What: 2025 Pieces X Keepsake trading cards
Arrives: July 7
Box basics: One Keepsake Relic card (auto or memorabilia) and three Keepsake Relics per box (five boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Keepsake once again meshes with Pieces Of The Past for a hybrid release that's one about the hits with a wide array of possibilities and with autographs regularly appearing at the case level.

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What: 2025 Pieces of the Past Art & Music Edition
Arrives: April 30
Box basics: Four hits per four-pack box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Pieces of the Past once again focuses on pop culture with a celebration of artwork from the past and then the names and faces of music and more from more recent years -- but this time there's a hit in every pack.

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What: 2023 Keepsake Historical Edition trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 23, 2024
Box basics: One relic card per two-card box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: After some delays, Keepsake's celebration of the arts and history arrives with an eclectic mix of stuff from framed cut autograph displays (above) as well as canvas prints and original artwork all in one spot.

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What: 2024 Pieces X Keepsake trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 16
Box basics: One Keepsake Relic card (auto or memorabilia) and three Keepsake Relics per box (five boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Keepsake meshes with Pieces Of The Past for a hybrid release that's one about the hits with a wide array of possibilities and with autographs regularly appearing at the case level.

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What: 2024 Keepsake Historical Edition trading cards
Arrives: Oct. 23
Box basics: One relic card per light-activated box (five boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Keepsake goes high-end once again with plenty of past and present notables from pop culture, politics and history -- a lineup with more than 100 different subjects and all cards showing the exact items that went into making the cards.

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What: 2024 Pieces of the Past Eight Year Collection trading cards
Arrives: Feb. 7
Box basics: Eight hits per eight-pack box (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Pieces of the Past tries its anniversary hits-only approach one more time with another release that's nothing but hits and an array of possible finds from throughout its past releases.

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What: 2023 Pieces of the Past Historical Edition
Arrives: Oct. 17
Box basics: Three hits per 10-pack box (10 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: This brand returns with a stacked lineup of cut autos and other memorabilia cards for a variety of historical figures found in every box.

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What: 2023 Pieces of the Past Art & Music Edition
Arrives: January 2023
Box basics: Two hits per four-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Pieces of the Past once focuses on pop culture with a celebration of artwork from the past and then the names and faces of music and more among more recent years in both cuts, original artwork and more.

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It's also a way to get an autograph of the Chicago Cubs' World Series-winning manager who has never sat down with a card company for a certified signature on a card despite a 15-year career as boss atop plenty more time as a coach and minor-leaguer. It's that time that helped bring some of these concepts to life.

"I’ve been wanting to do this for years" reads on essay on the Maddon Art website. "I’ve always enjoyed art, we all do. I’m not saying I’m an artist by any means, but I’ve always enjoyed the concepts. I believe baseball is a very artistic game and that major league players are artists, just like athletes from all of the other professional sports. For some time, I have tried to coerce Major League Baseball to utilize 'Put the Art Back in Thee Game' as a marketing campaign. I was unable to get anyone to bite, so I did it myself."

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