2021 Topps Heritage blaster box recaps

Experiencing a case of a little FOMO a couple of weeks ago, I picked up a $30 blaster off Topps.com that is still processing in limbo - however, I also found a stash of about 10-15 blasters on a random Target stop, so I wasn't completely left in the cold.

I ended up eventually grabbing a couple of blasters despite the posted policy [which seems to vary for different Target locations or on different visits to my nearest Target store] - being a limit of one item per trading card brand / product. 

The last time I tried to buy cards off Target, a cashier knew a bit too much and wouldn't let me get multiples of any one product - I was buying two lousy blasters of baseball cards, not hoarding an entire stock for myself, so it's weird to wonder if I was going to be able to take home what I had in-hand.   

As for the actual breaks, I didn’t know what I was expecting but it doesn’t look like I pulled anything of note - maybe a couple of SPs between the pair of boxes, some dual player rookies, but no parallels or hits.  

The MO for Topps as far as Topps Heritage goes has been to these posed spring training images over and over - the cards get boring real fast, regardless of any of  'quirks' inspired by the originals and pointed out by other collectors who have an eye to compare.

Box 1 

Pack one

#311 Miguel Castro

#244 Tim Anderson - In Action

#272 Myles Straw

#230 Byron Buxton

#200 Michael Taylor

#179 Joey Gallo

#215 J.P. Crawford

#130 Brady Singer - In Action

#339 Wil Myers

Pack two

#50 Joey Bart - In Action

#293 Bo Bichette

#170 Mike Trout - In Action

#163 Alex Bregman

#218 Tyler Chatwood

#49 2021 Rookie Stars - feat. Joey Bart, Daulton Varshaw and Ryan Jeffers

#243 Tim Anderson

#110 Luis Garcia - In Action

#127 Hanser Alberto

Pack three

#76 Alec Mills

#312 Jesus Sanchez - In Action 

#400 2021 Texas Rangers Rookie Stars - feat. Anderson Tejeda and Leody Taveras

#395 Josh Hader

#82 Rafael Montero 

#GO-7 Roberto Clemente - The Great One insert

#469 Raimel Tapia - SP

#10 Miguel Rojas - In Action

#279 Jeff Samardzija

Pack four

#399 Kolten Wong

#18 Yadier Molina - In Action

#123 Matt Chapman

#343 Mauricio Dubon

#395 Josh Hader

#86 2020 AL Batting Leaders - feat. D.J. LeMahieu, Tim Anderson and David Fletcher

#389 Jeimer Candelario

#310 Josh Bell - In Action

#3 Raisel Iglesias

Pack five

#114 Jose Berrios - In Action

#199 Zach Davies

#184 Trea Turner - In Action

#72 Miguel Andujar

#390 Jake Cave

#112 Ryan Yarbrough

#129 2021 Kansas City Rookie Stars - feat. Brady Singer and Nick Heath

#128 Hanser Alberto - In Action

#158 2021 New York Yankees Rookie Stars - feat. Estevan Florial and Clarke Schmidt

Pack six

#345 Zack Godley

#240 Andrew McCutchen - In Action

#213 Mike Soroka

#205 Nathan Eovaldi

#39 Freddie Freeman

#115 Jalen Beeks

#456 Miguel Sano - SP

#194 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - In Action

#315 2021 Rookie Stars - feat. Jorge Mateo and Edward Olivares

Pack seven

#27 2020 World Series Game 2 - feat. Brandon Lowe

#48 Shane Bieber - In Action

#270 Cesar Hernandez

#137 Fernando Tatis Jr.

#214 Chris Bassitt

#15 2021 Miami Marlins Rookie Stars - feat. Sixto Sanchez and Jesus Sanchez

#NF-P10 Pioneer 10 Spacecraft Launched - News Flashbacks insert 

#138 Fernando Tatis Jr. - In Action

#19 Rhys Hoskins

Pack eight

#38 Clayton Kershaw - In Action

#153 German Marquez

#32 Pete Alonso - In Action

#323 Steven Souza Jr.

#181 Max Scherzer

#291 Gleyber Torres

#219 Jaime Barria

#107 Miguel Cabrera

#168 Mookie Betts

Box 2

Pack one

#378 Alex Cobb

#52 Javier Baez - In Action

#258 Thairo Estrada

#277 Nick Solak

#85 2020 NL Batting Leaders - feat. Juan Soto, Freddie Freeman and Marcell Ozuna

#309 Josh Bell

#336 D.J. LeMahieu

#87 2020 NL RBI Leaders - feat. Marcell Ozuna, Freddie Freeman and Manny Machado

#252 Christian Yelich - In Action

Pack two

#34 Luis Robert - In Action

#303 2021 St. Louis Cardinals Rookie Stars - feat. Kodi Whitley and Roel Ramirez

#394 John Means

#235 Pedro Severino

#225 Julio Teheran

#379 Howie Kendrick

#483 Kyle Hendricks - SP

#308 Nelson Cruz - In Action

#238 Jose Peraza

Pack three

#368 Rookie of the Year Award - maybe use these subset cards as headers in my award collection.

#293 Bo Bichette

#37 Clayton Kershaw

#109 2021 National League Rookie Stars - feat. Luis Garcia and Christian Pache

#241 Brandon Lowe

#6 Adam Wainwright

#BFB-JM Joe Morgan - Baseball Flashbacks insert

#44 Jose Altuve - Baseball Flashbacks insert

#61 Danny Mendick

Pack four

#227 Michael Chavis

#132 Starling Marte - In Action

#91 2020 NL ERA Leaders - feat. Trevor Bauer, Yu Darvish and Dinelson Lamet

#281 Shane Greene

#155 2021 New York Mets Rookie Stars - feat Ali Sanchez and Franklyn Kilome

#211 2021 Houston Astros Rookie Stars - feat. Enoli Paredes, Blake Taylor and Taylor Jones

#387 Lance Lynn

#36 Juan Soto - In Action

#185 2021 American League Rookie Stars - feat. Ryan Mountcastle and Bobby Dalbec

Pack five

#300 Ronald Acuña Jr - In Action

#189 Albert Pujols

#165 Salvador Perez

#344 Michael Wacha

#84 Yandy Diaz

#94 2020 AL Pitching Leaders - feat. Shane Bieber, Gerrit Cole and Marco Gonzalez

#470 Victor Robles - SP

#365 Cy Young Award

#161 Dexter Fowler

Pack six

#298 Jose Ramirez - In Action

#278 Adam Eaton

#108 Miguel Cabrera - In Action

#375 2021 American League Rookie Stars - feat. Kris Bubic and Triston McKenzie

#251 Christian Yelich

#245 Shohei Ohtani

#236 Kevin Pillar

#297 Jose Ramirez

#116 Tommy Milone

Pack seven

#232 Trent Grisham

#22 2020 AL Postseason - Rays Are AL Champs - feat. Mike Brosseau

#381 Evan Longoria

#229 Chris Taylor

#320 Dylan Moore

#295 2021 Rookie stars - feat. Dylan Carlson and Evan White

#GO-2 Roberto Clemente - The Great One insert

#180 Joey Gallo - In Action

#301 2021 Toronto Blue Jays Rookie Stars - feat. Nate Pearson and Tom Hatch

Pack eight

#174 Cody Bellinger - In Action

#198 Josh Donaldson

#54 Michael Brantley

#330 Yuli Gurriel

#239 Andrew McCutchen

#237 Eduardo Escobar

#492 Brad Boxberger - SP 

#104 Paul Goldschmidt - In Action

#284 Josh Staumont