搶先看:2017 Panini Diamond Kings Baseball

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The vibrant resurgence of Panini America’s fabled Diamond Kings Baseball brand can be traced directly to the out-of-nowhere success of 2015’s colorful relaunch that parlayed the timeless appeal of Babe Ruth into one of the best new products of that collecting season. The momentum continued in a major way in 2016 and looks to deliver once again in late March with the arrival of 2017 Diamond Kings Baseball.


Boasting the same unique traits of its original-art predecessors, 2017 Diamond Kings Baseball boasts new Framed parallel sets for base cards, SPs, Rookie Cards and Variations, including Gray, Brown, Blue Artist’s Proofs and Masterpiece 1/1s. New inserts for 2017 include Jersey Kings, Bat Kings, Jersey Kings Signatures, Bat Kings Signatures, the Ted Williams Collection, Heritage Collection Material Signatures and the rare Aurora chase.



On average, each hobby box of 2017 Diamond Kings Baseball (eight cards per pack, 12 packs per box, 12 boxes per inner case, two inner cases per master case) will yield two autograph or memorabilia cards, three Framed parallels, one numbered Framed parallel and 12 inserts. The additional highlights of the product are many and include . . .

• Memorabilia from all-time greats in DK Materials, Jersey Kings, Bat Kings, Studio Portraits Materials, Diamond Deco and Ted Williams Collection Materials.

• Look for signatures of the 2017 rookie class in DK Rookie Signatures.

• New autograph names added to 2017 Diamond Kings Baseball include Manny Ramirez, Hideki Matsui, Nomar Garciaparra, Carlos Delgado, Kerry Wood and Andruw Jones.

• The base set features a compelling mix of retired players, all-time legends and current stars; look for nine different parallels including five Framed parallels.

• DK Signatures and DK Rookie Signatures feature autographs and two memorabilia swatches with four parallels numbered to 99 or less.

• The highly successful Aurora chase crosses over from Court Kings and features two parallels numbered to 25 or less.

• Baseball icon Ted Williams is honored with his own insert in 2017. Look for unique memorabilia from games and from his personal collection.

• The epic Diamond Cuts insert delivers cut autographs from all-time greats, Hall of Famers and other legends. Look for Holo Gold, Holo Blue and Masterpiece 1/1 parallels.

• The new Heritage Collection Materials Signatures insert combines classy black-and-white images with two memorabilia swatches and an autograph. Hideki Matsui makes a triumphant return to Diamond Kings for the first time since 2005.

We’ll have plenty more on 2017 Diamond Kings Baseball in the coming weeks right here on The Knight’s Lance. Until then, enjoy this extended sneak peek:

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Panini America’s vaunted Diamond Kings brand long ago turned the hobby of baseball card collecting into an art form. With its striking stylings honoring the game’s greatest current stars, rising rookies and all-time greats, Diamond Kings initially earned and has since maintained a fiercely devoted following, both as a standalone release and as an insert set. So it was huge hobby news back in 2015 when Panini America officials announced that Diamond Kings would be making a triumphant return as a stand-alone product for the first time in more than a decade.

Two years and two popular releases later, it’s no stretch to call Diamond Kings one of the greatest comeback products in baseball history. And the elements that have helped lead that comeback in both 2015 and 2016 (including Framed parallels, Variations and Short Prints) are back for 2017 Diamond Kings Baseball, which arrives in hobby shops across North America tomorrow.


On average, each hobby box of 2017 Diamond Kings Baseball (eight cards per pack, 12 packs per box) will deliver two autograph or memorabilia cards (all autograph cards include memorabilia). Adventurous collectors will find Variations and SPs aplenty, including all 50 Rookie Cards and all Image Variations. (Spoiler alert: Variations are easy to identify by looking at the card backs. Base versions feature a square frame on the back; Variations feature a circular frame.)

2017 Diamond Kings Baseball also offers a unique tribute to the legendary Ted Williams with the Ted Williams Collection, a memorabilia insert that features Williams-worn baseball and military uniforms among other unique material. Of course, Williams also is featured in the sublime Diamond Cuts insert that delivers cut autographs of some of the all-time greats.

Take a stroll through the 2017 Diamond Kings Baseball exhibit in the Quality Control Gallery that follows and stay tuned to The Knight’s Lance for continued coverage.