From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2019 Topps Heritage Minor League baseball cards (hobby box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 19 (18 standard, one box-topper)
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 140
Base set completion: 
123 of 200 (62 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Wander Franco, Austin Riley, A.J. Puk, Yordan Alvarez, Alex Faedo, Kyle Lewis, Daz Cameron, Nolan Gorman, Victor Victor Mesa, Dustin May, Jarred Kelenic, Luis Robert, Ian Anderson, Seth Beer, Brendan Rodgers, Casey Mize, Brendan McKay, Jazz Chisholm, Corey Ray, Jordyn Adams, Alex Kirilloff, MacKenzie Gore, Joey Bart, Keston Hiura

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2019 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click here

Packs per box: 25 (24 regular, one stamped buyback box-topper)
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 215
Base set completion: 
190 of 200 (95 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, Yasiel Puig, Tyler Glasnow, Austin Meadows, Byron Buxton, Curtis Granderson, Craig Kimbrel

Rookie Cards (41) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Pete Alonso, Eloy Jimenez, Fernando Tatis Jr., Keston Hiura, Carter Kieboom, Nick Senzel, Austin Riley, Yusei Kikuchi, Chris Paddack (SP), Ryan Helsley (SP), Cole Tucker, Elvis Luciano, Joe Harvey, Corbin Martin, Taylor Clarke, Brandon Brennan, Michael Chavis, Nate Lowe, Jon Duplantier, Jake Cave, Richie Martin, Nick Margevicius, Jake Bauers, Eric Stamets, Griffin Canning, Alex Jackson, Skye Bolt, Justus Sheffield, Braden Bishop, Nick Anderson, Travis Bergen, Richard Lovelady, Josh Fuentes, Brendan Rodgers, John Means, Connor Joe, Merrill Kelly, Pedro Avila, Kyle Zimmer, Cal Quantrill

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2019 Topps Archives baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8 (seven standard packs, one coin pack)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 58 (56 cards and two coins)
Base set completion: 
50 of 300 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Ted Williams, Carlton Fisk, Randy Johnson, Gary Carter, Ozzie Albies, Roger Maris, Mariano Rivera, Early Wynn, Matt Olson, Lou Gehrig, Bobby Doerr, Don Sutton, Steve Carlton, Jose Altuve, Robin Yount, Juan Marichal, Mike Piazza, Johnny Mize

Rookie Cards (9) – Keston Hiura, Rowdy Tellez, Kyle Wright, Jake Cave, Francisco Arcia, Touki Toussaint, Griffin Canning, Corbin Burnes, Kyle Tucker

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2019 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click here

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
63 of 200 (32 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Austin Meadows, Tyler Glasnow, Yasiel Puig, Craig Kimbrel, J.D. Davis

Rookie Cards (14) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Keston Hiura, Carter Kieboom, Erik Swanson (SP), Jake Bauers, Eric Stamets, Griffin Canning, Kyle Zimmer, Cal Quantrill, Braden Bishop, Skye Bolt, Justus Sheffield, Josh Fuentes

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Spring training items can be The Forgotten Ones when it comes to game-used stuff like jerseys, scorecards and bases. The jerseys can sometimes have numbers we don't associate with big names later (Do they count? Some say no.), while the scorecards can be messes of ink that kill all the fun details as the entire young roster gets to play while the stars are riding pine or not traveling at all. (Then there are the dreaded split-squad games ... don't get Buzz started there.)

But game-used bases? Well, they often don't get as much love as they do in-season, but they also might get used longer than the typical three-inning lifetime that's the norm for teams that sell them -- sometimes bringing them directly to fans' seats after they are bought in-game. That can mean you get more dirt, more grime and more moments attached to your game-used piece.

The base you see here? It's my first and it caught my attention mostly because of its price -- spring gamers can be cheaper, too -- but a glance at the box score and one player's game log made this one a no-brainer buy.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2019 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview, SPs & checklist: Click here

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
64 of 200 (32 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Craig Kimbrel, Yasiel Puig, Austin Meadows, Tyler Glasnow

Rookie Cards (13) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Keston Hiura, Joe Harvey, Cole Tucker, Elvis Luciano, Josh Sborz, Kyle Zimmer, Cal Quantrill, Griffin Canning, Jake Bauers, Eric Stamets, Braden Bishop

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It's been a few years since we last saw Bowman Sterling as a standalone product -- it had lived on as inserts in recent years -- but that trend ends on Wednesday with a new full-scale arrival.

