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Welcome to BaseballCardPedia,the free baseball card encyclopedia that anyone can edit. BCP serves as a single place for all baseball card information. If you would like to help, create an account and add new or edit existing articles. BCP is written and supported collaboratively by unpaid baseball card collectors. You can [[support]] BCP by making a monetary donation via [https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=baseballcardpedia%40gmail%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=Baseball%20Card%20Pedia&currency_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3apaypal%2epng%3aNonHosted PayPal]. You can contact us via our [[Special:Contact|Contact]] page or by email at baseballcardpedia@gmail.com.
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Fresh off the successful Topps 206 release of a year earlier, the first series of [[2003 Topps 205]] was released in July, 2003. The base set consists of 150 cards with 15 (non-short-printed) variations. Each eight-card pack contained one mini-sized parallel, and one "Triple Folder" insert.


Just like the original 1911 T-205's, there are separate designs for the National League, American League, and minor league players. The first 120 cards consists of current Major League players. Cards numbered #121 through #144 feature prospects and first-year players, all using the ornate T-205 Minor League design. Among this subset is a rookie card of Hanley Ramirez.
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Card number number 145 features the "rookie card" Louis Sockalexis, a member of the Penobscot Tribe, who was supposedly the player the Cleveland Indians named their team in honor of. Despite playing three seasons with the then Cleveland Spiders, Sockalexis never appeared on a trading card. Cards numbered 146 to 150 feature various "reprints" of some of the tougher T-205 cards.
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[[2002 Upper Deck MVP]] is a 301-card set released in May, 2002. Card #301 was added very late in the production run; however, it was not short-printed. Every other Hobby box will yield a game-used card.


Each 20-pack box yielded two framed "hits," a box containing an addition 20 mini cards, and a historical essay from noted collector Keith Olbermann. Also randomly inserted in packs were cards featuring "repurchased" tobacco cards. Those cards were inserted at a stated rate of 1:336/packs.
<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>


The second series of Topps 205 was released in February 2004. Originally, Topps planned on 205 being a single-series release. However, the tremendous reception 205 received caused Topps to reconsider.
[[1996 Sportflix]] - [[2009 SP Legendary Cuts]] - [[2017 Panini Immaculate]]  - [[1997 Pinnacle Inside]] - [[1966 Bazooka]] - [[2000 FanFest]] - [[2003 Fleer Double Header]] - [[2002 SP Authentic]] - [[2007 Upper Deck Premier]] - [[1977 Hostess]] - [[2009 Kellogg's Japan]] - [[2002 Donruss Originals]] - [[1999 Topps Opening Day]] - [[2006 Upper Deck]] - [[2004 Upper Deck Vintage]] - [[1997 Bowman's Best]] - [[1999 Fleer Brilliants]] - [[1997 New Pinnacle]] - [[2004 Dodgers Fleer]] - [[1995 Topps Embossed]]  - [[2005 Topps Total]] - [[2001 Sweet Spot]] - [[1993 Donruss McDonald's Blue Jays]] - [[1990 Bazooka]]


The set consists of 165 cards and ten variations. Unlike the first series, 20 of the cards (mostly the rookies and prospects) are short-printed and seeded into packs at the rate of 1:5. Each eight-card pack contained one mini-sized parallel and one "Triple Folder" insert.
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Each 20-pack box yielded two framed "hits," a box containing an addition 20 mini cards, and a historical essay from noted collector Keith Olbermann.


<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
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[[1992 Topps]] - [[1999 UD Choice]] - [[2003 Fleer Avant]] - [[1999 Topps Traded]] - [[1992 Leaf]] - [[1973 O-Pee-Chee]] - [[1977 Kellogg's]] - [[1994 Church's Hometown Stars]] - [[1990 Score McDonald's]] - [[1998 Topps TEK]] - [[1982 Topps]]
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[[2015 Panini Contenders]] is a 99-card set, released November 11th, 2015. As with all other Panini products, it is not licensed by Major League Baseball, and as such, none of the cards are considered "true" rookies. However, the set is licensed by the Collegiate Licensing Corporation (CLC) and USA Baseball and features players, primarily, in their college uniforms.
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[[2026 Topps Heritage]] is a 400-card set. In keeping with the brand's aesthetic, the design is based on the 1977 Topps set. Although the base set was reduced to only 400 cards, there are still 100 short-prints -- which are scattered through out the set, rather than concentrated towards the end.


Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield six autographs with every third box yielding a seventh autograph. Every 12-box case will contain two autographs of Kyle Schwarber, Corey Seager and Yoan Moncada.  
Each Hobby box, which has four fewer packs, will yield an autograph, relic, or autographed relic.
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[[2015 Topps Chrome Update]] is a 50-card set released exclusively to Target stores starting the first week of November. Each $14.99 "Mega" box contains five packs of [[2015 Topps Update]] and two packs of four 2015 Topps Chrome Update cards. Unlike last year, this set is skip-numbered using the same sequential numbers from the Topps Update set.
[[2025-26 Bowman's Best]] was released March 11th, 2026 and consists of a 70-card base set supplemented by a 30-card Prospects set. Each pack will yield one Refractor parallel, and each 12-pack Hobby box will have four autographs.


Interestingly, each card (base, parallel, insert, and game used) has a "Speckled" Refractor sheen.  
Due to the late release of this product, BCP does not consider it a "2025" set for rookie card purposes.
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[[2015 Topps Heritage '51]] is a 104-card boxed set released October 28th. As the name implies, the set is based on the design of the 1951 Topps set, which was skipped over in favor of the more famous 1952 set when the Heritage brand was established in 2001. Not counting the "update" style Heritage High Numbers sets of 2012-14, this is the first Heritage set released in this form.
[[2025 Topps Gilded Collection]] is a 200-card Chrome stock set. All base cards are serial-numbered to 99 copies. Each five card box will yield two autographs.
Each boxed set will include the full 104-card base set, 21 parallels, and an autograph.
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[[2015 Topps Update]] was released October 21st.  At 400 cards, it will be the largest "Traded" set since [[2002 Fleer Tradition Update]]. Each 36-pack Hobby box will continue to yield either an autograph or a Relic card while Hobby-exclusive Jumbo boxes will come with an autograph, a Relic, and a manufactured "Relic."
[[2025 Stadium Club]] is a 200-card set released February 18th, 2026. Each Hobby box will yield an autograph.
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[[2015 Topps High Tek]] is a 112-card acetate set that was released September 14th. Just like the previous year's product, each eight-card box will contain one parallel and one autograph.  
[[2025 Panini Prospect Edition]] is a 200-card set released February 18th, 2026. Each six-pack box will yield four autographs.
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[[2015 Topps Heritage|2015 Topps Heritage High Number Series]] was released September 25th, and consists of the final 225 cards in the 2015 Topps Heritage base set.  For the first time since 2009, the Heritage High Number Series was released in pack form.  
[[2025 Topps Pristine]] is a 300-card set to released February 12th, 2026. Each eight-card pack has three mini packs. One mini pack will contain five base cards/Refractors, the second will have either two inserts or an Autographed Relic, while the third will yield an encased card.
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[[2015 Topps Five Star]] was released September 30th. The product was given an overhaul with each box reduced from six cards to only two -- although both cards will be autographed.  
[[2026 Topps]] is a 700-card set released in two equal series of 350 cards. Series One was issued the week of February 13th. As usual, each 20-pack Hobby box will yield either an autograph or a Relic card while Hobby-exclusive jumbo boxes will yield an autograph, a game-used Relic -- down from the previous year's two.
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[[2015 Topps Supreme]] was released September 23, about a month earlier than last year's product. Just like last year, every card in the set will be autographed and each Hobby box will yield two autographs.</div>
[[2025 Topps Museum Collection]] is a 100-card set released February 6th, 2026. After years of having four packs in a Hobby box, Topps changed the format of Museum Collection to a one-pack-per box product -- not unlike Tier One, Diamond Icons, and other "hit" oriented products.


