Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Heritage Minor League baseball cards

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The box: 2021 Topps Heritage Minor League baseball cards (hobby box)
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Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of highlights with this one.

Packs per box: 19 (18 standard, one three-card box-topper pack)
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 147
Base set completion: 
127 of 200 (64 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Wander Franco, Blaze Jordan, Brennen Davis, Nick Lodolo, Jordan Groshans, Victor Mesa Jr., Nick Gonzales, Shane Baz, Oneil Cruz, Ethan Hankins, Matthew Liberatore, J.C. Correa, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Nick Loftin, Austin Hendrick, Jarren Duran, Hunter Greene, Jeter Downs, Austin Martin (In Action), Spencer Torkelson (In Action), Bobby Witt Jr. (In Action)

Insert/short-print cards: 18 (gallery of these and more below)
Short-prints (Nos. 201-220) (3) – Tyler Soderstrom, Asa Lacy, Julio Rodriguez
1972 Topps Venezuela Stamps (4) – Wander Franco, Bobby Witt Jr., Marco Luciano, Francisco Alvarez
1972 Baseball Poster Cards (3) – Robert Puason, Robert Hassell, Alexander Vargas
1972 Pack Cover Cards (4) – Wander Franco, Adley Rutschman, J.J. Bleday, Austin Hendrick
1972 Boyhood Photos Of The Stars (3) – Andruw Jones, Garret Anderson, Brady Anderson
Green parallels (1) – Riley Thompson (/75)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Real One Autographs (1) – Jose Rodriguez, Erik Rivera

What's Buzz-worthy: I didn't land anything genuinely big here -- both autos are presently sub-$10 sellers -- but there were four Wander Franco appearances in this one that helped out a lot along with some top names among the base and inserts that kept this from true average in terms of the box ... enough to get it to a B in my book. The Green parallel isn't that big of a deal but they are one in 52 packs (three boxes) and color drops one per box from what I have seen. ... As I noted last time, sure, there are some photo limitations -- MiLB didn't play last year -- but that actually helps add to some oldschool charm here as the 1972 Topps design is re-created for players down on the farm. The team names are a little awkward here -- so it's not a 100-percent identical take -- but I think it works pretty well. MiLB isn't as popular -- that's one reason its production volume has to be lower here vs. other baseball releases -- but it's one that has a lot of good names to be found and then will dry up faster than the regular Heritage. This one dipped so this is my second box ... and I still have one more waiting for a bit. Boxes like this do hurt some from not having any Relics this year -- likely a move to get it done faster in a year of delays -- but two autos every time isn't a bad move, either.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B (rough ink but some good names found elsewhere to get it to a B)
Fun Grade: B (small box, simple lineup)

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