Description

2020 Absolute is a 166-card set released by Panini July 10th. This is the first Absolute set in fifteen years, when it was issued by Panini's predecessor Donruss-Playoff.

Each ten-card Hobby pack will yield four base cards, one parallel, two inserts, one memorabilia card, and two autographs.

Distribution

Hobby: Two packs per box, ten cards per pack (MSRP: $100). Ten boxes per case.

Retail: Two packs per box, five cards per pack.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	166	-	?	?
short set	100	-	4:1	?
Rookie Baseball Material Signatures	66	149	?	?
Blue Spectrum	100	-	N/A	BS
Silver	100	199	?	?
Red Spectrum	100	99	?	?
Gold Spectrum	100	10	?	?
Black Spectrum	100	one-of-one	?	?
Printing Plates	100	four for each	?	?
Rookie Baseball Material Signatures Black	66	125	?	?
Rookie Baseball Material Signatures Blue	66	99	?	?
Rookie Baseball Material Signatures Pink	66	75	?	?
Rookie Baseball Material Signatures Light Blue	62	50	?	?
Rookie Baseball Material Signatures Black Gold	66	25	?	?
Rookie Baseball Material Signatures Gold	66	10	?	?
Rookie Baseball Material Signatures Green	66	5	?	?
Rookie Baseball Material Signatures Red and Blue	66	one-of-one	?	?
Heroes	15	-	?	?
Heroes Blue Spectrum	15	-	N/A	BS
Heroes Silver Spectrum	15	99	?	?
Heroes Purple Spectrum	15	25	?	?
Heroes Black Spectrum	15	one-of-one	?	?
Legends	20	-	?	?
Legends Blue Spectrum	20	-	N/A	BS
Legends Silver Spectrum	20	99	?	?
Legends Purple Spectrum	20	25	?	?
Legends Black Spectrum	20	one-of-one	?	?
Introductions	15	-	?	?
Introductions Blue Spectrum	15	-	N/A	BS
Introductions Silver Spectrum	15	99	?	?
Introductions Purple Spectrum	15	25	?	?
Introductions Black Spectrum	15	one-of-one	?	?
One-Two Punch	10	-	?	?
One-Two Punch Blue Spectrum	10	-	N/A	BS
One-Two Punch Silver Spectrum	10	99	?	?
One-Two Punch Purple Spectrum	10	25	?	?
One-Two Punch Black Spectrum	10	one-of-one	?	?
Rookie Round Up	25	-	?	?
Rookie Round Up Blue Spectrum	25	-	N/A	BS
Rookie Round Up Silver Spectrum	25	99	?	?
Rookie Round Up Purple Spectrum	25	25	?	?
Rookie Round Up Black Spectrum	25	one-of-one	?	?
Unsung Heroes	15	-	?	?
Unsung Heroes Blue Spectrum	15	-	N/A	BS
Unsung Heroes Silver Spectrum	15	99	?	?
Unsung Heroes Purple Spectrum	15	25	?	?
Unsung Heroes Black Spectrum	15	one-of-one	?	?
500 HR Club Bats	7	-	?	?
Rookie Materials	28	-	?	?
Rookie Materials Red Spectrum	28	99	?	?
Rookie Materials Purple Spectrum	28	25	?	?
Rookie Materials Gold Spectrum	28	10	?	?
Rookie Materials Green Spectrum	28	5	?	?
Rookie Materials Black Spectrum	28	one-of-one	?	?
Grip It-N-Rip It	12	varies	?	?
Grip It-N-Rip It Red Spectrum	16	varies	?	?
Grip It-N-Rip It Purple Spectrum	18	varies	?	?
Grip It-N-Rip It Gold Spectrum	20	varies	?	?
Grip It-N-Rip It Green Spectrum	20	varies	?	?
Grip It-N-Rip It Black Spectrum	20	varies	?	?
Hall Bound Materials	10	-	?	?
Hall Bound Materials Red Spectrum	10	49	?	?
Hall Bound Materials Purple Spectrum	8	25	?	?
Hall Bound Materials Gold Spectrum	9	10	?	?
Hall Bound Materials Green Spectrum	10	5	?	?
Hall Bound Materials Black Spectrum	10	one-of-one	?	?
Rookie Threads	37	-	?	?
Rookie Threads Red Spectrum	37	99	?	?
Rookie Threads Purple Spectrum	37	25	?	?
Rookie Threads Gold Spectrum	37	10	?	?
Rookie Threads Green Spectrum	37	5	?	?
Rookie Threads Black Spectrum	37	one-of-one	?	?
Rookie Threads Duals	9	-	?	?
Rookie Threads Duals Red Spectrum	9	99	?	?
Rookie Threads Duals Purple Spectrum	9	25	?	?
Rookie Threads Duals Gold Spectrum	9	10	?	?
Rookie Threads Duals Green Spectrum	9	5	?	?
Rookie Threads Duals Black Spectrum	9	one-of-one	?	?
Heroes Materials	20	varies	?	?
Heroes Materials Red Spectrum	20	varies	?	?
Heroes Materials Purple Spectrum	20	varies	?	?
Heroes Materials Gold Spectrum	19	varies	?	?
Heroes Materials Green Spectrum	17	varies	?	?
Heroes Materials Black Spectrum	20	one-of-one	?	?
Team Tandem Materials	9	-	?	?
Team Tandem Materials Red Spectrum	9	varies	?	?
Team Tandem Materials Purple Spectrum	8	varies	?	?
Team Tandem Materials Gold Spectrum	9	varies	?	?
Team Tandem Materials Green Spectrum	9	5	?	?
Team Tandem Materials Black Spectrum	9	one-of-one	?	?
Tools of the Trade 3 Swatch	17	-	?	?
Tools of the Trade 3 Swatch Red Spectrum	17	49	?	?
Tools of the Trade 3 Swatch Purple Spectrum	19	25	?	?
Tools of the Trade 3 Swatch Gold Spectrum	20	10	?	?
Tools of the Trade 3 Swatch Green Spectrum	20	5	?	?
Tools of the Trade 3 Swatch Black Spectrum	20	one-of-one	?	?
