Buzz Break: 2019 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2019 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 71
Base set completion: 
63 of 400 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Jose Altuve, Brandon Crawford, J.D. Martinez, Andrew Benintendi, Cody Bellinger, Max Muncy, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Christian Yelich

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Rookie Cards (6 cards, 13 rookies) – Michael Kopech, Caleb Frare, Kevin Newman, Kevin Kramer, Brandon Lowe, Michael Perez, Nick Ciuffo, Andrew Velazquez, Jeffrey Springs, Jose Trevino, Ryan Borucki, Sean Reid-Foley, Danny Jansen

Insert/short-print cards: 7 (gallery of these and more below)
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (2) – Yonder Alonso, Zack Greinke
New-age Performers (1) – Ozzie Albies
Baseball Scratch-off (1) – Khris Davis
Baseball Flashbacks (1) – Hank Aaron
News Flashbacks (1) – Diana Ross & The Supremes
Cloth sticker (1) – Gleyber Torres (Walmart boxes/packs only)

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Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Real One Autographs Special Edition (1) – Freddie Freeman (/70)

What's Buzz-worthy: What a box. This is one of a handful of times I've pulled an autograph from a blaster in the entire life of the Topps Heritage line and it's a rarer red-ink Special Edition card of an All-Star on a time on the rise. This is a card found one in every 1,406 packs or one in 176 boxes and it's perhaps among the better finds, too, as other copies of this card have sold for $100. So that's a win. The selection of base cards in this one was soft but the names among the inserts here were pretty solid -- especially if you're a Braves fan. I've pretty much sworn off buying Heritage like a madman as I did the last two years as the 1970 Topps design just isn't among my favorites, but if they keep delivering like this one did more me I'll have no choice but to continue ripping into them.

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

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