It's BBWAA Awards Week for Major League Baseball and one of the most-notable winners made his way into my game-used collection this year ... well, sort of.

This month's ball in the Collecting Game-used series is another that came to me via a blind grab bag where all I knew was the date of the game ... but this time that wasn't to my advantage as, well, the baseballs pitched by the now-reigning National League Rookie Of The Year, Paul Skenes, command a 15x premium price over the rest of baseballs from this day and this game. Despite that, I rolled the dice, hoping for a possible inventory error or something interesting from what was still a Skenes start ... and I got just that.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and the ball in action.

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What's Buzzing: Pondering the National League Rookie Of The Year, Topps Mercury reactions, "bag holder," new pulls and more.

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Rookies -- they're always in demand and now they're in On Demand

Topps On Demand, that is, as the newest set available for just one week (or less) on Topps.com is all about showcasing the rookies of MLB. It's the 2018 Topps On Demand Rookie Year In Review set and it includes more than 50 cards and an autograph as part of a $100 package.

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They've been the reigning Rookie of the Year award-winners for less than 24 hours, but there are already six new collectibles noting their wins.

They are Kris Bryant and Carlos Correa -- and they are the National League and American League winners who already have Topps prints commemorating their new-found status.

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