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Each eight-card box will yield the following:
[[2015 Triple Threads]] is a 140-card released by Topps, exclusive to Hobby outlets, on September 16th.  Once again, each seven card pack will yield: three base cards, two serial-numbered parallels, one Triple Relic and one Jumbo Relic, with one of the Relics being autographed.
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[[2015 Topps Heritage Minor League]] is a 225-card set released September 18th.  Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs and a Relic.
* Two parallels
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* One Relic
* One Autograph
* One Autographed Relic


<div class="row">[[2015 Bowman Chrome]] is a 200-card set, supplemented by a 100-card Prospects insert set, that was released September 4th. Each 18-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs and each 12-pack Jumbo box will have five.
This is nine fewer base cards, two fewer parallels, and one fewer Relic than the previous year's product, but at the same $399.99 price.
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<div class="row">[[2015 Panini Immaculate]] is a 159-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets the week of August 28th. Each six-card Hobby box will contain five autographed and/or game-used memorabilia cards.
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[[2025 Bowman Draft]] is a 200-card set released January 14th, 2026. Each Hobby only Jumbo box will contain three autographs, 24 Refractors, and eleven inserts, while Super Jumbo boxes will yield five signatures, 40 Refractors, and ten inserts.
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<div class="row">[[2015 Topps Chrome]] is a 205-card set released exclusively to retail outlets the week of August 5, 2015. The Hobby edition, which was originally scheduled for release at the same time as the retail version, was pushed back to the week of August 19th. Each Hobby box includes two autographs, while each Hobby-exclusive Jumbo box will have five autographs.</div>
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[[2025 Select]] was released January 14th, 2026. The 300-card base set is fractured into three levels.


<div class="row">[[2015 Panini Cooperstown]] is a 100-card set released the week of July, 22. The brand returns after a one year absence, but is formatted similarly to the previous year's Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary product. Each 12-card box will yield two autographs. </div>
Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield twelve Prizm parallels, nine inserts, two autographs, and a game-used card.
 
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<div class="row">[[2015 Topps Allen & Ginter's]] is a 350-card set, scheduled for release the week of July 22nd. This is billed as the "Tenth Anniversary" of the popular product, although this is not accurate. While 2015 is the tenth "TANG" set, Allen & Ginter's tenth anniversary will be in 2016 -- ten years after the release of 2006 Topps Allen & Ginter's. Nonetheless, there are a number of Tenth Anniversary commemorations in the 2015 edition. As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will include three of the following: Autographs, Relics, Rip Cards, or A&G Originals.
 
The set is notable for having the first certified autographs of Ichiro in a Topps product -- not to mention the first Ichiro Topps cards of any kind since 2012. The product will also include autographs of the cast of the Rocky films, signed in character, as well as autographs of selected 2015 NBA draft picks. Also, for the first time all 350 base cards were printed in equal quantities; however, the corresponding Mini parallels will have SPs .


For the first time since this brand's inception, there are no retired Major League players in the product.  
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[[2025 Topps Five Star]] was released December 29th. For the first time since the product's 2013 edition, there is a 100-card base set. Each six-card box will contain five autographs, three more than in the previous year's product -- one of which will be either an Autographed Relic, a colored ink autograph, or a acetate autograph -- and one base card or base card parallel.
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[[2015 Topps Heritage Minor League]] is a 225-card set scheduled to be released September 18th. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs and a Relic.  
[[2025 Panini Flawless]] is a 99-card set released December 23rd. Each ten-card box will yield two jewel-encrusted base cards or parallels serial-numbered to 25 copies or fewer, two game-used cards, and six autographs.
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[[2015 Bowman Inception]] was released the week of July 8, 2015. As with the previous year's version of the product, there is no "base" set in the traditional sense. Each five card pack contains four autographs and an autographed relic card.  
[[2025 Topps Cosmic Chrome]] is a 200-card set released December 17th. Each 20-pack Hobby box will contain four Refractors and an insert. Every third box will yield an autograph.
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[[2015 Panini Elite]] is a 200-card set released July 1st. This marks the first standalone Donruss/Panini Elite product in ten years. Among the highlights is a 14-card subset featuring current players in their collegiate uniforms.
[[2025 Topps Archives]] is a 300-card set released the week of December 12th. This year's set replicates the 1964, 1996, and 2005 Topps designs.


