Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2020 Topps Heritage MLB cards (Hour 1)

Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 1.

The box: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click here

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

Packs per box: 25 (24 standard, one topper)
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 217
Base set completion: 
194 of 400 (49 percent)
Duplicates: 2

Notables on base cards – Washington Nationals World Series champs, Juan Soto, Alex Bregman, Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Carlos Correa, Gleyber Torres, Mike Trout, Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw, Kris Bryant, Trea Turner, Yadier Molina, Max Scherzer, Christian Yelich, Miguel Cabrera, Nolan Arenado, Will Smith, Gary Sanchez, Manny Machado, Albert Pujols, Joey Votto

Rookie Cards (18 cards, 38 rookies) – A.J. Puk, Seth Brown, Jesus Luzardo, Hunter Harvey, Dillon Tate, Trent Grisham, Mauricio Dubon, Nick Solak, Brock Burke, James Marvel, Dario Agrazal, Logan Webb, Ryler Rogers, Josh Sborz, Tony Gonsolin, Junior Fernandez, Randy Arozarena, Adbert Alzolay, Nico Hoerner, T.J. Zeuch, Jordan Romano, Austin Nola, Kyle Lewis, Justin Dunn, Jordan Yamamoto, Isan Diaz, Aaron Civale, Bobby Bradley, Tyler Alexander, Jake Rogers, Josh Staumont, Bubba Starling, Domingo Leyba, Josh Rojas

Insert/short-print cards: 20 (all in gallery below with some base)
Baseball's Greatest Moments (1) – Hank Aaron (box-topper)
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (8) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Gleyber Torres, Jason Heyward, Noah Syndergaard, Yu Darvish, Eddie Rosario, Josh Bell, Jon Duplantier
White parallel (1) – Brad Hand (announced /50)
Then and Now (1) – Harmon Killebrew & Jose Abreu
Willie Mays' 20 Gigantic Seasons (2) – 1951, 1954
New-age Performers (2) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., George Springer
News Flashbacks (2) – Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Louis Armstrong
Baseball Flashbacks (1) – Brooks Robinson
Action variation (1) – Christian Yelich
Chrome (1) – Juan Soto (/999)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Real One Autographs (1) – Nolan Ryan

What's Buzz-worthy: My second hobby box of the year is another solid one with some serious cases of Déjà vu compared to my first box but with my auto upgraded to a Hall of Famer. The Soto, Acuña, Wonka and Aaron cards also were highlights in my mind and the White parallel (one in 67 packs) ain't bad, either. The RC crop here could have been stronger but that's nit-picky as this was an A+ box. I'm sticking with my pick as the safest format being hobby this year as long as the price remains modest. If that picks up, then blasters are probably safest with the expectation that some would be good and some won't be depending on how the odds look. I think this year's Heritage is a definite upgrade over last year's first series, though the black borders will create challenges if you do the whole grading game. (They are relatively cleanly done ... but still could be tough in top grades.) Hit that link up top to see the variations galleries -- there's some fun stuff this year -- and see more of what I like in this one by clicking here. I'll rip more but I have a feeling you will have more safety in numbers -- in box formats with more packs.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A+ (Ryan auto is just one of the solid highlights here)
Fun Grade: A

What's next? Be back in an hour ...

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