This article is about a set that is scheduled to be released in the near-future.
Some information may change as more facts become known.

Description

2018 Diamond Kings is a 150-card set released by Panini on April 11th. Each pack will contain an insert and each 12-pack Hobby box will yield a pair of short-printed base cards and a pair of base variations; three framed parallels, and two autographed and/or game-used cards.

Distribution

Hobby: 12 packs per box (MSRP: $80), eight cards per pack. 24 boxes per case.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	150	-	?	?
short set	100	-	?	?
SPs	50	-	1:6	1:6
Variations	50	-	1:6	1:6
Framed Blue	200	-	FP	FP
Framed Red	200	-	FP	FP
Framed Gray	200	99	FP	FP
Framed Brown	200	49	FP	FP
Framed Green	200	5	FP	FP
Framed Black	200	one-of-one	FP	FP
Artist Proof Red	200	-	?	?
Artist Proof Gold	200	99	?	?
Artist Proof Blue	200	25	?	?
Artist Proof Masterpiece	200	one-of-one	?	?
Aurora	10	-	?	?
Aurora Holo Blue	10	25	?	?
Aurora Masterpiece	10	one-of-one	?	?
Gallery of Stars	18	-	?	?
Gallery of Stars Holo Blue	18	25	?	?
Gallery of Stars Masterpiece	18	one-of-one	?	?
Mickey Mantle Collection	8	-	?	?
Mickey Mantle Collection Holo Blue	8	25	?	?
Mickey Mantle Collection Masterpiece	8	one-of-one	?	?
Past and Present	15	-	?	?
Past and Present Holo Blue	15	25	?	?
Past and Present Masterpiece	15	one-of-one	?	?
Portraits	15	-	?	?
Portraits Holo Blue	15	25	?	?
Portraits Masterpiece	15	one-of-one	?	?
Royalty	1	-	?	?
Royalty Holo Blue	1	25	?	?
Royalty Masterpiece	1	one-of-one	?	?
The 500	18	-	?	?
The 500 Holo Blue	18	25	?	?
The 500 Masterpiece	18	one-of-one	?	?
Trophy Club	15	-	?	?
Trophy Club Holo Blue	15	25	?	?
Trophy Club Masterpiece	15	one-of-one	?	?
DK Materials	100	varies	?	?
DK Materials Holo Silver	100	varies	?	?
DK Materials Holo Gold	100	varies	?	?
DK Materials Holo Blue	100	varies	?	?
DK Materials Masterpiece	100	one-of-one	?	?
DK Originals Materials	39	varies	?	?
DK Originals Materials Holo Silver	38	varies	?	?
DK Originals Materials Holo Gold	40	varies	?	?
DK Originals Materials Holo Blue	40	varies	?	?
DK Originals Materials Masterpiece	39	one-of-one	?	?
Bat Kings	24	varies	?	?
Bat Kings Holo Silver	varies	?	?
Bat Kings Holo Gold	25	varies	?	?
Bat Kings Holo Blue	25	varies	?	?
Bat Kings Masterpiece	25	one-of-one	?	?
