Buzz Break: 2023 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hanger box)

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The box: 2023 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hanger)
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: 1
Cards per pack: 35
Base set completion: 
33 of 400 (8 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Aaron Judge, Max Fried, Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander

RC logo cards (13) – Notables include Gunnar Henderson, Jordan Groshans, J.J Bleday, Max Meyer ... see all in gallery.

Insert/short-print cards: 2 (all in gallery below with some base)
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (1) – Rookie Catchers (Chuckie Robinson, Chris Okey, Caleb Hamilton, Jason Delay)
News Flashbacks (1) – Charles de Gaulle Airport

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: Compared to other stuff on the retail shelf these days, I like Heritage and I opted for a pair of these at about $28 total with tax instead of one blaster so I could present a pair of Buzz Breaks instead of one. In short, I should have gone with the blaster ... and this is the good box of the two by far. (You'll probably see the other one next week.) The run of Judge Special cards was interesting ... that with card No. 1 in a past pack and I have the subset compete (lol) but these are not the valuable finds for him. In fact, it's kind of hard to pick a highlight card here, though this was my first pull of one of the four-player SP rookies. Definitely a Marlins box on the rookie front but I think all those cards are probably the highlight here with the Gunnar ... unless you're big on airports. ... I still feel there needs to be more in Heritage boxes through the rest of the 1970s years if you ask me (save for maybe next year) to get things a little more interesting. ... Hit hobby boxes for a guaranteed hit in every box -- and there are a few autos in every case -- and that's how I'll eventually dabble more this year.

Product Grade: B+ 
Box Grade: C+ (only saved by Judge subset cards and maybe some rookies)
Fun Grade: C- (quite underwhelming, especially with a higher price than some past years)

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