I’ve turned to mostly vintage, but after looking at some 2016 Donruss baseball today, I couldn’t resist the urge. I picked up a couple of hobby boxes and have already busted one. I’m going to give you a pack-by-pack breakdown of what was in there.
Pack #1
96 Gerrit Cole
103 Charlie Blackmon
106 Joc Pederson
155 Wei-Yin Chen
160 Noah Syngergaard
48 Robinson Cano Career Stat Line #002/307
D82-2 Josh Donaldson 1982
MG-6 Mariano Rivera Masters of the Game
Pack #2
64 Buster Posey
87 Anthony Rizzo
92 Kendrys Morales
101 Ian Kinsler
150 Evan Gattis
192 Andres Galarraga
D82-7 Rickey Henderson 1982
JK-RH Rickey Henderson Jersey Kings
Pack #3
57 Bryce Harper
66 Nolan Arenado
135 Chris Heston
144 Matt Holliday
176 Mariano Rivera
183 Nolan Ryan
D82-38 Kevin Pillar 1982
TP9 Blake Snell The Prospects
Pack #4
41 Greg Bird Rated Rookie
55 Jose Bautista
58 Joey Votto
67 Miguel Cabrera
145 Matt Duffy
173 D.J. LeMahieu
177 Ryne Sandberg
D82-22 Brandon Crawford 1982
TR9 Ketel Marte The Rookies
Pack #5
91 Chris Davis
95 Madison Bumgarner
102 Ben Revere
105 Jason Kipnis
159 Maikel Franco
193 Checklist
D82-26 Xander Bogaerts 1982
PA2 Mike Trout Power Alley
Pack #6
121 Trevor Rosenthal
128 Cole Hamels
129 Adrian Beltre
156 Jose Fernandez
161 Jung-Ho Kang
D82-12 Bryce Harper 1982
USA-24 Logan Shore USA National Team
USA-11 Brendan McKay USA National Team Blue #d 180/199
Pack #7
63 Prince Fielder
72 Manny Machado
80 Andrelton Simmons
86 Todd Frazier
149 Ichiro
154 Stephen Strasburg
D82-21 Nolan Arenado 1982
SGS-FM Frankie Montas Signature Series
Pack #8
4 Xander Bogaerts Diamond Kings
99 Jacob DeGrom
110 Billy Burns
115 Brian Dozier
146 Pedro Alvarez
151 The Famous San Diego Chicken
D82-7 Jake Arieta 1982
10 Miguel Cabrera Career Stat Line #d 105/400
Pack #9
47 Josh Donaldson
120 Mark Melancon
127 Carlos Martinez
137 Felix Hernandez
168 Eduardo Rodriguez
172 Salvador Perez
D82-35 Jason Heyward 1982
USA-3 K.J. Harrison USA National Team
Pack #10
35 Miguel Sano Rated Rookie
53 Clayton Kershaw
73 Kevin Kiermaier
143 Troy Tulowitzki
187 Pete Rose
191 Omar Vizquel
D82-16 Andrew McCutchen 1982
RRDC8 Luis Severino Rated Rookie Die Cut Blue
Pack #11
49 David Price
59 Carlos Correa
61 Andrew McCutchen
70 Nelson Cruz
166 Michael Taylor
170 David Wright
D82-44 Ken Griffey Jr. 1982
TP7 Orlando Arcia The Prospects
Pack #12
94 Collin McHugh
116 Curtis Granderson
118 Mookie Betts
125 Jon Lester
190 John Smoltz
194 Checklist
D82-8 Clayton Kershaw 1982
MG-8 Randy Johnson Masters of the Game
Pack #13
7 Todd Frazier Diamond Kings
98 Colby Lewis
100 Max Scherzer
109 Billy Hamilton
114 Dexter Fowler
164 Odubel Herrera
D82-31 Kevin Kiermaier 1982
D82-33 Starling Marte 1982 Holoflow S# 100/199
Pack #14
56 Paul Goldschmidt
113 Eddie Rosario
119 Kyle Seager
171 Steven Matz
175 Bo Jackson
D82-6 Dallas Keuchel 1982
USA-6 Stephen Nogosek USA National Team
ES14 Prince Fielder Elite Series S#585/999
Pack #15
1 A.J. Pollock Diamond Kings
51 Dallas Keuchel
130 James Shields
139 Aroldis Chapman
141 Jonathan LuCroy
162 Rusney Castillo
D82-39 Jacob DeGrom 1982
ES5 Manny Machado Elite Series S#648/999
Pack #16
88 Jose Abreu
93 J.D. Martinez
124 Francisco Liriano
147 Giancarlo Stanton
189 Craig Biggio
195 Checklist
D82-32 Adrian Beltre 1982
PA4 Carlos Correa Power Alley
Pack #17
11 Jose Altuve Diamond Kings
68 Jose Altuve
76 A.J. Pollock
78 Alcides Escobar
85 Yoenis Cespedes
174 Justin Upton
178 Kirby Puckett
D82-48 Robin Yount 1982
Pack #18
83 Mike Trout
89 Matt Carpenter
107 Francisco Lindor
112 Jason Heyward
181 Cal Ripken
186 Don Mattingly
D82-3 Lorenzo Cain 1982
USA-23 Mike Shawryn USA National Team
Pack #19
31 Kyle Schwarber Rated Rookie
75 Starling Marte
82 Yadier Molina
111 Ryan Braun
117 Shin-Soo Choo
180 Frank Thomas
182 George Brett
D82-27 Nelson Cruz 1982
Pack #20
65 Dee Gordon
126 Carlos Carrasco
134 Hisashi Iwakuma
179 Ken Griffey Jr.
184 Rickey Henderson
D82-11 Paul Goldschmidt 1982
155 Wei-Yin Chen Season Stat Line S# 216/334
TR10 Luis Severino The Rookies
Pack #21
33 Trea Turner Rated Rookies
54 Zack Greinke
74 Brandon Crawford
81 Lorenzo Cain
185 Carl Yastrzemski
188 Pedro Martinez
D82-40 Andrelton Simmons 1982
ED22 Ichiro Elite Dominator S# 695/999
Pack #22
46 Edwin Encarnacion
90 Adrian Gonzalez
108 Chris Sale
163 Carlos Rodon
167 Jorge Soler
D82-1 Mike Trout 1982
TP4 Tyler Glasnow The Prospects Black Border S# 21/199
176 Mariano Rivera Pink Border
Pack #23
50 Sonny Gray
52 Jake Arrieta
60 Kris Bryant
175 Bo Jackson
179 Ken Griffey Jr
D82-40 Andrelton Simmons 1982
USA-24 Logan Shore USA National Team
ED25 Joey Votto Elite Dominator S# 565/999
Also, a bonus spacer!
Pack #24
97 Michael Wacha
122 Jeurys Familia
132 Eric Hosmer
152 Chris Archer
157 Yasmany Tomas
D82-36 Kole Calhoun 1982
D82-50 Steve Carlton 1982 Pink Border
JK-SS Steven Souza Jersey Kings
Overall, I can’t say that I was too pleased with the box, but it was fun to open. I’ve already listed the inserts and parallels on my Sportslots page. If you’re interested in anything, you can find the items here.
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The ’82 Fauxbacks are abysmal, but I’m digging almost everything else.