Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number (blaster)

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The box: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here

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

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
65 of 200 (33 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Albert Pujols, Matt Olson, Corey Seager, Andrew Benintendi, Yu Darvish, Noah Syndergaard, Jackie Bradley Jr., Liam Hendriks, Jameson Taillon

RC logo cards (27) – Notables include Bobby Witt Jr., Spencer Strider, Heliot Ramos, Hunter Greene, Jack Suwinski, Alek Thomas, George Kirby and others (see all in gallery)

Insert/short-print cards: 7 (all in gallery below with some base)
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (3) – Connor Seabold (RC), Tarik Skubal, Jon Gray
1973 MLB All-Star Game Highlights (1) – Reggie Jackson
1973 Topps Comics (1) – Xander Bogaerts
Rookie Performers (1) – Joe Ryan
Now & Then (1) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: No Hot Box this time and, well, beyond a couple of rookies there wasn't a lot of warmth here, either. It happens with smaller boxes but HHN is one that has such a loaded set that it's perhaps harder to get a whiff. This one still had at least two better rookies -- Spencer Strider and Bobby Witt Jr. -- in my book and a good volume of rookies but there might be more here that appeals to the diehards here. ... If I liked the 1973 design more, this set might have landed an A+ grade overall. As a collector, this is the kind of release we need to see more of -- a lot to chase -- but without a price that forces one to rip and flip since it's so expensive. It's a better experience with hobby for the price -- a guaranteed hit and more along with a near-set in every box. I say rip those until they rise up or dry up and then snack on these blasters or the megas later as long as they are reasonably priced.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A- (Witt and Strider kept it at an A to me ... barely)
Fun Grade: B

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