Buzz Break: 2023 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)

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The box: 2023 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby/jumbo)
First Buzz preview, odds & checklist: Click here

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: 
58 of 330 (18 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Austin Riley, Kyle Schwarber, Juan Soto, Manny Machado

RC logo cards (13) – Kodai Senga, Jordan Diaz, Kerry Carpenter, Matt Wallner, Luis Liberato, Freddy Tarnok, Oswaldo Cabrera, Louie Varland, Will Brennan, Livan Soto, Ezequiel Tovar, David Hensley, Brendon Davis

Insert/short-print cards: 9 (all in gallery below with some base)
Stars of MLB (5) – Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Jose Altuve, Paul Goldschmidt, Austin Riley
World Baseball Classic (1) – Yoshinobu Yamamoto
1988 Topps All-Stars (1) – Derek Jeter
Blue parallel (1) – Connor Joe
Blue Foil parallel (1) – Mike Trout & Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (/999)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This one was very lean on all fronts until I spotted Derek Jeter and a pair of All-Stars on the numbered card and those saved this one from an average grade. Not much else to say here, really. ... I've dabbled with next to nothing from flagship this year and dipping my toe back in the water with this one didn't do much to make me want to open more as a blaster, another hanger and this have been my only rips of Series 2. A second series can often be challenging on the player front but this one does include a number of better-name RCs ... but I've seen none of them so far. (I'll survive.) Among the newcomers are Masataka Yoshida, Corbin Carroll, Anthony Volpe and Jordan Walker. The insert presence in this format is too lean and it's bolstered by the retail Stars of MLB cards, which are nice but flow so often between all of the formats that they can be annoying unless a big name is attached. In this case, four of the five are the exact same ones I landed last time. ... The array of inclusions in this release is good -- and jumbo boxes break with a lot more color and flash than hobby with guaranteed ink and more -- and about the only other thing I'd want to see would be a little more insert/parallel power in every format that's not hobby or jumbo. That doesn't add cost ... just got to add to lineup to add some value here for boxes where the names aren't popping. If you like this one, rip hobby boxes. If you're really a fan, spring for the jumbos where you get guaranteed ink and more every time ... that likely has the best potential.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B+ (numbered card got it here along with Jeter ... not a lot going on otherwise)
Fun Grade: C+ (not much going on here beyond a lot of base)

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