Ronald Acuna Jr. is one of the most dynamic players in baseball when he is healthy and rolling at the plate. The 2023 National League MVP Award winner missed the majority of last season after suffering an ACL tear in his left knee, ending his year after only 49 games. The superstar is expected to…
2025 Topps Hobby Rip Night was designed as a time to get collectors together at local card shops across the United States. But it wasn’t just hanging out with likeminded collectors and meeting athletes. A special set of baseball cards to commemorate the day was also produced. Consisting of just 15 cards, 2025 Topps Hobby…
The baseball card hobby has exploded in the past few years. Gone are the days of collecting simply to collect. The game has changed and become big business. If you aren’t familiar, these days of baseball card collecting has become dominated by grading and breaking. “Breaking” is where sports card people go on camera to…
Hall of Fame slugger David Ortiz was a major thorn in the flesh of the New York Yankees over his 14-year stint with the Boston Red Sox. Ortiz produced many memorable moments against the Yankees, especially in the postseason, and he was feared and respected in equal measure by rival fans. David Ortiz has always…
Brooks Lee, a shortstop ranked #18 in MLB Pipeline’s loaded Top 100 2024 prospect list, makes his flagship debut in 2025 Topps Baseball Series 1. Debuting last week, the 2025 Topps Baseball Series 1 release includes exciting rookies like Dylan Crews and James Wood, as well as Jacob Wilson and Coby Mayo. Along with that…
There is no shortage of Bo Jackson autographs in recent products, including in 2025 Topps Series 1: A beautiful card pulled from a 2025 Topps Baseball Jumbo box silver pack – Bo Jackson Autograph #49/50!! ⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️ Posted by Kinems Sports Cards on Monday, February 17, 2025 RELATED: A Look at the Set That Inspired 2025 Topps…
It’s that time of year when the first batch of Topps baseball cards come out, so let’s look at some cards from Series 1 this year. The 350-card set includes 17 Dodgers cards. Here’s a look at Topps baseball cards from 2023 and 2024 as well, for comparison. I got my hands on most of…
When the modern collector turns their thoughts to 1980s Fleer, which is to say barely at all, their focus is nearly always one of two cards: the Jordan rookie or F*ck Face. Take away these two cards, and the company may as well never existed. Of course for those of us who were there, who…
What a week it was in baseball… Dallas Braden, a 27-year-old lefty for the Oakland A’s best known for jawing with Alex Rodriguez over his sacred territory, threw a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Braden holds a 17-23 career record in four seasons with a 4.62 ERA, but on Sunday he…
This set consists of 792 standard-size cards. Cards were primarily issued in 17-card wax packs, 50-card rack packs and factory sets. Card fronts feature wood grain borders encasing a color photo (reminiscent of Topps’ classic 1962 baseball set). Subsets include Record Breakers (1-7), Turn Back the Clock (311-315), All-Star selections (595-616) and Team Leaders (scattered…