First Buzz: 2020 Topps 206 baseball cards
This entry was posted on May 14, 2020
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What: 2020 Topps 206 baseball cards
Arrives: Wave 3 is live right now via Topps.com
Box basics: 10 cards per pack
Checklist: Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4 Wave 5
What's buzz-worthy: Topps' take on T206 tobacco cards is here via an online-only release with five planned waves to come this year with some parallels you might expect and surprises this time, too.
Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.
The Basics: Topps 206 returns after a decade in the dugout with eight base cards and two parallels per pack ($14.99 initial price or a slight discount if you buy 20 packs) via Topps' site. They'll be available for no more than the next 27 days. Among the surprises? On-card autographs -- no odds there -- as well as potential appearances by minor-league players. ... The default parallel is the Piedmont (two per pack) unless they are replaced by Sweet Caporal (1:3), Sovereign (1:6), Polar Bear (1:18), Old Mill (1:30), Cycle (/25), American Beauty (/10) or a 1/1 Ty Cobb back version. ... Among those on he checklist for this one? Mike Trout, Pete Alonso, Babe Ruth, Mariano Rivera, Tony Gwynn, Carl Yastrzemski and Gavin Lux among others. There are eight Rookie Cards to be found in this one. This first wave consists of just 50 cards and there will be a total of five waves to be found.
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