Paul Skenes
First Buzz: 2026 Onyx Vintage baseball cards

What: 2026 Onyx Vintage baseball cards
Arrives: March 31
Box basics: Five autos per hobby box (30 packs per box, six boxes per case); 10 autos per mega box (10 packs per box, six boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Onyx's Vintage brand once again hits the diamond with a two-format approach -- a big box or a box with autos in every pack -- while showcasing young stars of the game in a retro-styled fashion.
Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2026 TRISTAR HT Platinum Achievements Edition

What: 2026 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Platinum Achievements Edition autographed baseballs
Arrives: March 27
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 for a new year with a Grand Treasure of an all-time great and some new chase balls also in the mix.
Keep reading for that and a gallery of what's in this one.
First Buzz: 2026 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (updated)

What: 2026 Topps Series 1 baseball cards
Arrives: Feb. 11
Box basics: One autograph or Relic per 20-pack hobby box (12 per case) + other formats seen in gallery
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: The teases of the first Topps baseball card set of 2026 are here as the company starts a launch of its 75th anniversary campaign.
Keep reading for more info when it's available.
First Buzz: 2025 Bowman's Best baseball cards

What: 2025 Bowman's Best baseball cards
Arrives: TBD 2026
Box basics: Four autographs per box (TBD boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here (when live)What's buzz-worthy: Bowman's Best drops for another year with its familiar format but some new inclusions, too, as it showcases notable veterans and prospects of this past season.
Keep reading for more details and a gallery.
First Buzz: 2025 Wild Card MATTE Rookie Multi-Sport Edition

What: 2025 Wild Card MATTE Rookie Multi-Sport Edition trading cards
Arrives: Jan. 30, 2026
Box basics: One auto and two 1/1 cards per 20-pack brick box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Wild Card is back with a multi-sport release that has player packs and plenty to chase as it looks at young stars frown around the sports world all in the same spot.
Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2025 Pulse Drift Baseball + Heat Seeker + Max Box

What: 2025 Pulse Drift Baseball cards
Arrives: March 2026
Box basics: Four encased autographed cards per six-card hobby box (10 boxes per case) or one autograph per Heat Seeker box (24 boxes per case) or two autographs per 24-card Max Box
Checklist: See early players list for both in the gallery
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Pulse takes to the diamond once again with a pair of Drift releases that bring encapsulated autographed cards of promising prospects, new stars and some past greats all in one spot.
Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.
Baseball America Best of 2025 Awards issue includes extras

This annual showcase includes another set of commemorative items made just for collectors.
The Baseball America Best of 2025 Awards issue is a jam-packed 74 pages of info and flash as it salutes the standouts of the year and also ranks the top 150 American League prospects as we look forward to a new season. Gracing its cover is Toronto Blue Jays prospect and postseason phenom Trey Yesavage.
Nestled in the center of the issue is a group of four perforated sheets. On the first one, collectors can pull out cards featuring the magazine's award-winners for this year -- Aaron Judge (MLB Player of the Year), Nick Kurtz (Rookie of the Year), Pat Murphy (MLB Manager of the year ... and pocket pancakes mastermind!), Konnor Griffin (MiLB Player of the Year), Jonah Tong (MiLB Pitcher of the Year), Ethan Holliday (High School Player of the Year), Roch Cholowsky (College Player of the Year), Dylan Volantis (College Freshman of the Year) and James Nelson (Independent Player of the Year) -- with their cards recapping why each got the nod. The second sheet recognizes the notable achievements of the year with Julio Rodriguez, Bobby Witt Jr., new 30-30 Club members, Jose Ramirez, Shohei Ohtani, Paul Skenes, Cal Raleigh, Clayton Kershaw, Mike Trout and Yoshinobu Yamamoto all in there for their various highlight moments in 2025.
The final two sheets showcase notable "future prospects" with new draft picks on 18 cards. They include Gavin Fien, Ethan Conrad, Tate Southisene, Sean Gamble, Jordan Yost, Gage Wood, Josh Hammond, Patrick Forbes, Marcus Phillips, Michael Oliveto, Slater de Brun, Mitch Voit, Dax Kilby, Zach Root, Charles Davalan, Jaden Fauske, J.B. Middleton and Brandon Compton with scouting reports and grades on every card.
As with the previous Baseball America sheets, they are perforated to be pulled off as sheets or even broken down to individual cards as part of the double-issue package that carries a $14.99 cover price. They are available in the BlowoutCards.com shop here or in the Baseball America online shop. These sheets have historically only been found in subscriber issues or via these two spots, not in newsstand issues.
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Board Buzz: Must-read threads on Blowout Forums (Nov. 21)

What's Buzzing: New pulls, NFL chatter, Topps Chrome NBA, a big error and more in this Friday edition.
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1 -- NFL Week 12
2 -- (You don't have to.)
3 -- Whoops
5 -- All your MLB chatter
6 -- New MLB pulls ... New NBA pulls--
Have you spotted a hot thread? Tell us about it in a comment or on Twitter.
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Buzz Break: 2025 Topps Holiday baseball cards tin

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The box: 2025 Topps Holiday baseball cards (tin)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Where to buy: Click here
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2025 Topps Holiday baseball cards mega box

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The box: 2025 Topps Holiday baseball cards (mega)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Where to buy: Click here
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2025 Topps Holiday baseball cards tin

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The box: 2025 Topps Holiday baseball cards (tin)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Where to buy: Click here
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2024 Topps Heritage High Number MLB (blaster)

