{"product_id":"2020-absolute-baseball-hobby-box","title":"2020 Absolute Baseball Hobby Box","description":"\u003cp\u003e2020 Panini Absolute Baseball is the first time the brand has hit the diamond for a standalone release since 2005. It has made a couple of appearances in Chronicles,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.beckett.com\/news\/2019-panini-chronicles-baseball-cards\/\"\u003eincluding 2019\u003c\/a\u003e, but that was a part of a much larger whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lot has changed in the last 15 years but Absolute’s hits-heavy focus remains. Despite having just two packs per hobby box, they come with four autographs and a pair of memorabilia cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003e2020 Panini Absolute Baseball Autographs and Memorabilia Cards\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough it hasn’t been around much in baseball in recent years, Absolute has been moving forward in football and basketball. They’ve maintained some brand staples that are coming back here. Perhaps none are more notable than Tools of the Trade Signatures. These have multiple swatches of either two, three, four or six.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\"\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/beckett-www.s3.amazonaws.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Tools-of-the-Trade-Swatch-Signatures-Gold-Paul-Molitor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Tools-of-the-Trade-Swatch-Signatures-Gold-Paul-Molitor.jpg 490w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Tools-of-the-Trade-Swatch-Signatures-Gold-Paul-Molitor-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Tools-of-the-Trade-Swatch-Signatures-Gold-Paul-Molitor-441x315.jpg 441w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Tools-of-the-Trade-Swatch-Signatures-Gold-Paul-Molitor-347x248.jpg 347w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Tools-of-the-Trade-Swatch-Signatures-Gold-Paul-Molitor-130x93.jpg 130w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Tools-of-the-Trade-Swatch-Signatures-Gold-Paul-Molitor-140x100.jpg 140w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Tools-of-the-Trade-Swatch-Signatures-Gold-Paul-Molitor-400x286.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\"\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIconic Ink is another place for autographs. These have single, dual and triple versions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaseball Material Signatures use ball leather as the signing surface with a checklist that’s virtually all retired stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\"\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/beckett-www.s3.amazonaws.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Baseball-Signature-Materials-Blue-Dwight-Gooden.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Baseball-Signature-Materials-Blue-Dwight-Gooden.jpg 490w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Baseball-Signature-Materials-Blue-Dwight-Gooden-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Baseball-Signature-Materials-Blue-Dwight-Gooden-441x315.jpg 441w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Baseball-Signature-Materials-Blue-Dwight-Gooden-347x248.jpg 347w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Baseball-Signature-Materials-Blue-Dwight-Gooden-130x93.jpg 130w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Baseball-Signature-Materials-Blue-Dwight-Gooden-140x100.jpg 140w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Baseball-Signature-Materials-Blue-Dwight-Gooden-400x286.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\"\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeam Tandem Materials have memorabilia from two teammates. Current and past players are in the mix. These and Absolute Rookie Materials are both hobby exclusives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the retail-only side of the checklist are Rookie Threads and Rookie Threads Duals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore relics are in Absolute Heroes Materials and Grip It-N-Rip It.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003eBase Set and Other Inserts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe main base set has 100 cards. Hobby boxes have a pair of serial numbered parallels from Silver (\/199), Spectrum Red (\/99), Spectrum Gold (\/10), Printing Plates (1\/1) and Spectrum Black (1\/1). Retail blasters are the only place to find Spectrum Blue versions, which fall 1:2 packs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRookie Baseball Material Signatures use ball leather as a signing surface, similar to the old Upper Deck Sweet Spot line or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.beckett.com\/news\/2019-panini-leather-lumber-baseball-cards\/\"\u003e2019 Panini Leather and Lumber\u003c\/a\u003e. These are numbered as part of the main set, bringing it up to 166 total cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\"\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/beckett-www.s3.amazonaws.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Yordan-Alvarez-RC-Autograph.jpg\" alt=\"2020 Panini Absolute Baseball Rookie Material Signature Yordan Alvarez RC\" class=\"wp-image-219973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Yordan-Alvarez-RC-Autograph.jpg 490w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Yordan-Alvarez-RC-Autograph-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Yordan-Alvarez-RC-Autograph-441x315.jpg 441w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Yordan-Alvarez-RC-Autograph-347x248.jpg 347w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Yordan-Alvarez-RC-Autograph-130x93.jpg 130w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Yordan-Alvarez-RC-Autograph-140x100.jpg 140w, https:\/\/img.beckett.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Yordan-Alvarez-RC-Autograph-400x286.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\"\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2020 Absolute Baseball has some regular insert sets as well. On the hobby side, they’re two per pack (four per box). Absolute Legends has a 20-card checklist of retired greats. One-Two Punch showcase ten pairs of teammates. Rookie Round Up is just as it sounds with 25 young players.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther themes in the product include Absolute Heroes, Introductions and Unsung Heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollectors can look for inserts parallels as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\"\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/beckett-www.s3.amazonaws.com\/news\/news-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020-Panini-Absolute-Baseball-Absolute-Legends.jpg\" alt=\"2020 Panini Absolute Basbeall Absolute Legends Spectrum Black\" class=\"wp-image-215276\"\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca name=\"top\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003e2020 Panini Absolute Baseball cards at a glance:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCards per pack: Hobby – 10, Blaster – 5\u003cbr\u003ePacks per box: Hobby – 2, Blaster – 2\u003cbr\u003eBoxes per case: Hobby – 10\u003cbr\u003eSet size: 166 cards\u003cbr\u003eRelease date: July 10, 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003eWhat to expect in a hobby box:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutographs – 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemorabilia Cards – 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInserts – 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParallels – 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Papa Joey's Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53418472145243,"sku":"613297951582","price":146.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/8442\/3771\/files\/s-l1600__05058.webp?v=1782089627","url":"https:\/\/cardsflip.shop\/products\/2020-absolute-baseball-hobby-box","provider":"Cards Flip","version":"1.0","type":"link"}