Tu, 09.08.26 - 2026 Fanatics Under Wraps MLB Emanate Baseball 10-Box Case TAKE OR PASS HIT DRAFT #3
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In this episode of Fanatics Live, host Joe opens a fresh case of 2026 Eminent Baseball cards for a "Take or Pass" Hit Draft, marking the third installment of this series. The unboxing begins with a roll of the dice to determine the opening position, which lands on six, forcing the group to start from the right side of the cart. As they pop open the first pack, the excitement immediately rises with the reveal of Wyatt Langford, a unique one-of-one art card that is celebrated for its artistic design and rarity. The atmosphere shifts between the thrill of discovering these special items and casual banter about the new studio space, which offers significantly more room and parking compared to their previous location.
The draft proceeds with several notable picks and strategic passes, including a gold Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Jason Dominguez, both of whom are passed on by the chat participant Hippopotamus before eventually being claimed by others. The group also discusses the current performance of players like Guerrero Jr., speculating on potential injuries or pressure from his large contract, while noting that the Eminent product line has evolved with improved photography, better design elements, and new features like baseball-themed attributes and team logo patches. Throughout the process, they highlight various short prints and numbered autos, such as a gold Marcelo Meyer and Tyler Soderstrom, emphasizing how the checklist continues to improve year over year with more creative possibilities for collectors.
The unboxing reaches its climax with the reveal of Roki Sasaki, Fernando Tatis Jr., Matt Olsen, and a standout Starbound card featuring Daniel Rodriguez in red ink for the Cardinals, which is noted as a rare short print likely numbered low in the organization. The final pack yields Jackson Merrill in green for the Padres, completing the case with a mix of high-value hits and strategic passes that define the "Take or Pass" format. By the end of the session, all cards have been distributed among the participants, concluding another successful break where the group enjoyed the enhanced quality of the Eminent releases and looked forward to potentially doing more drafts in the future.
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Hi everybody, Joe here for Jaspy's on
Fanatics Live coming at you here on a
Tuesday with some more under wraps
eminent baseball. It's another hit
draft. This is number three. So, we did
the randomizer on the app uh before we
started this video, but that those are
the results right here.
We'll keep track of the hits right here.
The case is right behind me over here,
right on this cart.
We're going to pop this fresh case open.
It's on its side right here. So, we're
going to roll the die and we're going to
go one, two, three. If we start on the
left, four, five, six, we start on the
right. We start on the left, we'll go
that direction. If we start on or the
left, we go that direction. going to
start on the right and go that
direction.
And it is six. So, we're going to start
on the right side right here.
All right. Good luck.
>> You liked when the stream was in the
closet. No thanks.
I don't miss those days.
I don't miss the old shop either. We're
in a nice big big new shop out here. So
much parking.
All that space out there.
Make the shop so much cooler.
Oh, what's this?
>> What are we starting with here?
>> Whoa.
That's Wyatt Langford.
That is awesome.
It's a one of one. It's an art
It's artsy. That is really cool.
All right. Well, yeah. I don't know who
the artist is. Oh, this is the artist on
the back. Yeah, good call. I was like,
did Wyatt Langford sign here again?
>> All right. Well, Hippopotamus, you're
up.
Is he trying to big time why Langford
BTW is already trying to big time why
Langford I think
>> Yeah, we're I mean we're just going to
keep asking until you can pass pass pass
and then take
or I guess you would have to we'd have
to the other guys would have to pass too
but
you could pass three times and if these
two guys pass then you can take take it
there.
>> Okay, we have to go in order.
>> You'll take at three. So pass pass take.
There you go. That's also
That's also a one of one. All aboard the
Big Hit Express
on a chew Tuesday.
>> Nice. That is art.
All right. So, we're starting from the
right. So, we'll keep going from the
right.
All right. Next up,
some gold
Vlad Guerrero Jr.
17 out of 50.
Hippopotamus, you're up.
Yeah, he is having a kind of a tough
year.
>> You think there's some like some
injuries? Pass all. So, Hippomotamus
says pass all palm.
>> Palm will take here.
>> Yeah, maybe it's the case of it doesn't
I mean, does it seem like he's lost a
step just because he got paid?
Or maybe it's the pressure of being paid
here.
>> Perhaps he's like, "Now I got to live up
to this big contract."
>> All right, so Oh, sorry. Pawn's going to
take at the number four spot.
>> We're going from the right.
>> Yeah, maybe. Yeah, I I wouldn't be
surprised BTW if like in the off season
they're like, "Yeah, he was carrying
some shoulder injury or something like
that.
Just show." Oh, so you should I linger
on this a little bit longer for you
guys?
Here is Jason Dominguez.
82 out of 99.
>> Linger a little bit more.
>> All right. So,
hippopotamus
Pass on all. Pass. Pass. Death skis.
>> Pass. And then Hippopot said pass all.
