Buzz Break: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 59
Base set completion: 
49 of 350 (14 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Bobby Witt Jr., Mike Trout, Elly De La Cruz, Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Schwarber, Clayton Kershaw, Yordan Alvarez, Matt Olson, Adolis Garcia, Xander Bogaerts, Masyn Wynn, Tyler Glasnow

RC logo cards (9) – Nacho Alvarez Jr., Ky Bush,  Ben Rice, Blake Dunn, Grant McCray, Andres Chaparro, Chayce McDermott, Aaron Schunk, Zach Dezenzo

Insert/short-print cards: 10 (all in gallery below with some base)
Gold parallel (1) – Zack Wheeler (/2,025)
Foilboard parallel (1) – Justin Wrobleski
Diamante parallel (2) – Ceddanne Rafaela, Edwin Diaz
1990 Topps (1) – James Wood
Call To The Hall (1) – Nolan Ryan
Stars Of MLB (4) – Bobby Witt Jr., Ronald Acuna Jr., Mookie Betts, Francisco Lindor

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: My second pack of this one delivered similarly to my first but with a numbered insert this time and then star power in different spots. The Gold probably gets it the B+ grade here because without that there aren't any big highlight cards here other than perhaps the Wood 1990 and the retail-only inserts. The rest is relatively standard and that will happen with a smaller format like this. Was it bad? Nah. Was it average? Maybe not far off. Was it an A? Nah ... but that happens when you're ripping smaller packs and not bigger boxes. (Since I don't need flagship at its hobby box prices, I'm just opting for smaller bites and more Buzz Breaks here.) ...  As I noted last time, the foilboard effect is back on every single card but instead of going dark on the borders it's a mash-up of 1982, 1984 and 2019 with a light modern look this time around. Does it work? Yes. ... The new Diamante parallels bring some funk -- they're different and I don't mind them -- while the lineup of what's in these packs is ultimately the same as last year with the Stars Of MLB cards once again carrying more retail weight here -- definitely still needs more variety in this format. At the same time, across my three packs I also noticed a lot of repetition of stuff ... so the chatter about collation here being streaky or even bad just might be true. ... If you like what you see, rip into jumbo for your best results and a guaranteed autograph and Relic and maybe more.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B+ (probably thanks to the Gold and a couple other names ... otherwise would be average)
Fun Grade: B (still needs more variety here on a pack-to-pack basis)

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