Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)

From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2021 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview with checklist/SPs/more: Click here

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 67
Base set completion: 
58 of 350 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto, Aaron Judge, Pete Alonso, Mookie Betts, Cody Bellinger

Rookie Cards (11) – Luis Garcia, Triston McKenzie, Tarik Skubal, Ian Anderson, Ryan Castellani, Nick Heath, Albert Abreu, Edward Olivares, Brady Singer, Kodi Whitley, Evan White

Insert/short-print cards: 9 (all in gallery below with some base)
1986 Topps (1) – Sonny Gray
1952 Topps Redux (4) – Matt Chapman, Alex Bregman, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Evan White
Foilboard parallels (1) – Ryan Yarbrough
Stars In Service (1) – Pete Alonso
Blue parallels (2) – Luis Castillo, Francisco Lindor (Walmart boxes only)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: With the young baseball season here, I figured I'd dabble with a few small-format boxes for recent releases and the flagship is one I hadn't opened in this format, despite some success stories of decent finds. My experience? About the same as other formats for this one ... it's pretty dry with the 1952 inserts, a retail-only inclusion, a bit of a savior. The Blue parallels are Walmart-only cards that offer some potential but I don't feel like either of mine in this box packed much oomph value-wise. You can see odds in the gallery and there are hits possible here but at longer odds. For this release, I'd probably go jumbo boxes for the guaranteed volume on inserts and the guaranteed hits.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B- (pretty close to average this time)
Fun Grade: B- (not that flashy)

Follow Buzz on Twitter @BlowoutBuzz or send email to BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com. 

>> Click here to buy cards on BlowoutCards.com