Buzz Break: 2018 Panini Stars & Stripes USA Baseball cards (blaster)

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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, Tanner Houck, David Peterson, J.B. Bukauskas, Travis Swaggerty, Ethan Hankins, Will Banfield, Brice Turang, Michael Siani, Triston Casas, Jarred Kelenic, Royce Lewis, Anthony Seigler, Nick Pratto, Adam Haseley, Quentin Holmes, Ryley Gilliam, Jeremy Eierman, Taylor Walls, Steven Gingery, Nick Meyer

Insert cards: 1 (all in gallery below along with a few base cards)
Longevity Base Ruby parallel (1) – Alejandro Rosario (/249)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 3
Jumbo Materials (1) – Nick Meyer (/299)
14U National Team Development Program Signatures (1) – Joshua Hartle (/299)
Signatures Jerseys (1) – Nelson Berkwich (/249) 

What's Buzz-worthy: Buzz found one of these straggling at the retail aisle recently and it's full of guys who were just drafted into MLB as well as a number of past draft picks who all were part of USA Baseball. ... As said previously here, the box notes two autographs and game-worn memorabilia cards per box -- but every single one I've ripped has had three. This one once again included hits from very young players in the USA program, while Meyer was just drafted by the Mets. ... The base set here includes a mix of past and recent USA players so you have the likes of Alex Rodriguez and Mark McGwire, guys drafted last year, guys drafted this year and then guys who'll possibly get the call in the future. Based on the tiny type on the bottom of the box, everything is potentially in play here -- autos from across the spectrum with parallels, patch cards, button cards, laundry tags and more. Hobby boxes include five packs and a hit in every single one of them as well as a parallel every time. Hobby is likely your safest bet for the biggest pulls, but these deliver very well for the price, considering that they include more than what was planned.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: A

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