2019 Topps Big League Baseball Hobby Box Break & Review

Posted on May 30, 2019 by sportscardinfo

Along with Opening Day, Big League is one of the most affordable baseball products on the market today. A single hobby box will run you about $40, with retail options costing even less. With that lower cost does come the fact you’re not guaranteed any hits, but that certainly isn’t what Big League is about.

If I had to choose between opening a box of Opening Day or Big League, I believe I’d go with Big League. Mainly because it utilizes it’s own base card design. Opening Day usually borrows the design of that year’s flagship set.

A single hobby box contains (24) packs with (10) cards each. The checklist is quite deep coming in at (400) total cards. Subsets include Stat-Kings, Award Winners, and Highlights. Parallels include – Gold (1 per pack), Blue (Retail Blaster), Rainbow Foil #’ed/100, Artist Rendition #’ed/50, and Red Foil #’ed 1/1.

Three variations can be pulled, and they’re really easy to identify – Fernando Tatis, Jr. #6, Pete Alonso #20, and Eloy Jimenez #74. Most of the time these cards will be of Kevin Gausman #6, Matt Carpenter #20, and Buster Posey #74. But sometimes you can get lucky and pull one of those star rookie cards instead.

Hits are difficult to come by. If you do get one, its going to be an autograph. This product contains no relics. Autographs that you can pull are Big League Autographs, Rookie Republic Autographs, and a Mystery Redemption A (Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.).

Inserts come in all shapes and sizes – Ballpark Oddities, Blast Off, Players’ Weekend Nicknames, Star Caricature Reproduction, Wall Climbers, and Topps Now World Series Set Instant Win. Although I didn’t pull an autograph like last year, I did hit a Ballpark Oddities insert which falls 1:435 packs. Its also possible to pull the original artwork used to make the Star Caricature Reproduction cards too.

Set collectors, collectors on a budget, and/or baseball fans looking for a product with interesting photos should thoroughly enjoy Big League.

Complete Checklist

Here is what I pulled:

Parallels