What: 2023 Bowman's Best baseball cards
Arrives: Jan. 17, 2024
Box basics: Four autographs (two per mini-box) per 12-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Odds: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Bowman's Best arrives for another year with its familiar format and plenty of colorful cardboard for fans of rookies and prospects.

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What: 2023 Bowman Draft baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 12
Box basics: Three autos per 12-pack hobby jumbo boxes (eight per case); five autos per super-jumbo box (six per case)
Prospect Tip Sheet: Click here
Odds: Click here
Checklist: Click here
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What's buzz-worthy: Bowman Draft drops next month and early teaser images and the box basics and checklist are here, confirming that this one will be the home to a 1995 Bowman Tom Brady card as a prospect for the Montreal Expos.

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What: 2024 Leaf Sports Heroes trading cards
Arrives: January
Box basics: Three "premium signatures" per box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Sports Heroes returns to the Leaf lineup with a mix of elite names from all around the sports world all arriving as Metal autographs in a number of shades.

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What: 2023 Onyx Premium baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 20
Box basics: Two on-card autographs per box (24 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: This brand arrives once again with nothing but autographed cards inside its boxes with top prospects in the mix as well as some iconic young MLB stars and even some other-sport surprises among the subjects.

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What: 2023 Leaf Metal baseball cards
Arrives: December
Box basics: Six autos and two base cards per hobby box (10 per case) or 10 autos and four base cards per jumbo box (eight per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Metal is back for another go with two box formats and with base cards now in the mix -- and with both formats still having exclusives and encased proofs.

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What: 2023 Onyx Vintage Extended baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 3
Box basics: Two on-card autographs per four-card box (24 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Onyx's Vintage brand takes the field for a second time this year with a new old look for a new year with some legendary names -- new and old -- in the mix as signers and with a simple lineup that lives up to the vintage name.

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Panini America's baseball team has four new members.

The company revealed this week that it has signed deals with the No. 1 overall pick in this year's MLB Draft -- former LSU star Paul Skenes who went to the Pirates -- as well as the No. 6 pick Jacob Wilson (A's), No. 16 pick Bryce Elridge (Giants) and No. 17 pick Enrique Bradfield Jr. (Orioles).

"We are continuing to add tremendous talent to our athlete roster, and this group of elite baseball players are the latest great additions," said Jason Howarth, Senior VP of Marketing and Athlete Relations. "We are pleased that fans will have the opportunity to collect their initial products as professional athletes."

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: MLB Draft chatter, new pulls, Elly De La Cruz, Shohei Ohtani, The National and more in this Monday edition.

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What: 2023 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes baseball cards
Arrives: April 21
Box basics: Seven autographs or memorabilia cards per five-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: USA Baseball's baseball cards arrive with "multiple new teams added for the first time" and more hits per box, too, while also working Optichrome into the mix -- as the stock for the main set.

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What: 2023 Onyx Vintage baseball cards
Arrives: April
Box basics: Two on-card autographs per four-card box (24 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Onyx's Vintage brand takes the field with a new old look for a new year with some legendary names -- new and old -- in the mix as signers and with a simple lineup that lives up to the vintage name.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.

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