The Bowman Chrome 2025 checklist has been published, and Baseball America is bringing collectors a deeper look what to expect from this year’s release before it goes out on Sept. 10.
Historically, Bowman Chrome is dense on young, international talent, along with truly unique inserts and autograph chases. There’s a lot to digest, so sit back and settle in as we help you to sort through this year’s list and figure out exactly who to target, whether it’s individual players or teams for breaks.
The Most Famous Names In The Set
The 2025 Bowman release featured seven of Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects. Here’s this year’s list Bowman Chrome players who either are in the Top 100 now or were previously and still have a big target on their back:
It’s worth keeping in mind that Bowman Chrome is always loaded with the youngest international prospects who haven’t had the lengthiest runway with which to build their prospect case. As such, this is always a good checklist to revisit in a few years for a gem or two.
A New Checklist For Bowman Red Rookie Redemption Program
Fanatics debuted the Bowman Red Rookie Redemption Program with 2025 Bowman and have extended the runway with another offering of the special “red colored” rookie card logo in Bowman Chrome.
While we went in depth on the program in our preview for 2025 Bowman, the skinny is that there’s a tiered redemption system for Fanatics Fancash if you hold a red rookie card for the eventual rookie of the year. You can redeem it immediately for $20 Fancash or hold for future escalators that are triggered if the player goes on to other future accolades such as MVP, Cy Young or even induction into the Hall of Fame. Fanatics Fancash can be used to purchase more unopened boxes of cards, singles, auctions, live breaks and fan gear.
A lot has changed since the release of Bowman 2025, and the Chrome checklist has added a few names to chase that weren’t included in the prior release.
As of mid August, the favorites for AL Rookie of the Year are Nick Kurtz (Athletics), Roman Anthony (Red Sox), Cam Smith (Astros) and Jasson Dominguez (Yankees). The NL Rookie of the Year race is a bit tighter and, in Vegas, is led by Isaac Collins of the Brewers, followed by Drake Baldwin (Braves), Cade Horton (Cubs), Jacob Misiorowski (Brewers) and Agustin Ramirez (Marlins).
Kurtz and Smith are both on the…