Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Update baseball cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2020 Topps Update baseball cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 8 (seven standard, one medallion card pack)
Cards per pack: 14
Cards in this box: 99
Base set completion: 
85 of 300 (28 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Ken Griffey Jr., Ichiro Suzuki, Derek Jeter, Miguel Cabrera, Mookie Betts, Gleyber Torres, Francisco Lindor, Mark McGwire, Bryce Harper, Cody Bellinger, Ronald Acuña Jr., Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Clayton Kershaw, Cal Ripken Jr., Pedro Martinez, Javier Baez

Rookie Cards (7) – Joel Kuhnel, Cy Sneed, Devin Williams, Andy Burns, Yoshi Tsutsugo, Tyler Heineman, Phillip Diehl

Insert/short-print cards: 14 (all in gallery below with some base)
1985 Topps (2) – Willie Stargell, David Price
Turkey Red (7) – Luis Robert, Ron Santo, Andy Pettitte, Dave Winfield, Byron Buxton, Eddie Murray, John Smoltz
Turkey Red Chrome (1) – Kerry Wood
Decade's Best (1) – Warren Spahn
20 Years of The Captain (1) – Derek Jeter
Top Prospects (1) – Sixto Sanchez
Player Medallion Cards (1) – Manny Machado

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: I've already touched on the recent Donruss and Topps Heritage releases in the last week so I figured I'd dip back into last year's lineup for this one, which is typically a popular release for Rookie Card collectors and loaded with All-Star Game moments. Thanks to COVID this one had to break from the true update formula and instead showcased past All-Star and Home Run Derby highlights. Overall, this box was not that flashy as it's a standard blaster that doesn't have the extra Blue (Walmart) parallels -- they aren't plentiful but they make a difference. This one was heavy on past greats and veterans, quite weak on the RCs and then bailed out by the Turkey Red Luis Robert card. That and a couple of other cards here kept it from being a C box. This brand is one to dig in on with hobby or jumbo with some guaranteed hits and more inclusions -- if you land something rare the popularity of the brand certainly will help values here vs. elsewhere. It's a solid one but not the home run of recent years.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B (closer to average but too lean on RCs but with a Luis Robert insert that helped)
Fun Grade: B

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