Buzz Break: 2022 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes (blaster)

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The box: 2022 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes baseball cards (blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 35
Longevity base set completion: 
33 of 100 (33 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Insert cards: 1 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Longevity Base Sapphire parallel (1) – George Wolkow (/49)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
USA Baseball Materials (1) – Adam Hachman
Athlete Development Program Signatures (1) – Luke Pappano (/399)

What's Buzz-worthy: This one is a 2022 release per the box and the copyrights on the cards but when it was first revealed it was noted as a 2021 release -- not a big deal but that should clear up any confusion along with the fact that the 2020 USA Baseball events were canceled due to COVID so that should explain how a year was skipped. All base cards in this box format have the foilboard Longevity finish along with two hits and a parallel -- I only did this as a sampler and it will be a one and done for me since the hobby boxes (link up top) deliver a lot more for not a lot more money with guarantees of plenty more hits and ink. This format has traditionally been the home of the hits for younger USA teams and this one was that once again with members of the USA Baseball Athlete Development Program as well as the National Team Development Program. One of them will graduate next year while the other is slated for a 2025 graduation ... high school graduations. My parallel here was a little on the rarer side -- and also young as a member of the 15U National Team. The rest was pretty dull here to be honest when I was ripping, though the end results was about like previous blasters I opened heavily in the past. ... While I'm sure most of the big stuff is in the hobby boxes of this one (hit that link above) it seems stuff could be in play here in a pretty affordable blaster-priced package, too. They are worth the look if you're a fan, though some retail chains are charging a much as $27.50 here ... another reason to just buy the hobby version.

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

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