Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2018 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 71
Base set completion: 
61 of 200 (31 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Bartolo Colon, Pat Neshek, Chase Utley (it's about RCs)

Rookie Cards (19) – Shohei Ohtani, Gleyber Torres, Scott Kingery, A.J. Minter, Eric Lauer, Freddy Peralta, Braxton Lee, P.J. Conlon, Niko Goodrum, Tomas Nido, Yonny Chirinos, Mitch Garver, Yoshihisa Hirano, Merandy Gonzalez, Shane Carle, Mike Soroka, Joey Lucchesi, Garrett Cooper, Andrew Suarez

Insert/short-print cards: 9 (gallery of these and more below)
Mini parallel (1) – Adam Engel (/100)
Chrome (1) – Gerrit Cole (/999)
Short-prints (Nos. 701-725) (2) – Eric Hosmer, Lewis Brinson
1968 Topps Deckle Edge (1) – Justin Verlander
Now & Then (1) – James Paxton
Award Winners (1) – George Springer
Rookie Performers (1) – Shohei Ohtani
1969 Topps Decals (1) – Shohei Ohtani (Walmart blasters only)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This isn't a flashy box but it's a very solid box with a Mini parallel (one in 416 packs ... or one in four cases) and a Chrome (one in 42 packs or one in six boxes) as well as not one, not two but three different cards for Shohei Ohtani. A big reason I gave this product an A+? Topps finally labeling the variations on the backs to help simplify the hunt. It's a simple move and it could have been done years ago. The odds are up here a bit -- autographs are one in 411 or basically one in four blaster cases just like the Minis -- but the fact that you can land almost everything here in retail is another reason I think it's a winner. You can land all of the fun variations in these, too -- the odds aren't easy -- but it's a solid way to end a tribute to MLB in 1969 after a very strong start. Hobby boxes are the way to go with this one with their better odds and guaranteed inclusions, but this box is another example that blasters can definitely deliver.

Product Grade: A+
Box Grade: A+
Fun Grade: A

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