Pass. Pass. Back to death skis.
>> Pass again. Palm.
>> I guess it would go to you whether you
take or pass,
>> right?
So Jason Dominguez will go to We'll just
say spontane.
>> It sure is. Yeah, BTW. I realized it was
going to go to him anyway.
>> Yeah, this is my first time doing these,
so got to cut me some slack here.
Cut me some slack. BTW breathing down my
neck. You dummy. Why are you asking him?
>> That's what BTW is saying. God, you
idiot. What about the last two? He's
going to get it by default anyway,
>> stupid.
All right,
next up
is
Marcela Meyer.
>> I know we got to write all these names
down eventually.
Marcelo Meyer gold
44 out of 50. Hippopotamus says pass all
in the chat.
All right. So, desks
Pass all. Pass. Pass. Pass.
>> Pass. Palm.
>> All right.
Spot number nine,
ASU Rick, we got a hit draft going on
here.
Hit draft.
Except you you have the option to take
or pass. A take or pass draft, whatever
you want to call it.
Oh, the if you were wondering about the
product, this is eminent baseball.
Yeah, these are kind of giant cards.
They are 8 by10s.
All on card autos,
all numbered
art possibilities, short print
possibilities, Tyler Soderstrom,
possibilities here.
93 out of 99.
>> Yeah, they got patches now. I like the
the the half the baseball. I haven't
seen one of those yet, but those look
pretty cool.
All right. Hippopotamus says pass all.
So pass pass deskies.
I guess you would get it anyway.
Yeah, they've done football, baseball,
basketball, even hockey.
>> All right, so that's for spot number
eight.
Yeah, I feel like the design, their
approach, the checklist. I mean, here
are the few different short prints that
you can get in dimensional impact
starbound.
The attributes now have like pieces of a
base or a baseball in it, right?
Multi-ign autos. Everything's numbered
to at least 99.
I think this the design looks a lot
better this year, too. They keep
improving that. I mean, these have
always look cool, but they're like, you
know, continuing to put more work into
the design, which is nice.
>> All right, next one is
Roki Sasaki
for my Dodgers.
Yeah, I think so, too. I've I've really
enjoyed all the Eminent releases, but
they seem to really take it to another
level. Like the photography and how they
designed that is a lot better. You know,
they're adding more like,
>> you know, team logos with the team name
to it.
>> 22 out of 99.
>> So, yeah, I think that there's like
there's under wraps stamps for like
debuts and rookies as well. So,
Yeah. So, this has been pretty
enjoyable. All right. Uh, Hippopotamus,
>> the Roki.
Oh, did was that a pass all on the Roki
hippot? I'm sorry. Can you reconfirm
that again? There was a lot in the chat.
Oh, that wasn't this round. Okay, that's
what I thought.
All
right. So, you're going to pass on all
these or you're going to take.
>> Sorry, I saw Desky's take and then you
said take.
>> Sorry, I just want to make sure I get
get this right.
You'll take so hypopus will take
We'll give that to spot number one.
>> That's the row key.
Detroit.
>> All right, Padres's Fernando Tatis Jr.
74 out of 99.
>> All right. Hippopotamus
>> pass death skis
>> pass. So hippopotamus by default you'll
get the
>> junior
Draft spot number seven.
>> Two more to go here.
It's kind of strong here. Let's see what
we got.
All right, good luck, guys.
Here is
>> Matt Olsen
82 out of 99.
Uh, hippopotamus passes. Desks passes.
Hippopotamus gets it.
>> So, it'll be spot number six.
All right, one more right here.
>> Right. Good luck. Good luck. Good luck.
Whoa. What's this?
>> Whoa.
Starbound.
Rananiel Rodriguez, starbound for the
Cardinals.
Look at the red ink right there. Man,
that looks really nice with the debut
stamp right here.
Yeah, I haven't seen a lot of Cardinals
in the cases that we've been doing.
>> So, that's a that's a short print.
That's pretty sweet.
>> Yeah, Terry's saying that he's like one
or two or three in the organizational
ranks.
All right, Hippopotamus.
What do you think?
>> One in 35 odds hit those, says Rick. AK
saying all team inc color match on those
star bounds. Nice. I want to see some
more of those. Yeah, they did a good job
with the shore princess here.
>> Passing red hippopotamuses take.
>> All right. So that's the starbound. And
so death skis you're going to get the
last one.
that was uh oh check that that's spot
number two
and then death skis at spot number five
will be this one right here.
All right, Deskies. Good luck.
Let's see what we got here.
Big finish here. Big finish. Come on.
All right. It's green.
Green
Padres's
green. Jackson Merrill.
>> 10 out of 99
on that one. There you go. Death skis.
There you go everybody. Another fun
draft break in the books. Appreciate
everybody getting in. I'm Joe and I'll
see everybody next time. Maybe we'll do
another one of these later tonight.
Thanks.