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: 
48 of 150 (32 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Ronald Acuña Jr., Juan Soto, Stephen Strasburg, Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant, Manny Machado, Justin Verlander, Adrian Beltre, Jose Altuve, Mookie Betts, Andrew Benintendi

Insert/short-print cards: 64 (a sampling of these in gallery below)
Variations (6) – J.T. Realmuto, Kris Bryant, Jose Altuve, Jose Ramirez, J.D. Martinez, Brandon Lowe
Rated Rookie (10) – Kyle Tucker, Luis Urias, Cedric Mullins, Corbin Burnes, Jake Bauers, Jonathan Loaisiga, Dakota Hudson, Christin Stewart, Touki Toussaint, Ryan O'Hearn
Diamond Kings (5) – Max Muncy, Hunter Renfroe, Matt Carpenter, Eugenio Suarez, Starling Marte
Retro 1985 (8) – Bryse Wilson, Ryan Borucki, Framer Valdez, Matt Boyd, Sean Reid-Foley, Nick Martini, Josh James, Trevor Richards
Season Stat Line parallel (1) – Odubel Herrera (/71)
Independence Day parallel (1) – Garrett Hampson
Holo Pink parallels (13) – Mookie Betts, Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant, Jaime Barria, David Bote, Mike Minor, Edwin Diaz, Adalberto Mondesi, Felix Hernandez, Joey Gallo, J.T. Realmuto, Nelson Cruz, Nomar Mazara
Holo Pink Retro 1985 parallels (1) – Pablo Lopez
Holo Pink Rated Rookie parallels (2) – Christin Stewart, Dakota Hudson
Pink Firework Dominators (1) – Alex Bregman
Pink Firework Nicknames (2) – Shohei Ohtani, Javier Baez
Pink Firework Franchise Features (3) – Mike Trout & Jo Adell, Max Scherzer & Brent Honeywell, Trea Turner & Wander Franco
Pink Firework Highlights (2) – Mookie Betts, Albert Pujols
Pink Firework American Pride (5) – Bryant Packard, Bryson Scott, Andre Pallante, Daniel Cabrera, Zack Hess
Pink Firework Action All-Stars (2) – Bryce Harper, Manny Machado
Pink Firework Elite Series (1) – Mookie Betts

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Pink Firework Signature Series (1) – Patrick Wisdom

What's Buzz-worthy: I opted for one more of these and found that it delivered remarkably different from my previous one in a few ways. This time I still got a number of big names among the inserts -- and no edge issues this time on the pink cards -- but I also got a fourth of the variations that the last box included. Last time? It was overloaded last time and lean this time. Which is normal? I'm not sure. The Pink Firework cards are winners here and I'll probably do one again at some point and there's good potential here on the auto front with ink in every box. The price isn't super-cheap but I think the guarantees and the exclusive volume here make this one a much bigger winner than two blasters. ... 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 -- however, I liked what this format delivers.

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

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