搶先看:2019 Donruss Optic Baseball

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2019 Donruss Optic Baseball cards give the year’s main Donruss line a chromium makeover. That means lots of Prizms parallels (more than a dozen) and an updated autograph checklist that covers the past, present and future of the game. All told, hobby boxes have a pair of signature cards and ten parallels.

2019 Donruss Optic Baseball Base Set Basics


A complete set consists of 200 cards. Half of this is the main player cards.






The remaining 100 cards on the checklist include some familiar subsets: Diamond Kings (30 cards), Rated Rookies (50 cards) and All-Stars (20 cards).







As for the Prizms parallels, there are 14 different color and pattern combinations. Ten Prizms are in each hobby box. Five are base Prizms while the other five are all numbered.






Autographs and Inserts


Nostalgia is tapped in a couple of regards with the product’s autographs. Players from past generations are among the signers. Retro 1985 Signatures channel an ’80s vibe, using the 34-year-old design as its foundation. Parallels come in Holo (/99 or less), Blue (/50 or less), Red (/25 or less), Gold (/10 or less), Green (/5 or less), and Gold Vinyl (1/1).









Rated Prospect Autographs have on-card signatures and bring a young element to the checklist. Among the youthful signers in the product as a whole are Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Eloy Jimenez, two of the game’s top prospects heading into the season.








While most of the designs in 2019 Donruss Optic Baseball are tweaked from regular Donruss, there are some inserts that are entirely new. These include Mythical and Optic Illusions. In addition to their base versions, these have Holo, Gold (/10) and Gold Vinyl (1/1) parallels.







Hot Boxes


2019 Donruss Optic cases are made up of a dozen boxes. In each case are four hot boxes. Two are autograph hot boxes, which have five autographs versus the usual two. Prizm hot boxes, which are also two per case, have 20 numbered parallels.  


We’ll have the full set checklist and team set lists as soon as they’re available — likely a few days before the set arrives.






2019 Donruss Optic Baseball cards at a glance:


Cards per pack: 4
Packs per box: 20
Boxes per case: 12
Set size: 200 cards
Release date: July 17, 2019

What to expect in a hobby box:

• Autographs – 2
• Inserts – 12
• Prizms – 10

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Full disclosure: In the interest of time (and playing catch-up), we’re dedicating the rest of today here at The Knight’s Lance to previewing in rapid-fire fashion the newest products that have been solicited by the Panini America sales team in recent weeks. By our count, we’ve yet to post preliminary product information on eight recent product solicitations from the worlds of baseball, basketball and football. In order to rectify the situation, we’re going to streamline things here today by highlighting key product information taken directly from the PIS document for each of the products, one post at a time.


So buckle your seatbelt and get ready as we spend the next few hours previewing 2019 Gold Standard Football, 2018-19 Encased Basketball, 2019 Donruss Optic Baseball, 2019 Immaculate Baseball, 2019 Certified Football, 2019 Unparalleled Football, 2019 Immaculate Collegiate Football and 2019 Donruss Football. We’re also going to include the PIS document for each product. Enjoy the previews and stay tuned to The Knight’s Lance for additional information.




Release Date: July 17, 2019


Product Configuration: Four cards per pack, 20 packs per box, 12 boxes per case.


BREAK: Two autographs, 12 inserts, five numbered parallels and five base Prizms per hobby box, on average.

• Find autographs from former fan favorites such as Don Mattingly and Mike Mussina in Retro 1985 Signatures.

• Look for the following brand new inserts: Mythical, Optic Illusion and Peak Performers.

• On-card autographs from top rookies and prospects such as Kyle Tucker, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Eloy Jimenez and more.

• Each case will have two Autograph Hot Boxes that contain five autos per box and two Prizm Hot Boxes that contain 20 numbered parallels per box.

Enjoy the preview gallery that follows and stay tuned for additional information.

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Regardless of where you sit, the optics of seemingly any Panini America Optic release are strong. Any sport. Any year. They all look good in the hobby’s eyes and the next one up — 2019 Donruss Optic Baseball — drops in hobby shops across North America on Wednesday. The product is stacked with rich rookie content, the trademark Prizm parallel chase and a healthy dose of hard-signed autographs.


On average, each hobby box of 2019 Donruss Optic Baseball (four cards per pack, 20 packs per box, 12 boxes per case) will deliver two autographs and three numbered Prizms. There are four Hot Boxes per case, on average. Two of those Hot Boxes will deliver five autographs instead of two and two will deliver one numbered Prizm per pack.


We offer a deep dive into the product with the Quality Control Gallery that follows. Enjoy the sneak peek and stay tuned for additional coverage.