Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger box)

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The box: 2022 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger box)
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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: 
60 of 350 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Bryce Harper, Austin Riley, Ozzie Albies, Fernando Tatis Jr., Aaron Judge, Anthony Rizzo, Pete Alonso, Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Wander Franco

Rookie Cards (9) – Lars Nootbaar, Cal Raleigh, Bryan de la Cruz, Aaron Ashby, Jake Cousins, Patrick Mazeika, Chas McCormick, Mason Thompson, Drew Ellis

Insert/short-print cards: 7 (all in gallery below with some base)
Rainbow foil parallel (1) – Jose Ramirez
Generation Now (1) – Yordan Alvarez
1987 Topps (1) – Christian Yelich
Stars of MLB (1) – Juan Soto, Byron Buxton, Javier Baez, Yadier Molina

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: One pack can be tough sledding and this one is an example of that. How many cards might get the hallowed penny sleeve treatment from me in this pack? Maybe three. An average at best box and my last hanger of this one (for now) from my initial four. Two of them have been average and this is right there with really only the Soto insert being a highlight -- and it's not a big one. It happens. As I noted before, these packs seem pretty consistent in terms of the inserts they deliver and key names in the parallel spots should do well given how spread out those are in all releases this year. ... Statistically, you should find Wander Franco in these packs one in every six times you open them. ... The Stars cards are retail-only finds with parallels and Chromes in play and they make up most of your insert presence here. That gives you good volume but not great variety. The hobby boxes are too lean on inserts if you ask me, so this format does feel a little more enticing but still also a bit base-heavy. This one has a crisper and cleaner design than last year -- and it's one that emphasizes the photographs well with a number of oddball images that get a good ride -- but speaking as an old-timer but not an old old-timer I think this one needs a lot more flash and dash via inserts. That thought holds true for me having ripped all formats (so far) other than hobby jumbo.

Product Grade: B+ (better design than last year -- just needs something more)
Box Grade: C (only saved by the Soto ... at best)
Fun Grade: C (very standard box)

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