Buzz Break: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
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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: 59
Base set completion: 
50 of 350 (14 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Jackson Merrill, Tarik Skubal, Corbin Carroll, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Anthony Volpe, Aaron Judge, Juan Soto

RC logo cards (11) – Dylan Crews, Drew Thorpe, Greg Jones, Angel Martinez, Nick Sogard, Justin Wrobleski, Jake Bloss, Drew Romo, Adrian Del Castillo, Brooks Baldwin, D.J. Herz

Insert/short-print cards: 9 (all in gallery below with some base)
Foilboard parallel (1) – Rhett Lowder
Diamante parallel (2) – Corbin Carroll, Josh Naylor
1990 Topps (1) – Jose Altuve
Greatest Hits (1) – Aaron Judge
Stars Of MLB (4) – Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Ronald Acuña Jr., Matt Chapman

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: My latest one of these coughed up some new names and Dylan Crews for the first time this year as well as some appearances by Aaron Judge that all helped make this a solid A, though it still can be topped. These boxes, based on what I have seen, are remarkably consistent -- maybe too consistent -- with any other more-advanced inserts dropping atop this standard nine. (Greatest Hits is pretty much the only insert above that won't be in there every time at these volumes.) ... As I noted before, the foilboard effect is back on every single card but instead of going dark on the borders it's a mash-up of 1982, 1984 and 2019 with a light modern look this time around. Does it work? Yes. ... The new Diamante parallels bring some funk -- they're different and I don't mind them -- but the lineup of what's in these packs is ultimately the same as last year with the Stars Of MLB cards once again carrying more retail weight -- so it definitely still needs more variety in this format. ... The 1990 cards are the home to some good ink and some rarer chases -- some Frank Thomas NNOF homages that are tough -- but I opted for the smaller format where that stuff is less likely to be found. If you like what you see, rip into jumbo for your best results with a guaranteed autograph and Relic and maybe more. I might dabble with a second retail format if it presents itself but, for now, the smaller bites are all I need for this one.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: B+ (still needs more variety here on a pack-to-pack basis ... and collation may be repetitive)

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