And with a glance at the 2019 Bowman Sterling checklist it's apparent that the fans of rookies and prospects will have plenty to chew on in this autograph-per-pack release from Topps.

You get five packs per box in this one and it's also got a 100-card basic card assortment that is half prospects and half rookies with the bigs you would expect on the RC front -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Austin Riley, Pete Alonso, Keston Hiura, Eloy Jimenez and Nick Senzel are in there among others.

Prospects? Hold on ... Seth Beer, Yordan Alvarez, Bo Bichette, MacKenzie Gore, Alex Kirilloff, Joey Bart, Wander Franco, Nolan Gorman and Brendan McKay among others.

And that's just the standard stuff ... we're ripping this one for ink.

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Have you seen the latest cool cards from a new release? With so many options for collectors of all kinds arriving every week it's possible you haven't. That's where Buzz comes in -- well at least on one brand you'll see here from time to time in what we're calling Buzz's Pick Six. Simply put, here are six cards from a new arrival that seemed interesting to this collector and we think they might interest you, too.

This week's release: 2019 Topps Heritage High Number
Checklist: Click here
First Buzz Preview: Click here

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LOADED WITH ROOKIES 
The Cards: Eloy Jimenez, Keston Hiura, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Pete Alonso & Fernando Tatis Jr. Rookie Cards (and more)
The Prices: Will vary by player
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This year's revisiting of 1970 Topps was admittedly dry on the RC front but this series more than makes up for it and it takes that A+ grade I gave last year's edition with its rookies and gives it a nudge. This one is just as loaded and just as strong. There are more than 40 RCs on the standard checklist of just 200 cards for this one and then there are a few more (not the big names) among the 25 short-prints. The key names will be found often here and that's a recipe for strong breaks and plenty of heat if you're ripping at the case level. Heritage RCs and their autos have been some of the biggest movers (especially when slabbed) the last few years and this one will be just as strong. Now consider you'll also get parallels and variations (noted on checklist) ... oh, boy.

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Have you seen the latest cool cards from a new release? With so many options for collectors of all kinds arriving every week it's possible you haven't. That's where Buzz comes in. This week's list is not for those who are deep prospectors, rather it's for those who might look to dabble with young MLB players without the wait for them to arrive. My list, which should be an obvious one for most collectors, simply spotlights six rookies who are playing well. Their biggest cards are already priced big -- but that doesn't mean you can't find some nice underpriced stuff and build some gains as they play well this season.

The new six: No product this time -- just six MLB rookies Buzz is watching.

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SLIGHTLY OFF THE RADAR?
The Player: Keston Hiura, 2B, Milwaukee Brewers
The Stats: Hitting .307 with 13 HRs and 30 RBI in 52 games
Why he's Buzz-worthy: You won't necessarily see him atop the season's leaders for rookies since he's only played in 52 games this year, but he's already in The Show in just his third campaign as a pro. He hit .317 in 222 MiLB games and that might be the biggest key here in my mind -- he's not just a power guy unlike others you will see on this list. He did have 36 homers and 122 RBI in those MiLB games, too, but the production here just seems balanced and reliable with some pop. An example of that? In his first three at-bats on Wednesday night he had a homer, a double and another homer, upping his average to .309.
Total autos: 300-plus
First Chrome autos: 2017 Bowman Draft
Off-radar autos: 2016 Elite Extra Edition (USA Baseball)

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 2.

