Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2020 Topps Series 2 baseball cards 
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 8 (seven standard, one medallion card pack)
Cards per pack: 14
Cards in this box: 99
Base set completion: 
83 of 350 (24 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Josh Donaldson, Walker Buehler, Xander Bogaerts, Ryan McMahon, Brendan Rodgers, Bryce Harper, Rhys Hoskins

Rookie Cards (13) – Luis Robert, Shun Yamaguchi, Josh Staumont, Yu Chang, Rangel Ravelo, Tyrone Taylor, Tim Lopes, Jose Rodriguez, Kyle Garlick, Brusdar Graterol, Brock Burke, Emmanuel Clase, David Bednar

Insert/short-print cards: 16 (all in gallery below with some base)
Vintage parallel (1) – Robert Dugger (/99)
1985 Topps (2) – Luis Robert, Jim Rice
Home Run Challenge (1) – Joey Gallo
Turkey Red (7) – Lou Gehrig, Stan Musial, Ozzie Smith, Anthony Kay, Brusdar Graterol, J.T. Realmuto, Junior Fernandez
Turkey Red Chrome (1) – Patrick Corbin
Decade's Best (1) – Cincinnati Reds
Empire State Awards Winners (2) – Pete Alonso (Walmart boxes only)
Player Medallion Cards (1) – Francisco Lindor

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This one isn't quite as strong as my first box that included three serial-numbered cards but two appearances from Luis Robert and more RCs (13 this time vs. just three last time) helped out a little bit. This one is not a wham-bam A box ... but there's enough here to barely get it there with some key names also helping from a collector's perspective. (For a flipper? Next box.) The Vintage parallel is one in 186 packs -- one in 27 boxes -- albeit not a big name. As said last time, the overall feel here is strong but I'd suggest doing a jumbo hobby box as the volume there is comfy with an auto and other hits guaranteed every time -- plus those boxes have had some collation issues in some instances with insane runs on super-rare cards. (Hit the forum to see ... some crazy multi-Trout, multi-patch runs have happened.) There are SPs in this one, too, with some rare cards also possible in this format -- you never know what might pop up if you rip a few.

Product Grade: B+
Box Grade: A- (Luis Robert appearances helped along with one rarer card)
Fun Grade: B

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