Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Heritage MLB cards (blaster Hot Box)

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

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

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 70
Base set completion: 
56 of 400 (14 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Juan Soto, Ozzie Albies, Miguel Cabrera (really rough box on this front)

Rookie Cards (7) – Wander Franco (RC), Shane Baz, Ronnie Dawson, Luis Frias, Hans Crouse, Brandon Marsh, Zac Lowther, Spenser Watkins, Mike Baumann

Insert/short-print cards: 15 (all in gallery below with some base)
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (3) – Ehire Adrianza, Matt Peacock, Brusdar Graterol
New-age Performers (1) – Rafael Devers
News Flashbacks (1) – Watergate Hearings Begin
Then & Now (1) – Reggie Jackson & Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
1973 Topps Comics (1) – Bo Bichette
Purple Hot Box Chrome Refractors (8) – Joe Ryan, Ozzie Albies, Rafael Devers, Giancarlo Stanton, Mike Yastrzemski, Bryan De La Cruz, Jose Ramirez, George Springer

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Clubhouse Collection Relics (1) – Jeff McNeil

What's Buzz-worthy: A one-per-case Hot Box for my first blaster? I'll take it. A hit in there, too? I'll take it. Even a Franco appearance? That'll work. The Relic is one in 66 packs -- only a few per case -- would have made it an A contender alone (even with a cheap guy like found here) but that and the others get it a top grade from me. It can, of course, be topped but it's not the norm here. ... As I noted before, truth be told, I wasn't very sold on 1973 cards in most of the years leading up to this edition of Heritage but I have done relatively well this year without pulling any monster autos. ... The printing seems a little retro as there are cards with some brighter white on fronts than others and the backs are admittedly chippy and have dark spots here and there as black and yellow aren't the most-friendly colors on oldschool stock. All in all, this one surprised me -- it's not as dry as a couple years ago but it's also not as colorful and star-stuffed as last year's ... but some touches are growing on me. ... There's a lot to like and chase here (see checklist with all of the variations noted above) but you'll need some luck to find many of them. You never know ... stuff found in hobby boxes here can also be in blasters ... just at longer odds.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A+ (can be topped ... but it would be hard to deny it this grade)
Fun Grade: A (Hot Box and a hit ... winner)

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