Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Heritage Minor League baseball cards

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The box: 2021 Topps Heritage Minor League baseball cards (hobby box)
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Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of highlights with this one.

Packs per box: 19 (18 standard, one three-card box-topper pack)
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 147
Base set completion: 
127 of 200 (64 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Spencer Torkelson, Blaze Jordan, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Heston Kjerstad, Jarren Duran, Alek Thomas, Jordan Groshans, Yolbert Sanchez, Nick Gonzales, Brennan Davis, Robert Puason, Glenallen Hill Jr., Jeter Downs, Jeter Downs (traded), Matthew Liberatore (traded), Wander Franco (In Action), Max Meyer (In Action), Spencer Torkelson (In Action), Nick Gonzales (In Action)

Insert/short-print cards: 18 (gallery of these and more below)
Short-prints (Nos. 201-220) (3) – Max Meyer, Kevin Alcantara, Noelvi Marte
1972 Topps Venezuela Stamps (4) – Spencer Torkelson, Riley Greene, Pedro Leon, Austin Hendrick
1972 Baseball Poster Cards (3) – C.J. Abrams, Nick Yorke, Garrett Mitchell (box-toppers)
1972 Pack Cover Cards (4) – Spencer Torkelson, Tyler Soderstrom, Marco Luciano, Reid Detmers
1972 Boyhood Photos Of The Stars (3) – Chipper Jones, Dontrelle Willis, Jackie Robinson
Black parallels (1) – Edward Cabrera (/50)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Real One Autographs (1) – Ji-Hwan Bae
Photo variation Real One Autographs (1) – Robert Hassell (/50)

What's Buzz-worthy: At a glance, this box might not look like a biggie bit that variation auto is one in 2,180 packs -- one in 122 boxes (or one in 11 cases) -- and then the Black parallel is one in every five boxes or so. (Typically, there's some kind of color parallel in each box from what I've seen.) Throw in three Spencer Torkelson appearances, some other notables in the base and the SPs and then a limited but talent-loaded insert lineup and it makes for a pretty good package. Sure, there are some photo limitations -- MiLB didn't play last year -- but that actually helps add to some oldschool charm here as the 1972 Topps design is re-created for players down on the farm. The team names are a little awkward here -- so it's not a 100-percent identical take -- but I think it works pretty well with two on-card autos in every box (no Relics this year) and a box price that's perhaps a little more modest than other brands while also rarer and at times delivering better potential. Yes, MiLB isn't as popular -- that's one reason its production volume has to be lower here vs. other baseball releases -- but it's one that has a lot of good names to be found and then will dry up faster than the regular Heritage. This one dipped so I picked up a couple more of these and you'll see them here in the coming weeks.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A+ (one really rare auto, three Torkelson appearances and more)
Fun Grade: B (small box, simple lineup)

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