Jersey Kings	25	varies	?	?
Jersey Kings Holo Silver	varies	?	?
Jersey Kings Holo Gold	23	varies	?	?
Jersey Kings Holo Blue	24	varies	?	?
Jersey Kings Masterpiece	25	one-of-one	?	?
Diamond Deco Relics	7	varies	?	?
Diamond Deco Relics Holo Silver	varies	?	?
Diamond Deco Relics Holo Gold	10	varies	?	?
Diamond Deco Relics Holo Blue	6	varies	?	?
Diamond Deco Relics Masterpiece	9	one-of-one	?	?
DK Signatures	53	varies	?	?
DK Signatures Holo Silver	53	varies	?	?
DK Signatures Holo Gold	53	varies	?	?
DK Signatures Holo Blue	53	varies	?	?
DK Signatures Holo Purple	53	varies	?	?
DK Signatures Masterpiece	53	one-of-one	?	?
DK Materials Signatures	39	varies	?	?
DK Materials Signatures Holo Silver	39	varies	?	?
DK Materials Signatures Holo Gold	39	varies	?	?
DK Materials Signatures Holo Blue	39	varies	?	?
DK Materials Signatures Masterpiece	39	one-of-one	?	?
DK Materials Signatures Retro 1982	18	varies	?	?
DK Materials Signatures Retro 1982 Holo Gold	19	varies	?	?
DK Materials Signatures Retro 1982 Holo Blue	19	varies	?	?
DK Materials Signatures Retro 1982 Masterpiece	19	one-of-one	?	?
DK Rookie Materials Signatures	48	varies	?	?
DK Rookie Materials Signatures Holo Silver	47	49	?	?
DK Rookie Materials Signatures Holo Gold	48	25	?	?
DK Rookie Materials Signatures Holo Blue	48	15	?	?
DK Rookie Materials Signatures Masterpiece	48	one-of-one	?	?
DK Triple Materials Signatures	13	varies	?	?
DK Triple Materials Signatures Holo Silver	13	varies	?	?
DK Triple Materials Signatures Holo Gold	13	varies	?	?
DK Triple Materials Signatures Holo Blue	13	varies	?	?
DK Triple Materials Signatures Masterpiece	13	one-of-one	?	?
DK Jumbo Materials Signatures	15	varies	?	?
DK Jumbo Materials Signatures Holo Gold	20	varies	?	?
DK Jumbo Materials Signatures Holo Blue	20	varies	?	?
DK Jumbo Materials Signatures Masterpiece	20	one-of-one	?	?
DK Jumbo Rookie Materials Signatures	20	varies	?	?
DK Jumbo Rookie Materials Signatures Holo Gold	18	varies	?	?
DK Jumbo Rookie Materials Signatures Holo Blue	20	varies	?	?
DK Jumbo Rookie Materials Signatures Masterpiece	20	one-of-one	?	?
Diamond Cuts	16	varies	?	?
Diamond Cuts Masterpiece	28	one-of-one	?	?
Diamond Material Cuts	6	varies	?	?
Diamond Material Cuts Masterpiece	9	one-of-one	?	?
Recollection Buybacks	22	varies	?	?

