Cheap Wax Wednesday Box Breaks: 2023 Topps Heritage High Number Baseball
Topps Heritage High Number is typically one of the last baseball releases of the year. And so, it was fitting to end the Cheap Wax Baseball season with this one. Next week kicks off Cheap Wax Football season, with pigskin products featured through the end of the football season in February.
2023 Topps Heritage High Number Baseball features a 226-card base checklist that picks up where 2023 Topps Heritage left off. The 1974 Topps design also continues. As with every Heritage product, autographs are somewhat tough to come by. Real One Autographs fall just once in every 79 packs. As usual, this checklist is also full of short prints and variations.
2023 Topps Heritage High Number Baseball
Cards per pack: 9
Packs per box: 24
Price paid: $50
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First up, a 1974 Topps buyback of Craig Robinson
Pack 1 highlights:
Brandon Marsh, Triston Casas RC & Enmanuel Valdez RC
Two Sox RCs in the first pack? Off to a good start, at least for me.
Pack 2:
Orlando Arcia, Oscar Colas RC & Triston Casas Rookie Performers (1:13 packs)
Pack 3:
Eduardo Escobar, Eury Perez RC & Eddie Rosario
Pack 4:
Max Scherzer, Yuli Gurriel, Yennier Cano RC, Jarred Kelenic & Aaron Judge Now & Then (1:19 packs)
Judge had a lot of cards in the 2023 Heritage releases. He appeared on nine different base cards alone between the two releases.
Pack 5:
Grayson Rodriguez RC & Maris/Judge
Pack 6:
Jacob deGrom, Oswald Peraza High Number SP RC (1:4 packs) & Trea Turner
Pack 7:
Carlos Correa, Edward Cabrera, Devin Williams & Rollie Fingers 1974 Highlights (1:19 packs)
Fingers won World Series MVP honors after pitching in four games, throwing 9 1/3 innings and allowing two runs. He had one win and two saves in the series.
Pack 8:
Whit Merrifield, Brandon Pfaadt RC, Anthony Rendon, Miguel Vargas RC & Trevor Rogers Chrome /999 (1:40 packs)
Pack 9:
Spencer Steer High Number SP RC (1:4 packs) & Mike Moustakas
Pack 10:
Mauricio Dubon & Mookie Betts/Freddie Freeman Combo Cards (1:25 packs)
Betts and Freeman did just play pretty well in the 2024 World Series, with Freddie winning MVP honors.
Pack 11:
Masataka Yoshida RC, Zack Greinke, Pablo Lopez & Alex Bregman Clubhouse Collection Relic (1:38 packs)
Pack 12:
J.D. Martinez, Esteury Ruiz RC & Nolan Arenado
Pack 13:
Michael Lorenzen & Tommy Pham
Pack 14:
Tanner Houck, Kike Hernandez, Edouard Julien RC & Jordan Walker RC
Enrique also just won another World Series ring, his second.
Pack 15:
Ryan Mountcastle, Kodai Senga RC, Andrew McCutchen & Blake Sabol Rookie Performers (1:13 packs)
Pack 16:
Clayton Kershaw, Jack Flaherty, Taj Bradley RC & Jose Berrios
Pack 17:
Nathan Eovaldi, Anthony Volpe RC & Elias Diaz High Number SP (1:4 packs)
Pack 18:
Matt McLain RC, Jose Abreu, Luis Arraez & Albert Pujols Now & Then (1:19 packs)
Pack 19:
Lucas Giolito, Luis Castillo & Giancarlo Stanton Award Winners (1:19 packs)
Stanton did his best to carry the Yankees offense to a title, but didn’t get much help from his teammates.
Pack 20:
Shane McClanahan, Zach Neto RC, Ryan Pressly & Maris/Judge
Pack 21:
Bobby Miller RC, Casey Schmitt RC & Michael Toglia High Number SP RC (1:4 packs)
Pack 22:
Josh Jung RC, Tanner Bibee RC & Hank Aaron The Hammer (1:25 packs)
I always enjoy seeing legends in Heritage insert sets.
Pack 23:
Jordan Montgomery
Pack 24:
JJ Bleday RC, Justin Verlander & Nick Maton High Number SP (1:4 packs)
Lastly, the Verlander card back. I do love a card back absolutely full of stats.
Baseball season is now officially over. Time for some football.
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