Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Heritage High Number MLB (hobby)

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

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

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 216
Base set completion: 
196 of 200 (98 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Albert Pujols, Max Scherzer, Juan Soto, Anthony Rizzo, Carlos Correa, Matt Olson, Corey Seager, Yu Darvish, Trea Turner, Craig Kimbrel

RC logo cards (78) – Notables include Julio Rodriguez, Spencer Strider, Bobby Witt Jr., Spencer Torkelson, Jeremy Pena, Bryson Stott, Steven Kwan, Seiya Suzuki, Bryce Elder, Jake McCarthy, Hunter Greene, Royce Lewis, C.J. Abrams, Brandon Marsh, MacKenzie Gore

Insert/short-print cards: 19 (all in gallery below with some base)
Stamped 1973 Topps box-topper (1) – Dick Bosman
Action image variation (1) – Eloy Jimenez
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (8) – Kyle Schwarber, Nelson Cruz, Nick Allen, Lewin Diaz, Keibert Ruiz, Oliver Ortega, Janson Junk, Aaron Hicks
Rookie Performers (2) – Gavin Sheets, Jarren Duran
1973 MLB All-Star Game Highlights (1) – Carlton Fisk
Now & Then (2) – Tyler Gilbert, Wander Franco
Award Winners (1) – Corbin Burnes
All Aboard (1) – Nolan Ryan (1974)
Combo Cards (1) – Shohei Ohtani & Juan Soto
Chrome (1) – Joey Bart (/999)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Real One Autographs (1) – Brandon Marsh

What's Buzz-worthy: I tend to buy my boxes in pairs and this second one of these I recently grabbed wasn't a Hot Box like last time ... but it wasn't bad. This one included a rookie-year auto, a Chrome and some notables in all spots as well as all the key rookies here. It's a win ... and the price on these isn't bad, either. ... Check out my past breaks for more thoughts here, of course, but some basic thoughts remain here. The set is cleaner cut than the first series -- those back cuts aren't nearly as rough as the first series -- and that makes this one a winner for those who will grade ... though it's still not going to be easy. (Some still had issues just not as often as last time.) The inserts here had some good variety and some decent names but the semi-industrial simple design of 1973 kind of is seen there ... not always in the best way. The All-Star Game insert design is very good vs. everything else, though, and I did land an Action variation which is one in 66 packs, though I think these boxes will offer up some type of variation every time. If I liked the 1973 design more this one might have landed an A+ grade overall with its strong rookie checklist alone. As a collector, this is the kind of box 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. The rookie crop here is strong and the chance at ink and parallels on that front alone should make this a no-brainer rip before the big redemptions expire this October.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A- (not flashy but plenty of the basics, the key rookies and some ink)
Fun Grade: B

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