Each 16-pack Hobby box will yield four autographs and/or game-used cards.  
Each 24-pack Hobby box will continue to yield two autographs.
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[[2015 Stadium Club]] is a 300-card set, released the week of June 24th. The 2015 edition was reconfigured after the moderately successful 2014 relaunch. The dreaded mini-boxes are gone, the price point has been lowered, and the base set has been expanded by 100 cards. Each 16-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs.  
[[2025 Topps Chrome Update]] is a 200-card set released in December 10th. As with previous iterations of this product, it is an abbreviated chromium-stock rendition of the Topps Update set.
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[[2015 Topps Series Two]] is the second 350-card installment of the annual ''Topps Baseball'' flagship.  It is was released June 17th.
[[2025 Topps Allen & Ginter]] is a 350-card set, released the week of December 3rd. Each 24-pack Hobby box will include two (down from the usual three) of the following: Autographs, Relics, Rip Cards, Printing Plates or A&G Originals.  Also, for the first time, Hobby boxes will not come with an oversized box topper.
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[[2015 Finest]] is a 111-card set released the week of June 10. For the first time in five years, the base set will feature short-printed base cards and each six-pack mini box will yield an autograph.
[[2025 National Treasures]] was released by Panini November 19th. As usual, every card is autographed and/or a memorabilia card serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.
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[[2025 Topps Update]] is a 350-card set released November 12th. You know the deal.
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[[2025 Topps Pro Debut]] is a 200-card Minor League set released November 12th. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield four autographs.
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* [[Razz Break]]
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* [[Group Break]]
[[2025 Topps Diamond Icons]] is a 100-card set released October 22nd.  As usual, each eleven-card box will contain: one Relic, seven autographs, and a pair of autographed Relics.  Every other box will yield a cut signature.  All cards are serial-numbered to 25 copies or fewer.
* [[Dump]]
* [[Death Bump]]
* [[Bookend]]
* [[Rag]]
* [[Hot Pack]]
* [[Azuna]]
* [[Lenticular Printing]]
* [[Sticker Dump]]
* [[Junk Wax]]
* [[Rainbow]]


[[:Category:Hobby_Definitions|All definitions]]
New for 2025 is a base set, with each box containing either a base card, or a parallel.
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[[2025 Panini Three & Two]] is a 150-card set released October 1st. Each five-card box will contain the following:
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* One encased game-used memorabilia card.
Can't find a card shop nearby? Need a few packs right now but don't know where to go? Try the [[Card Shop Locator]]!
* One encased autograph or autographed game-used memorabilia card.
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[[2025 Bowman Chrome]] was released September 24th with a 100-card base set supplemented by a 100-card Prospects set. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs. Breaker's Delight boxes contain three autographs.
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<b>December 9</b>
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* [[2015 Bowman Draft]]
[[2025 Panini Prizm]] is a 300-card set released September 12th. Each twelve-card Hobby pack will contain an insert and two Prizm parallels. Every fourth Hobby pack will yield an autograph.
* [[2015 Panini USA Baseball]]
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* [[2015 Topps Archives Signature Series]]
* [[2015 Topps Dynasty]]
* [[2015 Topps Strata]]


<b>December 16</b>
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* [[2015 Topps Tribute|2015 Topps Tribute Special Edition]]
[[2025 Topps Tier One]] was released September 10th.  A box will contain one base card or base card parallel, two autographs and a relic.
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<b>December 23</b>
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* [[2015 Bowman's Best]]
[[2025 Panini Impeccable]] is a 100-card set released September 5th. All cards in the product are serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer. Each nine-card Hobby box will yield five autographs.
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<b>January, 2016</b>
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* [[2015 National Treasures]]
[[2025 Panini Boys of Summer]] is a 100-card set released August 27th. All base cards are limited to 249 copies. Each eight-card box will yield one game-used card and three autographs.
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<b>February 3, 2016</b>
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* [[2016 Topps Series One]]
[[2025 Finest]] is a 300-card set released August 12th.


