I'm back with the final eight packs out of my first box of 2025 Topps Allen & Ginter. So far, I've found a framed relic and a framed red ink autograph, so I cannot complain at all. This year's boxes only promise two hits per box, so hopes are super high that I'll find anything else amazing, but maybe a couple more mini inserts just to put some icing on the cake that is this first box?
Box 1:
Pack 17:
102. Adael Amador
9. Ken Griffey, Jr.
262. Shyne
64. Stan Musial
282. Eric Keen
Silver Portrait: 129. Willy Adames
Beachin' It mini: BI-22. Cardiff-by-the-Sea
Wicked Curves: WC-39
My first of the Beachin' It minis. As I think I said in an earlier post, I am going to try and collect all of the mini inserts from this year's A&G set (so if you have any available, please let me know)!
Pack 18:
200. Dalton Rushing
14. Tony Gwynn
146. Bryce Harper
183. Josh Naylor
Chrome: 20. Ichiro
330. Jeff Bagwell
Mini: 338. Jim Kaat
Sweet Victory: SV-35
You can't go wrong with a Chrome A&G card and that Ichiro looks great in hand (much better than in the scan, I promise).
Pack 19:
72. Junior Caminero
176. Steven Kwan
153. Carlos Beltran
80. Mookie Betts
Silver Portrait: 327. Vladimir Guerrero
Silver Portrait: 210. Paul Rust
State Birds: SB-33. Cardinal
Wicked Curves: WC-33. Whitey Ford
This pack contained a pair of Silver Portrait cards, but even so, the highlight was actually the State Bird mini for South Carolina (the Cardinal).
Pack 20:
242. Tyler O'Neill
65. Adley Rutschman
259. Joey Graziadei
244. MacKenzie Gore
29. Rafael Devers
307. Mike Mussina
Mini: 206. Big Sean
Sweet Victory: SV-22. Derek Jeter
No one needs to see yet another scan of Derek Jeter, right?!
Pack 21:
33. Warren Spahn
159. Jimmy Rollins
289. Shane Halter
17. Kirk Gibson
Silver Filigree: 246. Kyle Schwarber
335. Larry Walker
Light the Night mini: LTN-4. Point Bonita Lighthouse
Sweet Victory: SV-4. Alec Bohm
The Light the Night minis are pretty sweet, though I think Topps missed a great chance to use some of their glow-in-the-dark paint on the cards.
Pack 22:
19. Mickey Mantle
91. Carlos Correa
157. Will Clark
125. Oniel Cruz
299. Jamie Chung
Silver Portrait: 230. Alex the Great
Mini: 179. Joe Morgan
Wicked Curves: WC-5. Barry Zito
A nice mini Morgan card.
Pack 23:
203. Tommy Edman
24. Cade Horton
291. Alexis Ohanian
286. Emma Roberts
Chrome: 13. Hank Aaron
317. Mel Ott
Chrome mini: 23. Kyle Tucker
Sweet Victory: SV-28. Kirby Puckett
I thought the Ichiro Chrome from above was nice, but I have to say that this Hank Aaron Chrome takes the cake! I also didn't realize that there were mini Chrome variations this year (last year I chased that set, this year I have no plans to do so again).
Pack 24:
224. Ke'Bryan Hayes
172. Gabriel Moreno
271. Scott Boras
275. Skylar Astin
92. Roki Sasaki
Silver Portrait: 27. Joe Torre
A&G Back mini: 161. Nolan Schanuel
Wicked Curves: WC-25. CC Sabathia
We end on a whimper of a pack, but overall, I have no complaints about my first box of 2025 Allen & Ginter. The Red Ink auto was the big star, but there were a ton of cool cards throughout. I'm excited to dive deeper into this year's set!
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