Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Big League baseball cards (blaster)

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The box: 2020 Topps Big League baseball cards (blaster box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 11 (10 standard, one Blue bonus parallel pack)
Cards per pack: 10 in standard, five in bonus
Cards in this box: 105 (plus one more on the box)
Base set completion: 
79 of 300 (26 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Mike Trout, Pete Alonso, Keston Hiura, Kris Bryant, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Ozzie Albies, Christian Yelich, Hank Aaron, Carlos Correa, Gleyber Torres, Aaron Judge, Albert Pujols, Cody Bellinger, Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani, Buster Posey

Rookie Cards (9) – Gavin Lux, Aristides Aquino, Nick Solak, Yordan Alvarez, Michel Baez, Isan Diaz, Jake Rogers, Zac Gallen, Jordan Yamamoto

Insert cards: 27 (all inserts and some base in gallery below)
Box card (1) – Aristides Aquino
Caricature Reproduction (2) – Pete Alonso, Bryce Harper
Defensive Wizards (3) – Fernando Tatis Jr., Carlos Correa, Didi Gregorius
Roll Call (3) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Bryce Harper, Max Kepler
Flipping Out (1) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Pete Alonso
Orange parallel (10) – Mike Trout, Cody Bellinger, NL HR leaders, Randal Grichuk, Charlie Horton, Joe Musgrove, Cole Hamels, Jon Lester, Chris Paddack, Josh Hader
Blue parallel (4) – Jesus Luzardo, Cody Bellinger, Yoan Moncada, Cole Hamels, Jeff McNeil (Walmart boxes only)
Rainbow Foil parallel (1) – Maikel Franco (/100)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This third release of this brand is one that, at its best, seems like a long-term sleeper. The rare cards here and key autographs feel like they can't be as plentiful as other releases and the feel of these gloss-free and foil-free cards makes me like them even more. A decade from now, the stuff here just might be tougher to find than the flagship stuff that has vanished in pack form and is, inevitably, more plentiful. (It should be as flagship release.) This box was loaded with names across the base set and its various subsets while the inserts also skewed toward young, collectable players. Sure, it's not all a home run -- the caricature cards can go if you ask me -- but for the price this is one to rip, especially when the ink seems to perhaps be flowing better than it should at times. (This was not one of those times -- and blasters don't have the best odds there -- but other formats may deliver well.) I will probably dabble more in other formats after this break -- and I still need to track down one of the boxes with the toy included. I think the coronavirus delays kind of stole the thunder on the toys in boxes twist this year -- I think they might have stood out from the rest of the pack with a normal card world with plenty of stuff arriving and flowing. I'd rip a bigger box for a bigger mix of stuff or consider a handful of these boxes if you can't go any other direction.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B+
Fun Grade: B+

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