<b>February 24, 2016</b>
For the second consecutive year, Finest has a tiered base set.  The first 100 cards are "Commons".  Cards #101-200 are "Uncommons" and are seeded at the rate of one-per-pack.  The final 100 cards are "Rare" and come one in every third pack.
* [[2016 Topps Tribute]]


<b>March 2, 2016</b>
A six-pack Hobby box is expected to yield:
* [[2016 Topps Heritage]]


<b>March 16, 2016</b>
* Six Uncommon base cards
* [[2016 Topps Opening Day]]
* Two Rare base cards
* Twelve Refractor parallels.
* Ten inserts
* Two Autographs.
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<b>March 30, 2016</b>
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* [[2016 Topps Museum Collection]]


<b>April 6,2016</b>
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* [[2016 Topps Gypsy Queen]]
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<b>April 13, 2016</b>
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* [[2016 Topps Legacies]]
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<b>April 27, 2016</b>
<b>April 1</b>
* [[2016 Bowman]]
* [[2025-26 Topps Transcendent]]


<b>May 18, 2016</b>
<b>April 3</b>
* [[2016 Topps Tier One]]
* [[2026 Panini Prizm Stars & Stripes]]


<b>June 8, 2015</b>
<b>April 29</b>
* [[2016 Finest]]
* [[2026 Donruss]]


<b>June 15, 2016</b>
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* [[2016 Topps Series Two]]


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* [[Buying Wax]]
* [[Buying Wax]]
* [[Collecting Cards]]
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* [[Trading]]
* [[Shipping]]
* [[Shipping]]
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<b>Hobby News</b>
<b>Hobby News</b>
* [http://www.hobbynewsdaily.com Hobby News Daily]
* [http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com Sports Collectors Daily]
* [http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com Sports Collectors Daily]


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* [http://firstballot.blogspot.com First Ballot Picture Cards]
* [http://firstballot.blogspot.com First Ballot Picture Cards]
* [http://joeaveragecollector.blogspot.com Joe Average Card Collector]
* [http://joeaveragecollector.blogspot.com Joe Average Card Collector]
* [http://projectpedropc.blogspot.com Project Pedro/Cheap Wax Wednesday]
* [https://therealisticcollector.com The Realistic Collector]


<b>Trading Web Sites</b>
<b>Trading Web Sites</b>
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<b>Baseball Card Cyber Museum</b>
<b>Baseball Card Cyber Museum</b>
* [http://www.guitar9.com/bccm.html BCCM]
* [https://www.cardcybermuseum.com/ Card Cyber Museum]


<b>Podcasts</b>
<b>Podcasts</b>
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4FgWE5nkp009mvQSOBhTBQ Hobby Hotline]
* [http://www.sportscardradio.com/index.php/stream-the-sports-card-show Sports Card Radio]
* [http://www.sportscardradio.com/index.php/stream-the-sports-card-show Sports Card Radio]
* [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cardboardconnectionradio Cardboard Connection Radio]
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2026 Topps Heritage is a 400-card set. In keeping with the brand's aesthetic, the design is based on the 1977 Topps set. Although the base set was reduced to only 400 cards, there are still 100 short-prints -- which are scattered through out the set, rather than concentrated towards the end.

Each Hobby box, which has four fewer packs, will yield an autograph, relic, or autographed relic.

2025-26 Bowman's Best was released March 11th, 2026 and consists of a 70-card base set supplemented by a 30-card Prospects set. Each pack will yield one Refractor parallel, and each 12-pack Hobby box will have four autographs.

Due to the late release of this product, BCP does not consider it a "2025" set for rookie card purposes.

2025 Topps Gilded Collection is a 200-card Chrome stock set. All base cards are serial-numbered to 99 copies. Each five card box will yield two autographs.

2025 Stadium Club is a 200-card set released February 18th, 2026. Each Hobby box will yield an autograph.

2025 Panini Prospect Edition is a 200-card set released February 18th, 2026. Each six-pack box will yield four autographs.

2025 Topps Pristine is a 300-card set to released February 12th, 2026. Each eight-card pack has three mini packs. One mini pack will contain five base cards/Refractors, the second will have either two inserts or an Autographed Relic, while the third will yield an encased card.

2026 Topps is a 700-card set released in two equal series of 350 cards. Series One was issued the week of February 13th. As usual, each 20-pack Hobby box will yield either an autograph or a Relic card while Hobby-exclusive jumbo boxes will yield an autograph, a game-used Relic -- down from the previous year's two.

