Buzz Break: 2019 Donruss baseball cards (Mega Box)

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The box: 2019 Donruss baseball cards (Target Mega Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 14
Cards per pack: 8
Cards per box: 112
Set completion: 
35 of 150 (23 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Stephen Strasburg, Joey Votto, Rafael Devers, Justin Verlander, Javier Baez, Trevor Story, Manny Machado, Matt Chapman, Christian Yelich, Michael Conforto

Insert/short-print cards: 76 (a sampling of these in gallery below)
Artist Proof Retro 1985 (1) – Taylor Ward (/10)
Variations (24) – Juan Soto, Blake Snell, Miles Nikolas, Corey Kluber, Ozzie Albies, Walker Buehler, Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres, Alex Bregman, Bryce Harper, Rhys Hoskins, Mookie Betts, Anthony Rizzo, Matt Chapman, Salvador Perez, Justin Verlander, Javier Baez, Paul Goldschmidt, Aaron Nola, Yadier Molina, Ryan Tellez, Josh James, Max Muncy, Daniel Palka
Rated Rookie (3) – Cedric Mullins, Luis Urias, Corbin Burnes
Diamond Kings (15) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Shohei Ohtani, Christian Yelich, Matt Chapman, Paul Goldschmidt, Mitch Haniger, Jurickson Profar, Max Scherzer, Justin Smoak, Blake Snell, Adam Jones, Jose Berrios, Jose Ramirez, Nicholas Castellanos, Yoan Moncada
Retro 1985 (7) – Bryse Wilson, Ryan Borucki, Framer Valdez, Matt Boyd, Sean Reid-Foley, Nick Martini, Josh James
Independence Day parallel (1) – David Bote
Holo Pink parallels (8) – Aaron Nola, Javier Baez, Justin Verlander, Joey Votto, Khris Davis, Carlos Carrasco (2), Jack Flaherty
Holo Pink Retro 1985 parallels (8) – Brett Kennedy, Nick Martini (2), Josh James, Sean Reid-Foley, Trevor Richards, Grayson Greiner, Daniel Palka
Pink Firework Dominators (1) – Manny Machado
Pink Firework Franchise Features (4) – Nolan Arenado & Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jacob deGrom & Jon Duplantier, Trevor Story & Bo Bichette, Anthony Rizzo & Brendan McKay
Pink Firework Highlights (1) – Walker Buehler
Pink Firework American Pride (4) – Adley Rutschman, Zack Thompson, Graeme Stinson, Drew Parrish
Pink Firework Action All-Stars (3) – Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, Clayton Kershaw
Pink Firework Elite Series (3) – Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Pink Firework Signature Series (1) – Bryse Wilson

What's Buzz-worthy: If you can find these, they are worth a look with guaranteed ink and a boatload of Pink parallels and parallel inserts with a Pink Firework stock used. While this box was a strong one on the Firework front with multiple appearances of Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani as well as a card of potential No. 1 overall draft pick Adley Rutschman thanks to a USA Baseball presence. There's really just one minor drawback here in that some pink cards had peeling top edges -- minor flaws but big ones if grading is in your vocabulary. This one also included a near-ridiculous amount of variations -- nicknames and photo swaps -- so if you're chasing them then this might be a way to pull the ones you need. The auto set I got a card from here includes some big names -- Vladdy Jr. among them -- so there's also more potential here beyond just a basic auto per box (and here they are Pink). ... As said before, hobby boxes are a big winner for this one with guaranteed hits and plenty of variety for less than the price of three blasters on sale (hit that link). Variations, Rated Rookies, Diamond Kings and Retro cards are essentially base in their feel so you'll see a lot of similar cards. The basic design has a good feel to it, but it's not my taste but I liked what this box delivered and I may do more.

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

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