Tools of the Trade 4 Swatch	20	99	?	?
Tools of the Trade 4 Swatch Red Spectrum	20	49	?	?
Tools of the Trade 4 Swatch Purple Spectrum	20	25	?	?
Tools of the Trade 4 Swatch Gold Spectrum	20	10	?	?
Tools of the Trade 4 Swatch Green Spectrum	20	5	?	?
Tools of the Trade 4 Swatch Black Spectrum	20	one-of-one	?	?
Tools of the Trade 6 Swatch	10	99	?	?
Tools of the Trade 6 Swatch Red Spectrum	10	49	?	?
Tools of the Trade 6 Swatch Purple Spectrum	10	25	?	?
Tools of the Trade 6 Swatch Gold Spectrum	10	10	?	?
Tools of the Trade 6 Swatch Green Spectrum	10	5	?	?
Tools of the Trade 6 Swatch Black Spectrum	10	one-of-one	?	?
Ink	47	varies	?	?
Ink Purple Spectrum	50	varies	?	?
Ink Gold Spectrum	50	varies	?	?
Ink Black Spectrum	50	one-of-one	?	?
Iconic Ink	21	varies	?	?
Iconic Ink Purple Spectrum	25	varies	?	?
Iconic Ink Gold Spectrum	29	varies	?	?
Iconic Ink Black Spectrum	29	one-of-one	?	?
Iconic Ink Duals	10	varies	?	?
Iconic Ink Duals Purple Spectrum	10	varies	?	?
Iconic Ink Duals Gold Spectrum	10	5	?	?
Iconic Ink Duals Black Spectrum	10	one-of-one	?	?
Iconic Ink Triples	8	varies	?	?
Iconic Ink Triples Purple Spectrum	10	varies	?	?
Iconic Ink Triples Gold Spectrum	10	5	?	?
Iconic Ink Triples Black Spectrum	10	one-of-one	?	?
Baseball Material Signatures	32	varies	?	?
Baseball Material Signatures Black	6	varies	?	?
Baseball Material Signatures Blue	3	varies	?	?
Baseball Material Signatures Pink	3	varies	?	?
Baseball Material Signatures Light Blue	3	varies	?	?
Baseball Material Signatures Black Gold	10	varies	?	?
Baseball Material Signatures Gold	4	10	?	?
Baseball Material Signatures Green	6	5	?	?
Baseball Material Signatures Red and Blue	10	one-of-one	?	?
Jersey Signatures	16	varies	?	?
Jersey Signatures Silver Spectrum	19	varies	?	?
Jersey Signatures Red Spectrum	23	varies	?	?
Jersey Signatures Purple Spectrum	25	varies	?	?
Jersey Signatures Gold Spectrum	25	varies	?	?
Jersey Signatures Black Spectrum	25	one-of-one	?	?
Iconic Ink Materials	22	varies	?	?
Iconic Ink Materials Purple Spectrum	34	varies	?	?
Iconic Ink Materials Gold Spectrum	40	varies	?	?
Iconic Ink Materials Black Spectrum	40	one-of-one	?	?
Iconic Ink Duals Materials	9	varies	?	?
Iconic Ink Duals Materials Purple Spectrum	18	varies	?	?
Iconic Ink Duals Materials Gold Spectrum	19	5	?	?
Iconic Ink Duals Materials Black Spectrum	20	one-of-one	?	?
Tools of the Trade 2 Swatch Signatures	15	-	?	?
Tools of the Trade 2 Swatch Signatures Silver Spectrum	16	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 2 Swatch Signatures Red Spectrum	25	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 2 Swatch Signatures Purple Spectrum	28	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 2 Swatch Signatures Gold Spectrum	29	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 2 Swatch Signatures Black Spectrum	29	one-of-one	?	?
Tools of the Trade 3 Swatch Signatures	10	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 3 Swatch Signatures Silver Spectrum	13	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 3 Swatch Signatures Red Spectrum	20	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 3 Swatch Signatures Purple Spectrum	20	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 3 Swatch Signatures Gold Spectrum	20	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 3 Swatch Signatures Black Spectrum	20	one-of-one	?	?
Tools of the Trade 4 Swatch Signatures	9	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 4 Swatch Signatures Silver Spectrum	10	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 4 Swatch Signatures Red Spectrum	12	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 4 Swatch Signatures Purple Spectrum	13	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 4 Swatch Signatures Gold Spectrum	14	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 4 Swatch Signatures Black Spectrum	14	one-of-one	?	?
Tools of the Trade 6 Swatch Signatures	7	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 6 Swatch Signatures Silver Spectrum	7	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 6 Swatch Signatures Red Spectrum	9	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 6 Swatch Signatures Purple Spectrum	10	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 6 Swatch Signatures Gold Spectrum	10	varies	?	?
Tools of the Trade 6 Swatch Signatures Black Spectrum	10	one-of-one	?	?