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The box: 2024 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click hereKeep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was found in this one.
First Buzz: 2025 Topps Black & White baseball cards
What: 2025 Topps Black & White baseball cards
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: One autograph per hobby box (TBD per case) & TBD per mega box (TBD per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)What's buzz-worthy: Black & White arrives for new year with a lineup of inclusions and a pair of formats along with plenty of new looks and approaches for the brand.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2025 Panini National Treasures baseball cards

What: 2025 Panini National Treasures baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 19
Box basics: Eight autograph or memorabilia cards per 10-card box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)What's buzz-worthy: The 12th edition of National Treasures baseball cards arrives with a handful of today's young stars, other notables from the prospect ranks and many icons from rich history of the game's past all in one spot.
Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2025 Topps Update baseball cards (updated)

What: 2025 Topps Update baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 12
Box basics: One auto or Relic per 20-pack hobby box (12 per case) or one auto and two Relics per 10-pack jumbo box (six per case)
Odds: Click here
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click hereWhat'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.
Making the Grade (Oct.): MLB perfection, college standouts, pre-WWE Shotzi, vintage, Bo Bichette and ... a slabbed CD?

Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading ... so here's this month's grading diary.
A HIGH-GRADE DOMINATOR
The Card: Paul Skenes 2025 Topps Heritage
The Reason Bought: I'll fully admit I'm a sucker for high-grade Heritage Rookie Cards and, while this isn't an RC, this one captured my attention just like one as I've ripped my fair share of Heritage this year and, well, not much of the cards that matter that I pulled could have checked in at a perfect grade. All that perfection, the clean photo and the color scheme here got me to bite.
The Grade: CGC 10 (Pristine)Grade 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 P10 Total Population 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 3 1 11 Reality Check: I didn't check the pop report before grabbing it, so it was an extra bonus to see that it's the lone card in the top slot with a decent number of cards below it -- and that goes as low as a CGC 7. That reinforces that Heritage isn't the easiest grade. That makes this one even more of a win in my book.
Keep reading for more of this month's pick-ups and new slabs for Buzz.
First Buzz: 2025 Topps Diamond Icons baseball cards

What: 2025 Topps Diamond Icons baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 22
Box basics: Nine autographs and one Relic per 11-card box (two boxes per case)
Checklist: TBD
Order: Click here
What's buzz-worthy: This high-end line arrives once again with a base card in every box this time along with plenty of hits.
Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2025 Topps Holiday baseball cards (updated)

What: 2025 Topps Holiday baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 22
Box basics: One autograph, Relic or Chrome variation in mega boxes -- TBD on other two formats, advent calendar or tin (also with three-tin hobby & retail boxes ... full details below)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: The annual Holiday version of Topps baseball cards is on its way with some variety on formats -- each with some exclusive parallels -- and some new looks.
Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2025 Onyx Vintage Extended baseball cards

What: 2025 Onyx Vintage Extended baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 30
Box basics: Five autos per Base Series box (30 packs per box, six boxes per case); 10 autos per Mega Series box (10 packs per box, six boxes per case)
Checklist: See gallery
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Onyx's Vintage brand takes the field with a two-format approach for a second time this season -- a big box or a box with autos in every pack -- while showcasing young stars of the game in a retro-styled fashion.
Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.
Buzz Break: 2023 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes (mega)
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: 2023 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes baseball cards (mega)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (all years of USA)Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one as well as a gallery.
First Buzz: 2025 Panini Select baseball cards

What: 2025 Panini Select baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 5
Box basics: Three autographs or memorabilia cards per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Select returns to the field once again with some notable signers in the mix as well as plenty of star power from today's promising prospects.
Keep reading for a gallery and more info.
First Buzz: 2025 Topps T205 baseball cards

What: 2025 Topps T205 baseball cards
Arrives: TBD
Box basics: Four packs per 40-card box ... one autograph in every four boxes
Checklist: Click here
Order: BlowoutCards.com (when available)What's buzz-worthy: Topps revisits old-timey tobacco cards with a T206 companion that carries a little more color, the T205 series, but with the same general approach of past editions.
Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2025 Wild Card Haunted Hits Multi-sport PAE

What: 2025 Wild Card Haunted Hits Multi-sport Premium Autograph Edition sports cards
Arrives: Oct. 3
Basics: Five encased cards per box (20 boxes per case) -- four autographs per case
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Wild Card moves away from its ink-only approach with this one while embracing the ghouls of the fall along with the stars of the sports world as part of a lineup that includes a number of card types, some other chases and autographs a few times per case.
Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.
First Buzz: 2025 Pulse Dual Signature Edition baseball cards

What: 2025 Pulse Dual Signature Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 31
Box basics: Five encased on-card autographs and one encased dual-autograph card per box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: See a partial player list in gallery
Order: Click hereWhat's buzz-worthy: Pulse revisits a release from last year and adds new dual-auto cards featuring some of this season's best possible combos together on the same card.
Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.
Kobe Bryant & Michael Jordan dual-Logoman 1/1 autograph sells for $12.9M via Heritage -- new record for any sports card

Update: The card sold for $12,932,000 -- an all-time record for any sports card -- at 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning.
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It's already topped the $7-million mark with time to go before the auction ends tomorrow night, but there's no telling the heights this card might reach.
There's a realistic chance that the Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs card will become the priciest sports card of all time -- not just priciest basketball card ever -- when the dust settles at ends Heritage Auctions on Saturday and it's really only got two rivals.
Right now, with its buyer's premium attached, this card sits at $7,015,000 after 46 bids (click to view) and that already gives it the title of the biggest basketball card of all time. The previous NBA high was for a similar modern card, a 2009-10 Panini National Treasures Steph Curry Logoman auto, that sold privately for $5.9 million to an investment fund July 2021.
And there aren't too many past auctions that top that.


































