A good blaster box of 2023 Series 2?

In mid-June, I bought some hobby packs and jumbo packs of the 2023 Topps Series 2 baseball cards. For me, a key thing about this series is that it’s getting more expensive. In particular, a jumbo pack’s price increases dramatically. I really don’t know if this is good for the market.

 

Hence, when I saw some 2023 Topps Series 2 blaster boxes available online and the price was affordable, I decided to buy a blaster box of this product to see whether I can get something cool.

So, let’s see if I got what I wanted.

 

Notable on base cards: Daniel Bard, Nathan Eovaldi, Nick Senzel, Kyle Freeland, Randy Arozarena, Corey Kluber, Logan Webb, Dansby Swanson, J.P. Crawford, Jameson Taillon, Manny Machado, Yoshi Tsutsugo, George Springer, Michael Conforto, Bo Bichette, Will Smith, Mitch Keller, Francisco Lindor, Lars Nootbaar, Joe Ryan, Joc Pederson, J.D. Martinez, David Bednar, Michael Lorenzen, Craig Kimbrel, Anthony Rizzo, Adolis Garcia, Brandon Nimmo, Chris Bassitt, Andrew Vaughn, DJ LeMahieu

 

Rookie cards (18): Will Benson, Jordan Groshans, Conner Capel, Israel Pineda, Matt Wallner, Carlos Perez, Will Brennan, Anthony Volpe, Masataka Yoshida, Ford Proctor, Brendon Davis, Brice Turang, Shintaro Fujinami, Miles Mastrobuoni, Bubba Thompson, David Hensley, Esteury Ruiz, Ezequiel Tovar

 

Rainbow Foil (1): Lane Thomas

 

Stars of MLB (7): Clayton Kershaw, Shohei Ohtani, Christopher Morel, Eloy Jimenez, Trea Turner, Francisco Alvarez, Josh Jung

1988 Topps (1): Dansby Swanson

 

1988 Topps All-Stars (1): Derek Jeter

1988 Topps All-Stars Blue Parallel (1): Greg Maddux

 

2023 World Baseball Classic Stars (1): Lee Jung-hoo

 

Legends of the Game (1): Cal Ripken Jr.

Stars of MLB Chrome (1): Carlos Correa

Father’s Day Commemorative Team Patch (1): Jose Ramirez

Well, there’s no numbered card in this blaster box. Nonetheless, I found something interesting.

 

Firstly, I’ve been looking for a Masataka Yoshida rookie card for a while. Eventually, I got his rookie card from this blaster box. I used to watch him crush a home run in a game in Asia. Back then, I was fascinated by his ability to swing. In 2023, he’s a key member of Samurai Japan, which won the World Baseball Classic Championship. So, I’m glad to add his rookie card into my collection.

 

In addition, I found a World Baseball Classic stars card and it’s a Lee Jung-hoo baseball card. He’s a star player from Korea and would be posted for MLB clubs after the 2023 season. It will be very interesting to see which team will agree to a deal with him. Besides this card, I’m looking forward to seeing his rookie card in 2024.

 

Finally, there’s a 1988 Topps All-Star Blue Parallel card and on the front, we can see that it’s the Hall of Famer Greg Maddux. Well, it’s not so easy to find a blue parallel insert card in a blaster box. Although it’s not numbered, it’s a cool card to collect.

It might not be a great blaster box. Nevertheless, I found some cards that I would like to collect. For example, a rookie card that I’d been waiting for a while. And, I got 2 cool inserts.