Checklist

Base Set

1 Bryce Harper
2 Alex Verdugo
3 Adalberto Mondesi
4 Yogi Berra
5 Gerrit Cole
6 Andrew Benintendi
7 Mickey Mantle
8 Jose Berrios
9 Ronald Acuna, Jr.
10 Manny Machado
11 Kris Bryant
12 Pete Alonso
13 Anthony Rizzo
14 Josh Bell
15 Stephen Strasburg
16 Luis Arraez
17 Ramon Laureano
18 Charlie Morton
19 Corey Kluber
20 Christian Yelich
21 Aaron Nola
22 Zack Greinke
23 Jorge Polanco
24 Tim Anderson
25 Juan Soto
26 Jose Ramirez
27 Brian Anderson
28 Mookie Betts
29 Javier Baez
30 Marco Gonzales
31 Ozzie Albies
32 Clayton Kershaw
33 Ketel Marte
34 Jose Altuve
35 Byron Buxton
36 Jorge Soler
37 Mike Soroka
38 Trevor Story
39 Nolan Arenado
40 Jack Flaherty
41 Joe DiMaggio
42 Josh Donaldson
43 Nicholas Castellanos
44 Max Scherzer
45 Nick Senzel
46 Victor Robles
47 Walker Buehler
48 Trea Turner
49 Alex Bregman
50 Jose Abreu
51 Ted Williams
52 Rhys Hoskins
53 Fernando Tatis, Jr.
54 Xander Bogaerts
55 Gleyber Torres
56 Sandy Alcantara
57 Giancarlo Stanton
58 Cavan Biggio
59 Jacob deGrom
60 Hyun-Jin Ryu
61 Stan Musial
62 Yasmani Grandal
63 Whit Merrifield
64 Anthony Rendon
65 Justin Verlander
66 Franmil Reyes
67 Rafael Devers
68 Austin Meadows
69 Will Smith
70 Eugenio Suarez
71 Shane Bieber
72 Yadier Molina
73 Tommy Edman
74 Paul Goldschmidt
75 Cody Bellinger
76 Jimmie Foxx
77 Buster Posey
78 Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
79 Yoan Moncada
80 Chris Paddack
81 Trey Mancini
82 Nelson Cruz
83 Keston Hiura
84 Eloy Jimenez
85 Amed Rosario
86 Aaron Judge
87 Ken Griffey, Jr.
88 Roberto Clemente
89 David Dahl
90 Babe Ruth
91 Miguel Cabrera
92 Marcus Semien
93 Freddie Freeman
94 Shohei Ohtani
95 DJ LeMahieu
96 Francisco Lindor
97 Miguel Andujar
98 Mike Trout
99 Joey Gallo
100 J.T. Realmuto

