Buzz Break: 2021 Panini Select baseball cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2021 Panini Select baseball cards (blaster box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for this one.

Packs per box: 3
Cards per pack: 4
Cards per box: 12
Base set completion: 
4 of 100 (4 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Yordan Alvarez, Kyle Hendricks, Daulton Varsho (RC), Andy Young (RC)

Insert/short-print cards: 8 (everything from box in gallery below)
Premier (SPs 101-200) (1) – Xander Bogaerts
Diamond (SPs 201-250) (1) – Willi Castro
Holo Scope base parallel (2) – Luis Castillo, Tanner Houck (RC)
Holo Scope Premier parallel (1) – Tucker Davidson (RC)
Silver Prizm Premier parallel (1) – German Marquez
Select Stars (1) – Hyun-Jin Ryu
Phenomenon (1) – Alex Bregman

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: These boxes are small but that can mean big things if you're on the lucky side or they can be a little lean as I think this one was. The format of this one is very similar to past years with a tiered set with slightly different designs and then a mix of inserts. These boxes are the home of Scope parallels which are pretty nice with the effects and their highlights. This box doesn't seem to have any top-tier names but the rookie presence is good volume-wise. It feels like these could use some color on a more regular basis to make these boxes have a little more to them. I don't really have that much else to say on this one as it was pretty lackluster -- especially compared to its NFL counterpart which had plenty of color and die-cuts. Hit hobby boxes for the full feel on this one's inclusions and high-end possibilities.

Product Grade: B+
Box Grade: C (this feels like an average box at best)
Fun Grade: B- (tiny boxes ... so can be hit and miss in this format)

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