Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger box)

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The box: 2022 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger box)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 67
Base set completion: 
59 of 350 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Albert Pujols, Juan Soto, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Max Scherzer, Andrew Vaughn, Ozzie Albies, Ronald Acuña Jr., Freddie Freeman, Shane McClanahan

Rookie Cards (8) – Connor Wong, Jakson Reetz, Vidal Brujan, Josiah Gray, Ivan Castillo, Eli Morgan, Alex Wells, Reid Detmers

Insert/short-print cards: 8 (all in gallery below with some base)
Rainbow foil parallel (1) – Jose Iglesias
Royal Blue parallel (1) – Joey Wendle
Stars of MLB (4) – Bo Bichette, Nolan Arenado, Mookie Betts, Rafael Devers
1987 Topps (1) – Tony Gwynn
Welcome to The Show (1) – Albert Pujols

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: So ... no Wander Franco in this one. Now what? A couple names among the inserts here helped it out but ultimately this is an average box at best. It will happen with smaller boxes like this -- really, it's a pack -- yet I think this might be the best way to go if ripping on the cheap this year ... a handful of these. Why? They seem pretty consistent in terms of the inserts they deliver and key names in the parallel spots should do well given how spread out those are in all releases this year. ... Statistically, you should find Franco in these packs one in every six times you open them. ... The Stars cards are retail-only finds with parallels and Chromes in play and they make up most of your insert presence here. That gives you good volume but not great variety. The hobby boxes are too lean on inserts if you ask me, so this format does feel a little more enticing but still also a bit base-heavy. As I noted on my hobby box break, this one has a crisper and cleaner design than last year -- and it's one that emphasizes the photographs well with a number of oddball images that get a good ride here -- but speaking as an old-timer but not an old old-timer I think this one needs a lot more flash and dash via inserts. My next break of this one will be a hobby box -- it's an A+ -- look for it sometime this week.

Product Grade: B+ (better design than last year -- just needs something more)
Box Grade: C+ (only saved by the inserts ... at best)
Fun Grade: C (very standard box)

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