Inside 2025 Bowman Baseball
The 2025 Bowman Baseball set continues its tradition of spotlighting the game’s future stars, offering collectors a comprehensive 250-card base set. This includes 100 cards featuring current MLB players and rookies, and 150 prospect cards showcasing up-and-coming talent.
Let’s take a closer look inside.
New Parallels in 2025 Bowman Baseball
This year’s release introduces several new parallels that add depth and excitement to the collecting experience. Among the notable additions are the Yellow Pattern Border (#’d to 75), which brings a fresh aesthetic to the paper base and prospect cards.
In the Chrome Prospect Parallels, collectors can find the Reptilian Fuchsia Refractor (#’d to 199), Reptilian Blue Refractor (#’d to 150), and Aqua X-Fractor Refractor (#’d to 125), each offering unique visual appeal. The Steel Metal Refractor (#’d to 100) and Green Grass Refractor (#’d to 99) further diversify the parallel lineup, providing collectors with more options to chase.
Top Inserts to Chase in 2025 Bowman Baseball
Among the standout inserts, the Anime series makes its return, turning MLB stars into stylized anime characters. This 30-card set includes big names like Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout, with eye-catching parallels such as Black Refractor (#’d to 10), Red Refractor (#’d to 5), and a 1-of-1 Superfractor. Adding an extra touch, the Anime Kanji Variation subset highlights four Japanese players — including Ichiro and Hideki Matsui — with their names written in Kanji.
New for 2025, Crystalized brings a fresh aesthetic with 15 cards focused on rising stars. These cards shimmer with a crystalline design and come in parallels like Gold Refractor (#’d to 50), Orange Refractor (#’d to 25), Red Refractor (#’d to 5), and a 1-of-1 Superfractor.
Another visual standout, the Etched-In Glass Variation, showcases 20 cards designed in a stained-glass style. It’s one of the tougher hits in the product, with odds of just 1:1,440 packs in Hobby Boxes.
Top Autograph Sets to Chase
The top autographs in 2025 Bowman Baseball carry on the brand’s tradition of spotlighting the game’s future stars — and this year’s lineup doesn’t disappoint.
At the heart of the chase are the Chrome Prospect Autographs, a Bowman staple that features signatures from 105 of the game’s most promising young talents. These cards come in a wide range of parallels, from the classic Refractor (#’d to 499) all the way down to the coveted 1-of-1 Superfractor. New to the lineup are the eye-catching Blue X-Fractor (#’d to 150) and Black X-Fractor (#’d to 10), giving collectors even more ways to land something rare.
For those more focused on talent already making noise at the major league level, Chrome Rookie Autographs deliver signatures from this year’s MLB rookie class. With parallels like Refractor (#’d to 499), Blue Refractor (#’d to 150), and Superfractor (1-of-1), this set is a must for anyone looking to invest in rookies before they truly take off.
Then there’s the ROY Favorites Autographs — a celebration of rookies poised to make a serious Rookie of the Year run. Each card is numbered to 150 and comes with striking parallels including Gold (#’d to 50), Orange (#’d to 25), Red (#’d to 5), and the 1-of-1 Superfractor.