Rookie Baseball Material Signatures

101 Bryan Abreu
102 Mauricio Dubon
103 Isan Diaz
104 Domingo Leyba
105 Sean Murphy
106 Kwang-Hyun Kim
107 Brock Burke
108 Adrian Morejon
109 Tony Gonsolin
110 Danny Mendick
111 Josh Rojas
112 Zac Gallen
113 Luis Robert
114 Yonathan Daza
115 Yoshitomo Tsutsugo
116 Gavin Lux
117 Jordan Yamamoto
118 Trent Grisham
119 Sheldon Neuse
120 Justin Dunn
121 Matt Thaiss
122 Logan Webb
123 Jake Fraley
124 Anthony Kay
125 Donnie Walton
126 Willi Castro
127 Jaylin Davis
128 Brendan McKay
129 Sam Hilliard
130 Deivy Grullon
131 Dustin May
132 Abraham Toro
133 Nico Hoerner
134 Joe Palumbo
135 Ronald Bolanos
136 Logan Allen
137 Michel Baez
138 Nick Solak
139 Aaron Civale
140 Jonathan Hernandez
141 Brusdar Graterol
142 Rico Garcia
143 Shogo Akiyama
144 T.J. Zeuch
145 Dylan Cease
146 Kyle Lewis
147 Randy Arozarena
148 Bobby Bradley
149 Zack Collins
150 Aristides Aquino
151 Yu Chang
152 Yordan Alvarez
153 Michael King
154 Patrick Sandoval
155 Tres Barrera
156 Jake Rogers
157 Adbert Alzolay
158 Edwin Rios
159 Tyrone Taylor
160 A.J. Puk
161 Jesus Luzardo
162 Lewis Thorpe
163 Shun Yamaguchi
164 Travis Demeritte
165 Andres Munoz
166 Bo Bichette

Parallels

The first 100 base cards are available in the following parallels.

Blue Spectrum (retail only)
Silver Spectrum (serial–numbered to 199 copies)
Red Spectrum (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Gold Spectrum (serial-numbered to ten)
Black Spectrum (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (four for each)

Rookie Baseball Material Signatures

All 66 Rookie Baseball Material Signatures (cards #101-#166) are available in the following parallels.

Black (serial–numbered to 125 copies)
Blue (serial–numbered to 99 copies)
Pink (serial–numbered to 75 copies)
Light Blue (serial–numbered to 50 copies) (#108 Morejon /19; no #106, 141,143, 163)
Black Gold (serial–numbered to 25 copies)
Gold (serial-numbered to ten)
Green (serial-numbered to five)
Red and Blue (one-of-one)

NOTES

Cards #106, 141, 143, and 163 are NOT available in the Light Blue parallel.
Card #108 is serial-numbered to 19 copies in the Light Blue parallel.

Inserts

NOTE: All inserts are available in the following parallels.

Blue Spectrum (retail only)
Silver Spectrum (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Purple Spectrum (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Black Spectrum (one-of-one)

Heroes

1 Mike Trout
2 Ronald Acuna, Jr.
3 Pete Alonso
4 Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
5 Cody Bellinger
6 Juan Soto
7 Christian Yelich
8 Mookie Betts
9 Aaron Judge
10 Fernando Tatis, Jr.
11 Nolan Arenado
12 Rafael Devers
13 Francisco Lindor
14 Javier Baez
15 Max Scherzer

Legends

1 Babe Ruth
2 Gil Hodges
3 Billy Martin
4 Ron Santo
5 Joe DiMaggio
6 Ted Williams
7 Mickey Mantle
8 Yogi Berra
9 Jimmie Foxx
10 Roberto Clemente
11 Stan Musial
12 Cal Ripken
13 George Brett
14 Nolan Ryan
15 Harmon Killebrew
16 Reggie Jackson
17 Tony Gwynn
18 Warren Spahn
19 Jim Palmer
20 Babe Ruth

Introductions

1 Pete Alonso
2 Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
3 Shohei Ohtani
4 Eloy Jimenez
5 Fernando Tatis, Jr.
6 Luis Robert
7 Mike Soroka
8 Walker Buehler
9 Ronald Acuna, Jr.
10 Juan Soto
11 Gleyber Torres
12 Jack Flaherty
13 Shohei Ohtani
14 Yordan Alvarez
15 Bo Bichette

One-Two Punch

Rookie Round Up

1 Bo Bichette
2 Luis Robert
3 Brendan McKay
4 Yordan Alvarez
5 Gavin Lux
6 Dustin May
7 Aristides Aquino
8 Nico Hoerner
9 Jesus Luzardo
10 Trent Grisham
11 A.J. Puk
12 Yoshitomo Tsutsugo
14 Zac Gallen
15 Sean Murphy
16 Kwang-Hyun Kim
17 Shun Yamaguchi
18 Dylan Cease
19 Adbert Alzolay
20 Isan Diaz
21 Brendan McKay
22 Sam Hilliard
23 Abraham Toro
24 Kyle Lewis
25 Bobby Bradley

Unsung Heroes

1 Mike Clevinger
2 Jorge Soler
3 Andrew Benintendi
4 Tommy Pham
5 Mark Canha
6 Yoan Moncada
7 Jonathan Villar
8 Yuli Gurriel
9 Kyle Schwarber
10 Ozzie Albies
11 Elvis Andrus
12 Starling Marte
13 Eddie Rosario
14 Gio Urshela
15 Justin Turner

Autographs & Game-Used