The boxes: 2019 Bowman baseball cards (four Mega Boxes)
The cost: BlowoutCards.com

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2019 Bowman baseball cards (Mega Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 6 (four standard, two Mega Box Chrome)
Cards per pack: 10 in standard, 5 in Chrome
Cards per box: 50

Set completion: 
20 of 100 (20 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 
12 of 150 (8 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
8 of 150 (5 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Juan Soto, Jose Altuve, Giancarlo Stanton, Jacob deGrom, Peter Alonso, Michael Chavis, Corey Ray, Jonathan Hernandez, Rylan Bannon

Rookie Cards (7) – Michael Kopech, Kevin Kramer, Taylor Ward, Willians Astudio, Kevin Newman, Brad Keller, Touki Toussaint

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2019 Bowman baseball cards (Mega Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 6 (four standard, two Mega Box Chrome)
Packs in this box: 7 (five standard, two Chrome)
Cards per pack: 10 in standard, 5 in Chrome
Cards per box: 50
Cards in this box: 60

Set completion: 
25 of 100 (25 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 
15 of 150 (10 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
10 of 150 (7 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Mookie Betts, Ozzie Albies, Shohei Ohtani, Jose Altuve, Ryan Mountcastle, Kevin Smith, Jesus Sanchez, Keston Hiura, Brock Burke, Marco Luciano

Rookie Cards (9) – Notables include Ramon Laureano, Kolby Allard, Ryan O'Hearn

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2018 Bowman Draft MLB cards (jumbo)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 32
Cards in this box: 384
Base set completion: 
200 of 200 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 73

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2018 Bowman Platinum baseball cards (collector's box)
Where to buy: Initially only at Walmart; Click here
Checklist: View here

Packs per box: 20
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 100
Base set completion: 
45 of 100 (45 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Mike Trout, Justin Verlander, Gary Sanchez, Cody Bellinger, Kris Bryant, Carlos Correa, Giancarlo Stanton, Andrew Benintendi, Alex Bregman, Mookie Betts

Rookie Cards (9) – Shohei Ohtani, Rafael Devers, Victor Robles, Chance Sisco, Dominic Smith, Harrison Bader, Clint Frazier, Ryan McMahon, Alex Verdugo

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2018 Bowman Platinum baseball cards (collector's box)
Where to buy: Initially only at Walmart; Click here
Checklist: View here

Packs per box: 20
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 100
Base set completion: 
45 of 100 (45 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Aaron Judge, Andrew Benintendi, Carlos Correa, Giancarlo Stanton, Justin Verlander, Gary Sanchez, Kris Bryant, Mike Trout, Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts, Joey Votto

Rookie Cards (9) – Shohei Ohtani, Rafael Devers, Nick Williams, Francisco Mejia, Victor Robles, Chance Sisco, Dominic Smith, Harrison Bader, Clint Frazier, Ryan McMahon

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Visiting the set of Wonder Woman 1984, pondering young MLB debuts, big pulls, NSCC chatter & more.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The packs: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (six jumbo packs)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per pack: 4 (three standard packs, one Camo parallels pack)
Cards per pack: 35 (10 per standard, five in Camo pack)
Cards in this lot: 210

Set completion: 
49 of 100 (49 percent)
Duplicates: 1
Prospect set completion: 40 of 150 (27 percent)
Duplicates: 14
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
31 of 150 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 5

Notables on base/prospect cards – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jake Burger, Gleyber Torres, Eloy Jimenez, Luis Robert, Pete Alonso, A.J. Puk, Nick Senzel, Jo Adell, Nick Gordon, Kyle Wright, Cristian Pache, D.J. Peters, Dansby Swanson, Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Gary Sanchez, Carlos Correa, Buster Posey, Manny Machado, Albert Pujols, Andrew Benintendi

Rookie Cards (18) – Notables include Shohei Ohtani, Ozzie Albies (2), Rhys Hoskins, Walker Buehler, Miguel Andujar

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 10
Cards per lot: 240

Set completion: 
100 of 100 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 
71 of 150 (47 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
46 of 150 (31 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Hunter Greene, Ronald Acuna, Cristian Pache, Nick Senzel, Kris Bryant, Gary Sanchez, Buster Posey, Andrew Benintendi, Albert Pujols, Yoan Moncada, Miguel Cabrera, Manny Machado, MacKenzie Gore, Dylan Cozens, Jeren Kendall, Nick Gordon, Cal Quantrill, Brendan McKay, Jo Adell, Gleyber Torres, Luis Robert, Eloy Jimenez, Royce Lewis, Alex Jackson, Kyle Wright, Cody Bellinger, Aaron Judge, Carlos Correa, Clayton Kershaw, Giancarlo Stanton, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Alex Faedo, Fernando Tatis Jr., Colton Welker

