Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Big League Baseball cards (blaster)

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The box: 2021 Topps Big League Baseball cards (blaster box)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 10 (with five packs having 11)
Cards in this box: 105 (plus one more on the box)
Base set completion: 
79 of 300 (26 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Fernando Tatis Jr., Max Fried, Byron Buxton, Ronald Acuña Jr., Mookie Betts, Randy Arozarena, Shane Bieber, Corey Seager, Nolan Arenado, Kris Bryant, Rafael Devers, Anthony Rizzo, Juan Soto, Mike Trout

Rookie Cards (17) – Notables include Alex Kirilloff, Bobby Dalbec, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Luis Garcia

Insert cards: 27 (all inserts and some base in gallery below)
Box card (1) – Ke'Bryan Hayes (one of four -- others are Mike Trout, Aaron Judge and Bryce Harper)
Wanted (2) – Cody Bellinger, Byron Buxton
Art Of The Game (2) – Mike Trout, Pete Alonso
Defensive Wizards (3) – Juan Soto, Paul Goldschmidt, Byron Buxton
Souvenirs (3) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Eloy Jimenez
Orange parallel (10) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Corey Seager, Marcell Ozuna, Adam Wainwright, Chris Paddack, Jeff McNeil, Dustin May, Miguel Cabrera, Justus Sheffield, Didi Gregorius
Blue parallel (5) – Matt Olson, Yu Darvish, Keegan Akin, AL WAR Leaders, NL Strikeout Leaders
Rainbow Foil parallel (1) – Kyle Lewis (/199)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This fourth release of this brand is a new arrival after being a bit of a comedy act with countless delays over the last year but it's simplicity and variety do make it worth the wait -- especially considering the cost, which is among the cheapest on the calendar. There's no gloss here. There's no foil stamping here. There's just clean and sturdy cardboard with longer shots at hits and some easier ink (one in 60 packs ... so around six per blaster case) and then some basic parallels. One insert, Home Team Traditions, is dramatically rarer in this format (one in 1,103) but everything else appears to be in the normal, findable ranges. The numbered card found here is one in 37 packs (four blasters) and is a decent young name but not a money guy. There are some names among the inserts but the run of base cards was a little rough in this one as is the RC crop. I'd probably rip a bigger box of this one first just for more volume but I think some past years of this one might have more highlights to make the rip more worthwhile. This brand is among the highlights for the cheaper releases, though, and the overall volume can't be massive so the hits here, generally speaking, are probably going to dry up faster than in other sets. I think that also makes this one worth the look.

Product Grade: B+ (design is a little stiff for this one) 
Box Grade: A- (this box can easily be topped but inserts had a good run of names)
Fun Grade: B (variety is there but the base set design hurts feel for me)

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