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

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The box: 2023 Topps Heritage baseball cards (mega)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was found in this one.

Packs per box: 15
Cards per pack: 9-10 (Blue Sparkle Chromes are extra card)
Cards in this box: 138
Base set completion: 
123 of 400 (31 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Aaron Judge, Mike Trout, Bobby Witt Jr., Bo Bichette, Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, Blake Snell, Mookie Betts, Austin Riley, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Anthony Santander, Kyle Schwarber, Corbin Burnes

RC logo cards (26) – Notables include Christopher Morel, Joey Meneses, Vaughn Grissom, Max Meyer ... not the strongest box for rookies this time at all.

Insert/short-print cards: 16 (all in gallery below with some base)
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (5) – Aaron Judge, Jose Altuve, Aaron Bummer, Jeffrey Springs, Dane Dunning
New Age Performers (3) – Michael Harris II, J.J. Bleday, Steven Kwan
News Flashbacks (1) – Sears Tower
Baseball Flashbacks (1) – Steve Garvey
1974 Topps Baseball Stamps (2) – Braves, Red Sox
Blue Sparkle Chrome (3) – Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor, Jared Walsh
Chrome (1) – MacKenzie Gore (/999)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: I'm on a bit of a preseason Heritage MLB kick with a few boxes like this one recently picked off. Why? Probably priming myself for the late-arriving 2024 Heritage High Number (coming soon, supposedly) and then perhaps a re-do of the 1976 Topps set for 2025. But ... those aren't here yet so I revisited the last two years with some decent results. This one? Probably not as strong as my last -- it's definitely not -- but it's not bad for this one with good star power, some key names in key spots for at least some extra value in there (at least for the feels) and at least it's not a mundane box, which, well, Heritage seems to have coughed up too often in recent years. (The brand needs more added until we get to the 1980s.) ... I'm not a big fan of the 1974s but this one at least has more of a good feel to it with some thought vs. some other releases out in the retail wild where the boxes just feel way too lean among 2023 and 2024 MLB releases.

Product Grade: B+ 
Box Grade: A- (Judge a few times and also as an SP made this better than the norm and other good names among inserts and base gets it here ... though it could easily be topped)
Fun Grade: B

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