Buzz Break: 2021 Panini Diamond Kings (blaster box)

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The box: 2021 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: 17 of 100 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Mickey Mantle, Ty Cobb, Pete Rose, Christian Yelich, Walker Buehler, Harmon Killebrew, Hank Greenberg, Shane Bieber, Alex Bregman

Rookie cards (11) – Will Crowe, Monte Harrison, Leody Taveras, Ryan Jeffers, Garrett Crochet, William Contreras, Jesus Sanchez, Shane McClanahan, Tyler Stephenson (SP), Kris Bubic (SP), Jake Cronenworth (SP)

Insert/short-print cards: 18 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Short-prints (Nos. 101-170) (5) – Yogi Berra, Joe Wood, Tyler Stephenson (RC), Kris Bubic (RC), Jake Cronenworth (RC)
Blue Artist's Proof (2) – Joe Morgan, Sherten Apostel
Blue Artist's Proof Debut Diamond Kings (1) – Drew Rasmussen
Debut Diamond Kings (2) – Brady Singer, Alex Kirilloff
Blue Frame parallel (1) – Kris Bryant
Aficionado (1) – Jose Abreu
Artist's Palette (1) – Casey Mize
Elegance (1) – Cristian Pache
Legacy Lithographs (1) – Johnny Bench
The Club (2) – Mark McGwire, Justin Verlander
Gallery of Stars (1) – Mike Trout

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: My second one of these didn't deliver a hit this time but I liked the mix of top names found here in the base and inserts -- a solid rip for a collector though perhaps not one big-dollar card to get it an A -- not a big deal since I was ripping at suggested retail price. At that price, to me, it's low-risk with good volume in return. I bought a ton of this one last year for that reason and I think this one is perhaps stronger. ... As I noted last time, hobby boxes of this one can deliver hits every time and are a good value considering That Ruth Guy and plenty more are among the potential finds. ... Blasters are the exclusive home of Blue Artist Proof and Framed parallels but at present prices I'd do a hobby box -- guaranteed hits and big potential.

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

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