FP: Odds of finding a Framed parallel: 1:4/packs.

Checklist

Base Set

1 Babe Ruth
2 Honus Wagner
3 Stan Musial
4 Lou Gehrig
5 Bobby Thomson
6 George Kelly
7 Mickey Mantle
8 Harry Hooper
9 Ted Williams
10 Joe Cronin
11 Joe DiMaggio
12 Kiki Cuyler
13 Lloyd Waner
14 Luke Appling
15 Max Carey
16 Carl Furillo
17 Nellie Fox
18 Paul Waner
19 Roberto Clemente
20 Roger Maris
21 Ted Lyons
22 Tommy Henrich
23 Pee Wee Reese
24 Don Larsen
25 Ernie Banks
26 Herb Pennock
27 Lefty Gomez
28 Jackie Robinson
29 Jim Thorpe
30 Joe Jackson
31 Leo Durocher
32 Gabby Hartnett
33 Tony Lazzeri
34 Ty Cobb
35 Billy Herman
36 Carl Erskine
37 Chuck Klein
38 Earl Averill
39 Dom DiMaggio
40 John McGraw
41 Goose Goslin
42 Grover Alexander
43 Hack Wilson
44 Harry Brecheen
45 Harry Walker
46 Heinie Groh
47 Jim Bottomley
48 Johnny Pesky
49 Frank Thomas
50 Kirby Puckett
51 Moose Skowron
52 Luis Severino
53 Alex Bregman
54 Trey Mancini
55 Paul DeJong
56 Max Scherzer
57 Chris Sale
58 George Springer
59 Carlos Correa
60 Sam Crawford
61 Paul Goldschmidt
62 Mookie Betts
63 Kris Bryant
64 Anthony Rizzo
65 Francisco Lindor
66 Corey Kluber
67 Nolan Arenado
68 Justin Verlander
69 Jose Altuve
70 Mike Trout
71 Corey Seager
72 Clayton Kershaw
73 Shohei Ohtani
74 Andrew McCutchen
75 Robinson Cano
76 Shohei Ohtani
77 Josh Donaldson
78 Bryce Harper
79 Buster Posey
80 Aaron Judge
81 Andrew Benintendi
82 Cody Bellinger
83 Anthony Banda
84 Luiz Gohara
85 Max Fried
86 Lucas Sims
87 Anthony Santander
88 Victor Caratini
89 Nicky Delmonico
90 Tyler Mahle
91 Greg Allen
92 Ryan McMahon
93 Dillon Peters
94 Brandon Woodruff
95 Dominic Smith
96 Chris Flexen
97 Tyler Wade
98 J.P. Crawford
99 Nick Williams
100 Victor Robles
101 Ozzie Albies SP
102 Austin Hays SP
103 Chance Sisco SP
104 Rafael Devers SP
105 Francisco Mejia SP
106 J.D. Davis SP
107 Cameron Gallagher SP
108 Walker Buehler SP
109 Alex Verdugo SP
110 Kyle Farmer SP
111 Brian Anderson SP
112 Mitch Garver SP
113 Zack Granite SP
114 Felix Jorge SP
115 Tomas Nido SP
116 Amed Rosario SP
117 Clint Frazier SP
118 Miguel Andujar SP
119 Dustin Fowler SP
120 Paul Blackburn SP
121 Rhys Hoskins SP
122 Thyago Vieira SP
123 Reyes Moronta SP
124 Jack Flaherty SP
125 Harrison Bader SP
126 Willie Calhoun SP
127 Richard Urena SP
128 Erick Fedde SP
129 Andrew Stevenson SP
130 Odubel Herrera SP
131 Evan Longoria SP
132 David Ortiz SP
133 Manny Machado SP
134 Jose Ramirez SP
135 George Brett SP
136 Nolan Ryan SP
137 J.D. Martinez SP
138 Ichiro SP
139 Shohei Ohtani SP
140 Dustin Pedroia SP
141 Giancarlo Stanton SP
142 Brooks Robinson SP
143 Freddie Freeman SP
144 Noah Syndergaard SP
145 Shohei Ohtani SP
146 Madison Bumgarner SP
147 Josh Bell SP
148 Joey Votto SP
149 Manuel Margot SP
150 Charlie Blackmon SP

Variations

Black & White

73 Shohei Ohtani
76 Shohei Ohtani
100 Victor Robles
104 Rafael Devers
105 Francisco Mejia
108 Walker Buehler
116 Amed Rosario
117 Clint Frazier
118 Miguel Andujar
121 Rhys Hoskins

Name

1 Babe Ruth "The Sultan of Swat"
2 Honus Wagner "The Flying Dutchman"
7 Mickey Mantle "The Mick"
9 Ted Williams "Splendid Splinter"
25 Ernie Banks "Let's Play Two"
49 Frank Thomas "The Big Hurt"
73 Shohei Ohtani Kanji Text
76 Shohei Ohtani "Japanese Babe Ruth"
80 Aaron Judge "All Rise"
136 Nolan Ryan "The Ryan Express"

Sepia

65 Francisco Lindor
69 Jose Altuve
70 Mike Trout
73 Shohei Ohtani
76 Shohei Ohtani
78 Bryce Harper
79 Buster Posey
80 Aaron Judge
81 Andrew Benintendi
82 Cody Bellinger

