Spread across many eras of baseball, the 2017 Panini Diamond Kings variations feature Hall of Fame legends, established stars and young players with potential. With 24 players in the main checklist, the cards mirror the art-like feel of the base set, adding only minimal image changes.
Although having the 2017 Panini Diamond Kings Baseball Variations checklist ahead of time does give collectors an easier path, the simple differences can make it more tricky to determine the base versus the variation. Also compounding this issue is the fact that the base parallels are the same as the variations. This means it could take a little time to identify which is which.
However, Panini did collectors a solid with a cheat for knowing when the card is a variation. According to Panini, the clear answer comes on the card backs. A square-framed image on the back means it is the base while circle-framed images are only found on the variations.
An exception to this appears to be the rookie players (#126-175), like Moncada, who have circle frames on both the base and variation versions.
Other back differences include the card number placement and basic info /stats. Collectors can also be on the lookout for the cards that are backwards in packs as this is how the variations were issued. Even with this addition, the variation for some players is not immediately clear. As a result, it might take a few days to sort it out.
Beyond the 24 players with a second set of images, rookie Dansby Swanson has a variant version for the bio section on the back. However, the front images are the same.
All the 2017 Panini Diamond Kings Baseball variations include Green Framed, Grey Framed, Red Framed (#/99), Artist's Proof Gold (#/99), Brown Framed (#/49), Artist's Proof Blue (#/25), Blue Framed (#/5), Black Framed Masterpiece (1/1), and Masterpiece (1/1) parallels.
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2017 Panini Diamond Kings Variations Visual Guide
Work in progress. Subjects are confirmed but the variation images are not.
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2 Bill Dickey - New York Yankees
Base: Batting
Variation: Catcher gear
8 Don Larsen - New York Yankees
Base: Pitching
Variation: Standing
10 Ernie Banks - Chicago Cubs
Base: Pinstripes, face down
Variation: Off-white uniform, face up
15 Jackie Robinson - Brooklyn Dodgers
Base: Light blue sky in background
Variation: Orange stadium in background, numbers on front and back of jersey
18 Joe DiMaggio - New York Yankees
Base: Facing ahead, green in background
Variation: Facing side
27 Kirby Puckett - Minnesota Twins
Base: Pinstripes
Variation: Sky blue uniform
30 Pee Wee Reese - Brooklyn Dodgers
Base: Holding glove and ball, crouched low
Variation: Holding bat
31 Roberto Clemente - Pittsburgh Pirates
Base: Dark long sleeves
Variation: No long sleeves
33 Stan Musial - St. Louis Cardinals
Base: Maroon hat and sleeves
Variation: Lighter red hat and sleeves, grass in background
39 Hack Wilson - Chicago Cubs
Base: Looking up, bat behind shoulder
Variation: Looking ahead, bat in front
54 Mookie Betts - Boston Red Sox
Base: Post-swing
Variation: Pre-swing, wide stance
55 Kris Bryant - Chicago Cubs
Base: Sunglasses
Variation: wide stance, bat is higher
56 Anthony Rizzo - Chicago Cubs
Base: Pinstripes
Variation: Gray uniform
62 Corey Kluber - Cleveland Indians
Base: Wide stance
Variation: Tongue out, glove on chest
66 Jose Altuve - Houston Astros
Base: White jersey
Variation: Orange jersey
67 Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
Base: Gray jersey
Variation: Red uniform
69 Corey Seager - Los Angeles Dodgers
Base: Post-swing, white uniform
Variation: Pre-swing, gray uniform
80 Madison Bumgarner - San Francisco Giants
Base: White uniform
Variation: Gray uniform
87 Josh Donaldson - Toronto Blue Jays
Base: Wide stance
Variation: Leg up
90 Daniel Murphy - Washington Nationals
Base: White uniform
Variation: Red jersey
126 Yoan Moncada - Chicago White Sox
Version 1: Knees together
Version 2: Wide stance
127 Alex Reyes - St. Louis Cardinals
Version 1: Black hat, dark glove
Version 2: Blue hat, lighter glove
129 Dansby Swanson - Atlanta Braves
Base: Card bio on back starts with "A night after hitting"
Back Variation: Bio starts with "There was so much"
131 Andrew Benintendi - Boston Red Sox
Version 1: Gray jersey
Version 2: Blue jersey
145 Carson Fulmer - Chicago White Sox
Base: Black jersey
Variation: Light jersey
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