搶先看:2019 Panini Stars and Stripes USA Baseball

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2019 Panini Stars and Stripes USA Baseball covers the national team past and present. The product also goes international in some spots with early cards of Chinese and Japanese players.


Hobby boxes come with five total autographs and memorabilia cards, which averages out to one per pack.




2019 Panini Stars and Stripes Baseball Overview


2019 Panini Stars and Stripes Baseball has a 100-card base set. As with past years, it’s a mix of current national team players and stars from the past.





Parallels come in a variety of levels, including Printing Plates. These average one per pack, or five per box.


Retail packs offer a slightly different take on the base set with Longevity versions. Parallels include Ruby (/249), Sapphire (/49), and Emerald (/5).


Autographs cover a multiple USA Baseball rosters. New this year are 16U National Team Development Program players, taking the line’s prospecting nature even deeper. 2019 Panini Stars and Stripes Baseball has on-card autographs from over 40 players. Ink colors make up some of the parallels.


Silhouettes Signatures return with over-sized memorabilia pieces. Bats, jerseys and patches are among the swatches.







Jumbo memorabilia cards bring with them massive pieces of gear like letters and patches, covering almost the entire front of the card.






It’s not just prospecting, though. Alumni Signatures draws from USA Baseball’s past, featuring autographs from national team alumni. Players like Todd Helton and Roger Clemens take it back a few decades. 2018 first overall pick Casey Mize is among the recent players to represent the USA.






The Chinese Taipei and Japanese Collegiate All-Stars Signatures cards are only available in hobby packs. These have parallels with patches, logos and tags.





2019 Panini Stars and Stripes USA Baseball at a glance:


Cards per pack: Hobby – 8
Packs per box: Hobby – 5
Boxes per case: Hobby – 20
Set size: 100 cards
Release date: March 13, 2019

What to expect in a hobby box:


• Autographs or Memorabilia Cards – 5 Total
• Parallels – 5

What to expect in a retail blaster box:


• Autographs or Memorabilia Cards – 2 Total

Ysponder

In the almost seven years since Panini America first became the exclusive trading card partner of USA Baseball, the two companies have worked closely together to deliver some of the most compelling USA Baseball trading card products ever made. But among the many standout standalone products and insert inclusions, perhaps the most impressive product, year in and year out, is Stars & Stripes USA Baseball. That’s the one that annually includes some of the sweetest memorabilia cards of any sport, autographs from some of the greatest players in organization history and a captivating content mix focused on the game’s future.


Hardcore USA Baseball fans and collectors can expect more of all of that when 2019 Stars & Stripes USA Baseball arrives in hobby shops across North America in mid-March. On average, each hobby box (eight cards per pack, five packs per box, 20 boxes per case) will deliver five autograph or memorabilia cards, 30 base cards and five base parallels.




Additional highlights of 2018 Stars & Stripes USA Baseball include . . .

• Alumni Signatures featuring autographs from some of the greatest to ever suit up for USA Baseball, including Ken Griffey Jr., Roger Clemens, Todd Helton, Casey Mize and more.

• Hobby-exclusive Chinese Taipei and Japanese Collegiate All-Stars Silhouette Jersey Signatures with rare Patch, Brand Logo and Laundry Tag parallels.

• On-card autographs from at least 15 current projected first-round picks in this year’s baseball draft, including seven of the top 10.

• The addition of the 16U National Team Development Program makes Stars & Stripes’  expansive players list even deeper.

We’ll have plenty more on 2019 Stars & Stripes USA Baseball in the coming weeks here on The Knight’s Lance. But until then, enjoy this extended sneak peek:


       

Ysponder

In the seven years since Panini America first became the exclusive trading card partner of USA Baseball, the two companies have worked closely together to deliver some of the most compelling USA Baseball trading card products ever made. But among the many standout standalone products and insert inclusions, perhaps the most impressive product, year in and year out, is Stars & Stripes USA Baseball. That’s the one that annually includes some of the sweetest memorabilia cards of any sport, autographs from some of the greatest players in organization history and a captivating content mix focused on the game’s bright future.


Hardcore USA Baseball fans and collectors can expect more of all of that when 2019 Stars & Stripes USA Baseball arrives in hobby shops across North America on Wednesday. On average, each hobby box (eight cards per pack, five packs per box, 20 boxes per case) will deliver five autograph or memorabilia cards, 30 base cards and five base parallels.



Additional highlights of 2019 Stars & Stripes USA Baseball include . . .

• Alumni Signatures featuring autographs from some of the greatest to ever suit up for USA Baseball, including Ken Griffey Jr., Roger Clemens, Todd Helton, Casey Mize and more.

• Hobby-exclusive Chinese Taipei and Japanese Collegiate All-Stars Silhouette Jersey Signatures with rare Patch, Brand Logo and Laundry Tag parallels.

• On-card autographs from at least 15 current projected first-round picks in this year’s baseball draft, including seven of the top 10.

• The addition of the 16U National Team Development Program makes Stars & Stripes’  expansive players list even deeper.

In the must-see Quality Control Gallery that follows, we offer a revealing exploration of this year’s release by sharing just some of the sweetness that surfaced during the recent packout process. Enjoy the sneak peek and stay tuned for additional coverage.