2025 Topps Museum Collection is a 100-card set released February 6th, 2026. After years of having four packs in a Hobby box, Topps changed the format of Museum Collection to a one-pack-per box product -- not unlike Tier One, Diamond Icons, and other "hit" oriented products.

Each eight-card box will yield the following:

  • Three base cards
  • Two parallels
  • One Relic
  • One Autograph
  • One Autographed Relic

This is nine fewer base cards, two fewer parallels, and one fewer Relic than the previous year's product, but at the same $399.99 price.

2025 Bowman Draft is a 200-card set released January 14th, 2026. Each Hobby only Jumbo box will contain three autographs, 24 Refractors, and eleven inserts, while Super Jumbo boxes will yield five signatures, 40 Refractors, and ten inserts.

2025 Select was released January 14th, 2026. The 300-card base set is fractured into three levels.

Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield twelve Prizm parallels, nine inserts, two autographs, and a game-used card.

2025 Topps Five Star was released December 29th. For the first time since the product's 2013 edition, there is a 100-card base set. Each six-card box will contain five autographs, three more than in the previous year's product -- one of which will be either an Autographed Relic, a colored ink autograph, or a acetate autograph -- and one base card or base card parallel.

2025 Panini Flawless is a 99-card set released December 23rd. Each ten-card box will yield two jewel-encrusted base cards or parallels serial-numbered to 25 copies or fewer, two game-used cards, and six autographs.

2025 Topps Cosmic Chrome is a 200-card set released December 17th. Each 20-pack Hobby box will contain four Refractors and an insert. Every third box will yield an autograph.

2025 Topps Archives is a 300-card set released the week of December 12th. This year's set replicates the 1964, 1996, and 2005 Topps designs.

Each 24-pack Hobby box will continue to yield two autographs.

2025 Topps Chrome Update is a 200-card set released in December 10th. As with previous iterations of this product, it is an abbreviated chromium-stock rendition of the Topps Update set.

2025 Topps Allen & Ginter is a 350-card set, released the week of December 3rd. Each 24-pack Hobby box will include two (down from the usual three) of the following: Autographs, Relics, Rip Cards, Printing Plates or A&G Originals. Also, for the first time, Hobby boxes will not come with an oversized box topper.

2025 National Treasures was released by Panini November 19th. As usual, every card is autographed and/or a memorabilia card serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.

2025 Topps Update is a 350-card set released November 12th. You know the deal.

2025 Topps Pro Debut is a 200-card Minor League set released November 12th. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield four autographs.

2025 Topps Diamond Icons is a 100-card set released October 22nd. As usual, each eleven-card box will contain: one Relic, seven autographs, and a pair of autographed Relics. Every other box will yield a cut signature. All cards are serial-numbered to 25 copies or fewer.

New for 2025 is a base set, with each box containing either a base card, or a parallel.

2025 Panini Three & Two is a 150-card set released October 1st. Each five-card box will contain the following:

  • Three base, parallel, or insert cards, serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.
  • One encased game-used memorabilia card.
  • One encased autograph or autographed game-used memorabilia card.

2025 Bowman Chrome was released September 24th with a 100-card base set supplemented by a 100-card Prospects set. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs. Breaker's Delight boxes contain three autographs.

2025 Panini Prizm is a 300-card set released September 12th. Each twelve-card Hobby pack will contain an insert and two Prizm parallels. Every fourth Hobby pack will yield an autograph.

2025 Topps Tier One was released September 10th. A box will contain one base card or base card parallel, two autographs and a relic.

2025 Panini Impeccable is a 100-card set released September 5th. All cards in the product are serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer. Each nine-card Hobby box will yield five autographs.

2025 Panini Boys of Summer is a 100-card set released August 27th. All base cards are limited to 249 copies. Each eight-card box will yield one game-used card and three autographs.

2025 Finest is a 300-card set released August 12th.

For the second consecutive year, Finest has a tiered base set. The first 100 cards are "Commons". Cards #101-200 are "Uncommons" and are seeded at the rate of one-per-pack. The final 100 cards are "Rare" and come one in every third pack.

A six-pack Hobby box is expected to yield:

  • Six Uncommon base cards
  • Two Rare base cards
  • Twelve Refractor parallels.
  • Ten inserts
  • Two Autographs.
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