 Leaf Flash baseball cards
Arrives: Late January/early February
Box basics: Six autographs per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's new line takes its color and flash to the baseball diamond with even more ink than its football counterpart and a lower print run than Leaf's popular Metal baseball line.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2019 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes baseball cards
Arrives: March 13
Box basics: Five autographs or memorabilia cards per five-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The newest USA Baseball release will once again include a mix of past and present players' autographs, memorabilia and more -- including players as young as the 16U National Team Development Program.

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

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The pack: 2018 Panini Stars & Stripes USA Baseball rack set (two)
Where to buy: $12 via USA Baseball (sold out -- click here for hobby)
Cards per pack: 69
Set completion: 
66 of 66 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Casey Mize, Bryce Tucker, Cadyn Grenier, Will Banfield, Triston Casas, Ryan Weathers, Raynel Delgado, Nolan Gorman, Michael Siani, Matthew Liberatore, Mason Denaburg, Landon Marceaux, Kumar Rocker, J.T. Ginn, Jarred Kelenic, Ethan Hankins, Cole Wilcox, Brice Turang, Anthony Seigler, Alek Thomas, Tyler Holton, Tyler Frank, Travis Swaggerty, Tim Cate, Steven Gingery, Steele Walker, Seth Beer, Sean Wymer, Ryley Gilliam, Nick Sprengel, Nick Meyer, Nick Madrigal, Konnor Pilkington, Jon Olsen, Johnny Aiello, Jeremy Eierman, Jake McCarthy, Grant Koch, Dallas Woolfolk

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The pack: 2018 Panini Stars & Stripes USA Baseball rack set (two)
Where to buy: Direct from USA Baseball Shop ($12) (click here for hobby)
Cards per pack: 69
Set completion: 
66 of 66 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Casey Mize, Bryce Tucker, Cadyn Grenier, Will Banfield, Triston Casas, Ryan Weathers, Raynel Delgado, Nolan Gorman, Michael Siani, Matthew Liberatore, Mason Denaburg, Landon Marceaux, Kumar Rocker, J.T. Ginn, Jarred Kelenic, Ethan Hankins, Cole Wilcox, Brice Turang, Anthony Seigler, Alek Thomas, Tyler Holton, Tyler Frank, Travis Swaggerty, Tim Cate, Steven Gingery, Steele Walker, Seth Beer, Sean Wymer, Ryley Gilliam, Nick Sprengel, Nick Meyer, Nick Madrigal, Konnor Pilkington, Jon Olsen, Johnny Aiello, Jeremy Eierman, Jake McCarthy, Grant Koch, Dallas Woolfolk

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With the first round of the 2018 MLB Draft last night, a new crop of MLB hopefuls now have new collectors seeking their cardboard -- but this year there's a little bit of a challenge involved that could help make for a stronger card crop later.

How? Interestingly, a number of the first-rounders and supplemental picks last night don't actually have cardboard yet. That's certainly not the norm in a world where USA Baseball players not even in high school yet have card appearances and signed certified autograph cards years before MLB might call and where other prep All-Star events spawn card sets of their own.

Here's a Buzz List rundown of who has ink and where ...

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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 10.

The box: 2018 Panini Stars & Stripes USA Baseball blaster
The cost: $19.99 (Click here for hobby)

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

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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 Panini Stars & Stripes USA Baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 5
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 35
Longevity base set completion: 
30 of 100 (30 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Frank Thomas, Keston Hiura, Jake Burger, Kyle Wright, Alex Lange, Evan White, Seth Beer, Nolan Gorman, Tim Cate

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