Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Heritage Minor League baseball cards

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The box: 2018 Topps Heritage Minor League baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 19 (18 standard, one box-topper)
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 142
Base set completion: 
122 of 200 (61 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Tim Tebow, Fernando Tatis Jr., Hunter Greene, Royce Lewis, Brendan Rodgers, Estevan Florial, Bo Bichette, Kyle Tucker, Nick Senzel, Alex Faedo, MacKenzie Gore, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Alex Kirilloff, Joey Wentz, Monte Harrison, D.J. Peters

Insert/short-print cards: 18 (gallery of these and more below)
Glossy parallel (3) – Domingo Acevedo, Alex Kirilloff, T.J. Zeuch (box-topper pack)
Short-prints (Nos. 201-220) (3) – Adrian Morejon, Wander Javier, Mickey Moniak
1969 Topps Collector Card (3) – Mitch Keller, Nick Senzel, Triston McKenzie
1969 Topps Deckle Edge (4) – Adbert Alzolay, Royce Lewis, Mitch Keller, Justin Dunn
1969 Topps Deckle Edge Color (1) – Justin Dunn
Black parallel (1) – Shaun Anderson (/50)
Blue parallel (1) – Fernando Tatis Jr. (/99)
Make Your Pro Debut contest card (2)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Real One Autographs (1) – Tristen Lutz
'69 Mint Coin Relics Black Quarter (1) – Joey Wentz (/50)

What's Buzz-worthy: This box delivered a rarer coin Relic (one in 294 packs), a color Deckle variation (one in 176 packs) and a Black parallel (one in 40) but wasn't that flashy overall -- and that's kind of how Heritage should be, especially when it's down in the minors. The big-name guys were found in the base set here and a few of them in the inserts but this one wasn't as flashy as an over-delivering previous box busted here. As aid previously, the autograph checklist might be missing some of the bigs -- an important thing but not the only thing -- but this one is a simpler release to chase everything than its MLB counterpart as it's a smaller set with a few less features. There are still variations to hunt for (labeled on the back for some, including the short-prints, but not all) and some challenges as the print runs on everything are smaller. If I could rewind the clock a few years and stockpile a few boxes, this brand would be among them as the boxes that were plentiful and cheap in the past simply aren't now. Not all years of the MiLB take on Heritage worked -- some team names just clashed with designs (hello, 1964) -- but this one is pretty strong.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A-
Fun Grade: B+

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