Buzz Break: 2020 Panini Diamond Kings (blaster box)

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The box: 2020 Panini Diamond Kings baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby & FOTL)

Keep reading to see a breakdown and gallery of what's in this one.

Packs per box: 7 (six standard, one bonus)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 35
Base set completion: 3 of 100 (3 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Yordan Alvarez (RC), Javier Baez, Jack Flaherty

Insert/short-print cards: 32 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Short-prints (Nos. 101-170) (19) – Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, Jose Ramirez, Joey Gallo, Eloy Jimenez, Jose Altuve, Mike Piazza, Nap Lajoie, Jose Berrios, Kyle Seager, Anthony Kay, T.J. Zeuch, Andres Munoz, Nick Solak, Donnie Walton, Mauricio Dubon, Randy Arozarena, Lewis Thorpe, Kyle Lewis
Blue Artist's Proof (2) – Grover Alexander, Aaron Civale
Blue Artist's Proof short-print (1) – Jose Berrios
Blue Frame short-print parallel (1) – Zac Gallen
All-time Diamond Kings (2) – Robin Yount, Mike Piazza
The 3,000 (1) – Nap Lajoie
In The Zone (1) – Reggie Jackson
Aficionado (1) – Cal Ripken Jr.
Gallery of Stars (1) – Bryce Harper
Artist's Palette (1) – Yadier Molina
DK 206 (2) – Shohei Ohtani, Jose Altuve

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: I've almost gotten to the end of my on-hand mis-packed Target boxes of this one and since baseball is back here's one more. The results are ultimately very close to last time -- so another solid box. ... I'm 6-for-6 on having Diamond Kings blasters (at least ones from the red retail chain out there) having nothing but short-print cards and over-delivering on inserts. They aren't the super-flashiest of rips but I don't mind them at all with this approach. Instead of getting two or three SPs per box, this one included just three base cards and the rest were from Nos. 101-170 and then inserts. ... This kind of issue can make one wonder if any other types of cards will over-deliver -- one forum member said they got two hits in a blaster. ... If you're a set-builder, a hobby box and a handful of these should get you everything on the base set this year and perhaps good run on a non-parallel master set. These are also over-delivering big on the insert cards as preview info for blasters only indicated the four Blue cards and a single insert per box. ... This brand is a colorful one jam-packed with stars from the past and present with some big names among the mem cards so it could be one to watch as more people open these. Hobby boxes (link up top) are your best bet with guaranteed hits but if you like to dabble with the chance at something more for a low price then the blasters are worth a look. You never know how they might (over) deliver.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A (nearly everything here is an SP or insert)
Fun Grade: A-

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