Rookie Cards (39) – Shohei Ohtani, Ozzie Albies, Miguel Andujar, Amed Rosario, Rafael Devers, Victor Robles, Rhys Hoskins, Luiz Gohara, Chance Sisco, Harrison Bader, Nicky Delmonico, Lucas Sims, J.P. Crawford, Dominic Smith, Richard Urena, Walker Buehler, Austin Hays, Erick Fedde, Parker Bridwell, Alex Verdugo, Max Fried, Garrett Cooper, Jen-ho Tseng, Ryan McMahon, Nick Williams, Jackson Stephens, Clint Frazier, Raudy Read, Tomas Nido, Dustin Fowler, Jack Flaherty, Sandy Alcantara, Zack Granite, Francisco Mejia, Anthony Banda, Andrew Stephenson, Tyler Mahle, J.D. Davis, Victor Arano

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2018 Panini Stars & Stripes USA Baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 5
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 35
Longevity base set completion: 
31 of 100 (31 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Alex Rodriguez, Keston Hiura, Tanner Houck, David Peterson, J.B. Bukauskas, Evan White, Travis Swaggerty, Sean Wymer, Ethan Hankins, Will Banfield, Brice Turang, Michael Siani, Triston Casas, Jarred Kelenic (all past MLB players, 2017 first-rounders or MLB Top 50 prospects for this year's draft)

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2018 Panini Stars & Stripes USA Baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
Packs per box: 5
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 35
Longevity base set completion: 
30 of 100 (30 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Frank Thomas, Keston Hiura, Jake Burger, Kyle Wright, Alex Lange, Evan White, Seth Beer, Nolan Gorman, Tim Cate

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What: 2018 Onyx Platinum Elite baseball cards
Arrives: April 2
Box basics: Two autographs per four-card pack (24 packs per case)

What's buzz-worthy: This prospecting brand will once again include top young prospects, notable buyback cards and a super-low print run of just 80 cases.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2017 Bowman's Best MLB (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
17 of 65 (26 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Prospects set completion: 
14 of 35 (40 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Jose Altuve, Francisco Lindor, Joey Votto, Corey Seager, Ichiro Suzuki, Buster Posey, George Springer, Jose Berrios, Miguel Sano, Max Scherzer

Rookie Cards (7) – Dansby Swanson, Tyler Glasnow, Alex Bregman, Yulieski Gurriel, Raimel Tapia, Luke Weaver, Jose DeLeon

Prospect cards – Jo Adell, Kevin Maitan, Brendan McKay (1B), Alex Faedo, Clarke Schmidt, Pavin Smith, Blake Rutherford, Austin Beck, Willy Adames, Michael Kopech, Amed Rosario, Jake Burger, Keston Hiura, Austin Meadows

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2017 Bowman Draft MLB cards (jumbo)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 32
Cards in this box: 384
Base set completion: 
200 of 200 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 71

First Bowman cards & base cards of note – Jo Adell, Jake Burger, MacKenzie Gore, Brendan McKay, Keston Hiura, Austin Beck, Alex Lange, Alex Faedo, Royce Lewis, Gavin Sheets, Joe Perez, Taylor Walls, Matthew Whatley, Carl Stajduhar, Colton Hock, Cole Brannen, Quentin Holmes, Sam Carlson, Drew Waters, Logan Warmoth, David Peterson, Luis Campusano, Cal Mitchell, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Gleyber Torres, Tyler Ivey, Nick Raquet, Pavin Smith, Hans Crouse, Blayne Enlow, Will Gaddis, Cash Case, Ricardo De La Torre, James Marinan, Connor Uselton, Drew Ellis, Jeter Downs, Eloy Jimenez, Brendon Little, Adam Haseley, Heliot Ramos, Kevin Merrell, Charlie Barnes, Seth Elledge, Kevin Smith, Trevor Stephan, Ryley Widell, Caden Lemons, Brian Miller, Mark Vientos, Peter Solomon, Quinn Brodey, J.J. Matijevic, Connor Seabold, Daniel Tillo, Jacob Pearson, Kevin Maitan, Ronald Acuna, Bo Bichette, Kyle Wright, Shane Baz, Wyatt Mills ... and everybody else.

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour on the hour all day long today ... this is Hour 8.

The box: 2017 Donruss baseball blaster
The cost: $19.99 (get hobby here)

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