Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster)

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The box: 2020 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click here

Keep reading to see a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one ...

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
65 of 400 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Albert Pujols, Michael Conforto, Eugenio Suarez, Gio Urshela, Javier Baez, Jose Altuve, Gleyber Torres, Freddie Freeman, Manny Machado, Anthony Rizzo, Mike Soroka

Rookie Cards (4 cards, 8 rookies) – Josh Staumont, Bubba Starling, Andres Munoz, Michel Baez, Nick Solak, Brock Burke, Dom Nunez, Sam Hilliard

Insert/short-print cards: 7 (all in gallery below with some base)
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (3) – Gleyber Torres, Josh Bell, Jon Duplantier
Then and Now (1) – Harmon Killebrew & Jose Abreu
New-age Performers (1) – Keston Hiura
News Flashbacks (1) – Louis Armstrong
Scratch Off (1) – Paul Goldschmidt

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: No A+ Mini this time ... juts a few decent names and a few more rookies than my last rip of this simple and still-available go-to release. The Torres SP helped it avoid a totally average box grade-wise but it's still not all that flashy. Since nothing was statistically lacking, it gets a B in my book. ... As said in a previous break of this one, my overall impression this year is that this one is an improvement over last year's first series -- and I like the 1971 design a bit better -- but the odds on more basic inserts can make for some lean results at times with smaller box formats. ... Hit that link up top to see the variations galleries -- there's some fun stuff this year -- and see more of what I like in this one by clicking here. I'll rip more but I have a feeling you will have more safety in numbers -- likely in box formats with more packs (hobby or megas).

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B (not much in this one this time)
Fun Grade: B+ (this format is just so small)

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