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Zack Collins
Collecting Game-used: A colorful Copa de la Diversión cap
Second verse, same as the first -- well this time with a little less Lava.
It's apparently National Hat Day today, so I figured I'd get this Collecting Game-used series back on track (I missed doing one last month) with another game-used cap from down on the farm and this time it's from a specialty game and a player who actually did play in a pair of big-league games last year after spending the summer for the Columbus Clippers. If you don't recognize the logo, this one's from a game where they were the Veleros de Columbus during MiLB's Copa de la Diversión games.
As I noted last time, sometimes, unraveling the mystery is part of the fun with gamers ... and that mystery part doesn't happen as often with MLB stuff where it's as if everything that's used can get an MLB Authentication sticker and have a place in a database forever before it hits a collection or gets chopped up to live inside a baseball card. But down on the farm? It can be a different story. Sure, stuff gets documented and sold with a team letter or certificate often -- especially at the end of a season when the players are gone (and might not come back) -- but not everything.
Most of my items in this series are MLB or other things that are ironclad in their documentation or I have been able to photo-match the item exactly to a photo, video or event. This time? Not so much (though I admittedly ran out of time to really dig), but it did have some features and some mystery that worked out for a bargain price and it turned out to be another player who got a taste of the major leagues this past season and has played in The Show for a few years.
Keep reading to see the details this time.
Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Chrome NBCD hanger box
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The box: 2020 Topps Chrome National Baseball Card Day hanger box
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Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Chrome Update Sapphire Edition
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The pack: 2021 Topps Chrome Update Sapphire Edition baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (boxes and lots)
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Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Stadium Club (blaster packs)
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The packs: 2020 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards (three blaster packs)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
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Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Holiday baseball cards
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The box: 2020 Topps Holiday baseball cards
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Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2020 Topps Holiday MLB cards (Hour 8)
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The box: 2020 Topps Holiday baseball cards
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The cost: BlowoutCards.com
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Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Stadium Club Chrome (hobby box)
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The box: 2020 Topps Stadium Club Chrome baseball cards (hobby)
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Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Archives baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2020 Topps Archives baseball cards (blaster box)
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Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2020 Topps Series 2 baseball cards
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Buzz Break: 2020 Bowman baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2020 Bowman baseball cards (blaster)
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Buzz Break: 2020 Topps 206 Series 1 MLB cards (two boxes)
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Buzz Break: 2020 Panini Prizm baseball cards (Mega Box)
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The box: 2020 Panini Prizm baseball cards (Walmart Mega Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Keep reading to see a full breakdown of what was in this one as well as a gallery.
Buzz Break: 2020 Bowman baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2020 Bowman baseball cards (blaster)
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Buzz Break: 2020 Bowman baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2020 Bowman baseball cards (blaster)
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Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster)
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The box: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster box)
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Buzz Break: 2020 Bowman baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2020 Bowman baseball cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for what was inside this A+ box.
Buzz Break: 2020 Donruss baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2020 Donruss baseball cards (blaster box)
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Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2020 Topps Series 1 baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (mega box)
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The box: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (this and hobby)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click hereBuzz Break: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (mega box)
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The box: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click herePacks per box: 16 (15 standard, one Chrome)
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 138
Base set completion: 121 of 400 (30 percent)
Duplicates: 0Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2020 Topps Series 1 MLB cards (Hour 5)
Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 5.
The box: 2020 Topps Series 1 baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
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Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hobby box)
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The box: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click herePacks per box: 25 (24 standard, one topper)
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 217
Base set completion: 198 of 400 (50 percent)
Duplicates: 0Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (blaster box)
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The box: 2020 Topps Series 1 baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview with checklist/SPs/more: Click herePacks per box: 8 (seven standard, one medallion card pack)
Cards per pack: 14
Cards in this box: 99
Base set completion: 82 of 350 (23 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Mike Trout, Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, Gleyber Torres, Trea Turner, Stephen Strasburg, Juan Soto, Max Scherzer, Anthony Rendon, Justin Verlander
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hobby box)
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The box: 2020 Topps Series 1 baseball cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview with checklist/SPs/more: Click herePacks per box: 24 (plus one 1985 Chrome pack)
Cards per pack: 14 (four in Chrome)
Cards in this box: 336
Base set completion: 310 of 350 (89 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base cards – Fernando Tatis Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Pete Alonso, Eloy Jimenez, Mike Soroka, Ramon Laureano, Austin Riley, Mike Yastrzemski, Michael Chavis, Nick Senzel, Tommy Edman, Jeff McNeil, Chris Paddack, Juan Soto, Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Masahiro Tanaka, Matt Olson, Luis Castillo, Ronald Acuña Jr., Mike Trout, Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper, Cody Bellinger, Manny Machado, Gary Sanchez, Buster Posey, Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schwarber, Andrew Benintendi, Jacob deGrom, Clayton Kershaw, Anthony Rendon, Carlos Correa, Gleyber Torres, Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander, Alex Bregman, Christian Yelich
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Buzz Break: 2019 Bowman baseball cards (Mega Box)
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The box: 2019 Bowman baseball cards (Mega Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
Packs per box: 6 (four standard, two Mega Box Chrome)
Cards per pack: 10 in standard, 5 in Chrome
Cards per box: 50Set completion: 20 of 100 (20 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 12 of 150 (8 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 8 of 150 (5 percent)
Duplicates: 0Notables on base/prospect cards – Victor Victor Mesa, Chris Paddack, Noelvi Marte, Anthony Siegler, J.D. Martinez, Jose Altuve, Giancarlo Stanton, Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander, Paul Goldschmidt
Rookie Cards (9) – Touki Toussaint, Brad Keller, Kolby Allard, Dawel Lugo, Jake Bauers, Corbin Burnes, Luis Urias, Francisco Arcia, Josh James
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