At the time, the hottest rookie card by far was St. Louis Cardinals speedster and 1985 National League Rookie of the Year, thanks to his 110 swipes the year before. That Coleman already had a card in ...
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A rare Tony Gwynn pull transforms this vintage 1986 baseball pack

Opening a sealed pack of 1986 Topps baseball cards brings the gritty reality of the era rushing back. The constant threat of ...
Brad Balukjian was sitting in the upper deck at an Oakland A’s game a few years ago, when a mixture of adventure and nostalgia sent him down an unexpected path. He ordered a pack of 1986 Topps ...
As part of our Memorabilia and Collecting week, we reached out to Brad Balukjian, author of The Wax Pack. He graciously allowed us to run two excerpts of the freshly-minted L.A. Times best-seller. The ...
Topps' first foray into baseball cards in 1951 was largely considered a commercial and aesthetic failure. But the release of 2026 Topps Baseball Series 1 on Wednesday not only marks Topps Baseball's ...