Greg Maddux
First Buzz: 2025 Topps Update baseball cards (updated)
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, one Relic & one manufactured Relic 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.
First Buzz: 2025 Leaf Vivid baseball cards
What: 2025 Leaf Vivid baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 31
Box basics: Seven autos per nine-card hobby box (12 boxes per case) or 10 autos per 12-card jumbo box (eight per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)What's buzz-worthy: A new year of Vivid baseball includes base cards in the mix -- every one of them a 1/1 creation -- alongside the autographs that are a majority of what's found in both formats for this release.
Keep reading for more info, images and a full checklist of inclusions.
Buzz Break: 2025 Donruss baseball cards (mega box)
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The box: 2025 Donruss baseball cards (mega)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a couple other formats)Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one as well as a gallery.
First Buzz: 2025 TRISTAR HT Platinum Achievements Edition
What: 2025 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Platinum Achievements Edition autographed baseballs
Arrives: Sept. 26
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase brand hits the field with a focus and one of the strongest Grand Treasure packages possible its ever offered for players of the modern era.
The biggest chase of them all this year? Keep reading for that and a gallery of what's in this one.
Buzz Break: 2024 Leaf Metal Sig. Series Multi-sport 1/1 Proofs
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The pack: 2024 Leaf Metal Signature Series Multi-sport 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs
Where to buy: Click here for other Leaf Metal boxes
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.
First Buzz: 2025 Topps Chrome baseball cards (updated)
What: 2025 Topps Chrome baseball cards
Arrives: July 23
Box basics: One autograph per 20-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case); three autos per 12-pack jumbo box (TBD boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Sapphire Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: The full Topps Chrome details are still to come but the basics and early teasers are here for when the latest flagship release hits colorful and flashy plastic with "an all-new lineup of jaw-dropping inserts and exciting Chrome parallels."
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2024 Leaf Trinity Baseball cards
What: 2024 Leaf Trinity Baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 26, 2025
Box basics: Six autographed cards per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Trinity showcases the stars of the diamond -- and sometimes beyond -- in a release that packs nothing but ink from past and present stars in there along with a number of potential newcomers, too, via college and even high school standouts on NIL deals.
Keep reading for more info and a full gallery.
Buzz Break: 2024 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards
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The pack: 2024 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (value)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
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First Buzz: 2024 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards
What: 2024 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 6
Box basics: Two autos per 16-pack hobby box (16 boxes per case); One auto per eight-pack compact box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Stadium Club arrives once again with a pair of box formats for rippers and with plenty of MLB stars and energy inside.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Aug. 15)
What's Buzzing: Juan Soto chatter, a "junk wax" question, Star Wars Chrome breaks, comic books and more.
First Buzz: 2024 Topps Finest baseball cards
What: 2024 Topps Finest baseball cards
Arrives: Aug.7
Box basics: Two autos per six-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: The checklist and odds are in for a new year of finest as well as the six teaser image you can see above as the flashy and colorful brand arrives once again with a new batch of players and plenty of artistic flair
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2023 Topps Diamond Icons baseball cards
What: 2023 Topps Diamond Icons baseball cards
Arrives: February 2024
Box basics: Seven autographed cards, two auto-Relic cards and one Relic per 10-card box (two boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: "One of the most-treasured releases every year from Topps" is back once again with the same format as previous years but with new players and plenty of hits -- in fact, it's once again nothing but hits.
Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.
MiLB Madness: Loaded team, eccentric arm, batboys & more
Minor league baseball cards from the past can include some weird stuff ... stuff you wouldn't imagine to be found on a baseball card. Here are some some new oddities in this latest edition of MiLB Madness.
LOADED WITH TALENT ...
The Card: Peoria's Past, Chicago's Future -- 1989 Kodak Peoria Chiefs
The Buzz On This: I found this for less than 50 cents and, well, it felt like a steal with it being a fun card with some serious star power on there. Who? Hall of Famer Greg Maddux for starters along with memorable Cubbies of the era ... Mark Grace, Jerome Walton, Dwight Smith, Joe Girardi and even a few others who made it to The Show. (Click the image at right to view all of the names.)All-star caliber team/group shots are not often the norm in MiLB sets -- you typically get everybody on a team shot or not at all -- and that makes this one feel more like a classic card. (Or even a Classic card where creative combo cards were quite normal at this time in their sets.)
Keep reading for more examples of some weird or fun baseball cards you can find in MiLB.
Buzz Break: 2023 Topps Allen & Ginter X baseball cards
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The box: 2023 Topps Allen & Ginter X baseball cards
Checklist: N/A (base parallels regular A&G but not everything is in here)
Odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)
Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one as well as a gallery of highlights.
Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Stadium Club MLB cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2022 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of highlights from this box.
Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Gallery baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2022 Topps Gallery baseball cards (blaster)
Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (all formats)
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of highlights from this one.
Buzz Break: 1989 Topps baseball cards (two wax packs)
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The lot: 1989 Topps baseball cards (two packs)
Where to buy: Check junk bins ... hit BlowoutCards.com for newer MLB cardsKeep reading for a breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Stadium Club MLB cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2022 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of highlights from this box.
First Buzz: 2023 Leaf Signature Series baseball cards
What: 2023 Leaf Signature Series baseball cards
Arrives: Aug 30
Box basics: One 1/1 autograph per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Signature Series returns to the diamond once again with just one 1/1 autographed card per pack and a mix that includes past, present and potential future stars all together in the same spot.
Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.
Buzz Break: 1992 UD MLB Team MVP Holograms
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The set: 1992 UD MLB Team MVP Holograms
Where to buy: Check junk bins ... hit BlowoutCards.com for newer MLB cardsKeep reading for a breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.
First Buzz: 2022 Topps Brooklyn Collection baseball cards
What: 2022 Topps Brooklyn Collection baseball cards
Arrives: Today via Topps.com
Box basics: Two autographs per box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)What's buzz-worthy: Brooklyn Collection returns for another year with a new retro look, ink in every box, and then some new and past stars showcased on cardboard once again.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2022 Topps Allen & Ginter X baseball cards
What: 2022 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards
Arrives: Now via Topps.com for 582 Montgomery Club members
Box basics: One autograph every 18-pack box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)What's buzz-worthy: Allen & Ginter X arrives once again for the fans of the darker shade of tobacco cards -- every card is black here instead of the traditional A&G white -- for yet another season.
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Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Archives baseball cards (hobby box)
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The box: 2022 Topps Archives baseball cards (hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
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Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Gallery baseball cards (monster box)
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The box: 2022 Topps Gallery baseball cards (monster)
Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (all formats)
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of highlights from this one.
Buzz Break: 2020 Topps 206 Series 5 MLB cards
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First Buzz Preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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