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2022 Panini Chronicles Baseball Hobby Box
Rookies
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What are these options?
- Hobby Box
- The full-size box sold through card shops rather than big-box stores. It has the most packs and the best odds, and most modern hobby boxes guarantee at least one autograph or memorabilia card. Pack and card counts vary by product line. Older listings sometimes call this a wax box.
- Blaster Box
- The small retail box sold at stores like Walmart and Target, usually the cheapest full box on the shelf. Autographs are not guaranteed, but many blasters carry exclusive parallels you cannot pull from a hobby box.
- Retail Box
- A full box of the individual packs sold loose at big-box stores, often 24 of them. Same base set as the hobby version, with fewer or no guaranteed hits.
- Cases
- The factory-sealed carton a product ships in, holding a set number of boxes. A full case is the whole carton; an inner case is a smaller sealed block from inside it. Case buyers get untouched pack sequencing and a lower price per box. Some rare cards are seeded about once per case, which is what collectors mean by a case hit.
| Format | In USAUSD | In CanadaCAD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby Box |  |
$200 | ||
| Blaster Box |  |
$21 | ||
| Retail Box retail | |
$150 | ||
| Retail Box Case retail | |
$3,000 | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 4 retailers we follow for 2022 Panini Chronicles, checked daily. Prices move constantly and stock sells out; always confirm on the retailer’s own page before buying.
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Frequently asked
Who's 2022 Panini Chronicles for?
For collectors who want hits without Cup money. Figure on an auto or relic every box or two, with rookies you'll actually recognize.
What makes 2022 Panini Chronicles different from other baseball releases?
Chronicles pulls from over a dozen Panini brands in one set, so you get a mix of designs, card stocks (chromium, acetate, holoboard), and autograph styles all in the same box. It's like a sampler of Panini's baseball portfolio.
What are the key rookie cards to hunt?
The base set features rookies like Bobby Witt Jr., Julio Rodriguez, Wander Franco, and Seiya Suzuki. Beyond base, you'll find rookie autographs in Contenders Rookie Tickets, Spectra Prospect Jersey Autos, and Origins Rookie Patch Autos.
How many autographs will I get in a hobby box?
Every hobby box is guaranteed 3 autographs and 1 memorabilia card. The autos come from various brands included in Chronicles, so you might pull Contenders, Spectra, Origins, or Obsidian autos.
What's the difference between a hobby box and a 1st Off the Line box?
Both have 6 packs of 8 cards, but 1st Off the Line boxes include an exclusive Obsidian Electric Etch Orange Autograph plus 2 additional autos, 1 memorabilia card, and 1 Opti-Chrome Orange Parallel.
Are there parallels in this product?
Yes. The base set has Red (/100), Blue (/50), Purple (/25), Gold (/10), Green (/5), Black (1/1), and Printing Plates (1/1 each color). Individual brands like Spectra also have their own parallels, including hobby-exclusive Meta parallels.
What's the deal with the short-print inserts?
Contenders Optic Gold Rush is the main tough short-print chase. There are also various brand-specific inserts like Clearly Donruss Rated Rookies (acetate) and Spectra's large 100-card checklist with Meta parallels in hobby packs only.
Which brands are making their Chronicles debut?
Essentials, Marquee, and Vertex are new to Chronicles in 2022. Vertex features players like Seiya Suzuki and brings a fresh design to the product.
When did 2022 Panini Chronicles come out?
It dropped October 28, 2022.
What's in a 2022 Panini Chronicles hobby box?
6 packs per box, 8 cards per pack. Hobby box contains 3 autographs and 1 memorabilia card.
What's the cheapest 2022 Panini Chronicles hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $199.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2022 Panini Chronicles?
We track listings across the major North American card shops and surface the best price up top. The Buy on eBay links go through the eBay Partner Network.
2022 Panini Chronicles Baseball
2022 Panini Chronicles is a 50-card baseball set that blends designs and autographs from over a dozen Panini brands, including Contenders, Spectra, Origins, and Obsidian. Every hobby box delivers three autographs and one memorabilia card, with rookie autos from prospects and emerging stars.
Autographs
3 Autographs per box on average
Inserts to watch
- Contenders Rookie Ticket Autographs A cornerstone insert for the Contenders brand, featuring rookie-focused autographs on ticket-style cards.
- Spectra Prospect Jersey Autographs Premium chrome stock autographs of prospects and young players, a key chase for collectors hunting chrome.
- Origins Rookie Jumbo Material Autographs Jumbo-sized rookie patch autographs, a staple of the Origins brand making its baseball debut in Chronicles.
- Obsidian Electric Etch Orange Autographs Exclusive to 1st Off the Line boxes, these orange electric etch cards are a short-print chase.
- Contenders Optic Gold Rush Tough short-print insert under the Contenders Optic line, a traditional chase card for the product.
- Spectra Meta Parallels Hobby-pack-only parallels from the 100-card Spectra checklist, featuring special meta treatment.
Fast facts
- Released
- October 28, 2022
- Box config
- 6 packs per box, 8 cards per pack. Hobby box contains 3 autographs and 1 memorabilia card.
- Set size
- 50 cards
- Top rookie
- Oneil Cruz
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