Photo

2 Honus Wagner (Swinging)
3 Stan Musial (Batting stance)
4 Lou Gehrig (Swinging)
7 Mickey Mantle (Swinging; Grass background)
8 Harry Hooper (Looking Up)
9 Ted Williams (Away Jersey)
10 Joe Cronin (Black Hat)
11 Joe DiMaggio (Away Jersey)
13 Lloyd Waner (Blue Hat)
18 Paul Waner (Looking Left)
19 Roberto Clemente (Away Jersey)
20 Roger Maris (Looking Left)
23 Pee Wee Reese (Fielding)
25 Ernie Banks (Home Jersey)
27 Lefty Gomez (Glove Visible)
28 Jackie Robinson (Facing Forward)
30 Joe Jackson (Batting Stance)
35 Ty Cobb (Away Jersey)
73 Shohei Ohtani (Wind Up)
76 Shohei Ohtani (Batting Stance)

Parallels

Framed

All 150 base cards and all 50 base variations are available in the following Framed parallels.

Blue
Red
Gray (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Brown (serial-numbered to 49 copies)
Green (serial-numbered to five)
Black (one-of-one)

Artist Proof

All 150 base cards and all 50 base variations are available in the following Artist Proof parallels.

Red
Gold (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Blue (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Masterpiece (one-of-one)

Inserts

All inserts listed below are available in the following parallels.

Holo Blue (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Masterpiece (one-of-one)

Aurora

1 George Springer
2 Yadier Molina
3 Mookie Betts
4 Francisco Lindor
5 Andrew McCutchen
6 Carlos Correa
7 Buster Posey
8 Albert Pujols
9 Ichiro
10 Shohei Ohtani

Mickey Mantle Collection

1 Mickey Mantle
2 Mickey Mantle
3 Mickey Mantle
4 Mickey Mantle
5 Mickey Mantle
6 Mickey Mantle
7 Mickey Mantle
8 Mickey Mantle

Past and Present

1 Aaron Judge / Babe Ruth
2 Dustin Pedroia / Bobby Doerr
3 Adrian Gonzalez / Cody Bellinger
4 Brooks Robinson / Manny Machado
5 Justin Verlander / Nolan Ryan
6 Frank Thomas / Jose Abreu
7 Roberto Alomar / Jose Ramirez
8 Mickey Mantle / Mike Trout
9 Jose Altuve / Craig Biggio
10 Babe Ruth / Shohei Ohtani
11 Ernie Banks / Anthony Rizzo
12 Francisco Lindor / Lou Boudreau
13 Juan Marichal / Madison Bumgarner
14 Andrew Benintendi / Fred Lynn
15 Gary Sanchez / Jorge Posada

Portraits

1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
2 David Ortiz
3 Cal Ripken
4 Chipper Jones
5 George Brett
6 Nolan Ryan
7 Mickey Mantle
8 Tony Gwynn
9 Ty Cobb
10 Ted Williams
11 Honus Wagner
12 Jackie Robinson
13 Greg Maddux
14 Joe Morgan
15 Shohei Ohtani

Royalty

1 Babe Ruth

The 500

1 Albert Pujols
2 Alex Rodriguez
3 Babe Ruth
4 Mark McGwire
5 David Ortiz
6 Eddie Mathews
7 Eddie Murray
8 Ernie Banks
9 Frank Thomas
10 Gary Sheffield
11 Harmon Killebrew
12 Ken Griffey, Jr.
13 Manny Ramirez
14 Mickey Mantle
15 Rafael Palmeiro
16 Reggie Jackson
17 Ted Williams
18 Willie McCovey

Trophy Club

1 George Springer
2 Aaron Judge
3 Cody Bellinger
4 Corey Seager
5 Justin Verlander
6 Corey Kluber
7 Max Scherzer
8 Clayton Kershaw
9 Mickey Mantle
10 Kris Bryant
11 Mike Trout
12 Bryce Harper
13 Dallas Keuchel
14 Josh Donaldson
15 Carlos Correa

Autographs & Game-Used