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Release Date: May 7, 2025
Manufacturer: Topps
Product Type: Hobby, Jumbo, and Retail Formats

Configuration:
Hobby: 8 Cards per Pack, 24 Packs per Box
Jumbo: 28 Cards per Pack, 12 Packs per Box
Retail Value: 12 Cards per Pack, 6 Packs per Box

What’s Inside the Box?

  • Chrome Prospect Autographs (Hobby & Jumbo)
  • Parallels & Refractors across all formats
  • Multiple inserts like Anime, Spotlight, Rookie of the Year Favorites

Key Product Highlights

  • 1st Bowman Chrome Prospect Autographs: Includes international signees & 2024 draftees like Charlie Condon
  • 100-Card Base Set: Veterans and rookies (paper only)
  • 150-Card Prospect Set: Both paper and Chrome versions with full rainbow parallel spectrum

Inserts

  • Bowman Scouts’ Top 100
  • Anime Inserts (30 cards): Japanese-style artwork returns!
  • Kanji Variations: For 4 Japanese players
  • Retrofractors: Steve Carlton and Brooks Robinson with autos
  • Spotlight, Greatness Loading, Rookie of the Year Favorites

Autograph Sets

  • Chrome Prospect Autographs
  • Chrome Rookie Autographs
  • Retail-Exclusive Paper Autographs
  • All-American Game Autographs
  • Buyback Autographs: Signed original Bowman cards

Parallel Tiers

  • Refractors, Sky Blue, Speckle, Blue, Aqua, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, and 1-of-1 Superfractors
  • Jumbo and Hobby SKUs feature Chrome auto exclusives

Pricing Analytics

  • SRP: Hobby ~$300 | Jumbo ~$500
  • Resale Range: Hobby $275–$325 | Jumbo $475–$550
  • Strong value tied to top prospects and “1st Bowman” designation

Pros & Cons

Pros:

  • Iconic “1st Bowman” branding with strong resale value
  • Deep checklist of international and collegiate prospects
  • Great Chrome parallel variety and on-card autos

Cons:

  • Large print run means chasing low-numbered parallels is key
  • Sticker autos possible in some lower-tier insert sets

Final Verdict

2025 Bowman Baseball remains a prospecting powerhouse, offering first-look autos of future MLB stars, flashy refractors, and returning fan-favorite inserts like Anime and Top 100. Whether ripping for fun or investing for the long haul, this release is a must for any serious collector.

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