[UPDATED] 2025 Bowman Checklist Just Dropped, Here's What You Need to Know!!

The odds sheet has also now been published and here's a few things we learn:

• Formats remain the same with Hobby, Hobby Jumbo, Breaker's Delight, and Blaster.
  • There is a move to Breaker's Delight from HTA Choice. Like in Topps Chrome, Breaker's Delight has more hits than just autos.
• Variety Packs (aka snack packs) are back and appear once in every 6-7 hobby cases
• Pearl packs are also back and are twice as likely as variety packs appearing once in every 3-4 hobby cases.
• Firefractor appears to be new and exclusive to blasters - these could be 1/1's. these take the place of non-auto superfractors in blasters. There's only 1 in about 50 cases of blasters
• Animes are a lot harder to hit - now 1:1934 packs or 6.7 cases!
  • Anime Kanji variations are every 1,566 CASES!

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Here's some takeaways from my initial review of the 2025 Bowman Checklist:

Notable Players getting their 1st Bowmans:

*All have base and autos unless noted

• Charlie Condon (Rockies)
• JJ Wetherholt (Cardinals)
• Walker Janek (Astros)
• Slade Caldwell (Diamondbacks)
• George Klassen (Angels)
• Franklin Arias (Red Sox)
• Thomas White (Marlins)
• Kevin McGonigle (Tigers)
• PJ Morlando (Marlins)
• Humberto Cruz (Padres)
• Winston Santos (Rangers)
• Malcom Moore (Rangers)
• Johnny Level (Padres)
• Caleb Lomavita (Nationals)
• Kyle DeBarge (Twins)
• D'Angelo Ortiz (Red Sox) - Son of David Ortiz
• David Ortiz Jr. (Rangers) - No Auto - Son of David Ortiz
  
• Jayden Fielder (Brewers) - Auto Only - son of Prince Fielder
  

Notable Omissions from 1st Bowmans:

• Jurrangelo Cijntje (Mariners) - 2024 1st rounder
  
• Vance Honeycutt (Orioles) - 2024 1st rounder
  
• Noah Cameron (Royals)
• Sam Aldegheri (Angels)
• Moises Chace (Padres)
• Quinn Matthews (Cardinals)
• Alan Roden (Blue Jays)

Other Highlights:

• The only dual auto on the checklist is Bobby Witt Jr./Jac Caglinone.
• Buyback autos include:
  • Andre Dawson
    Chan Ho Park
    Chase Utley
    Dale Murphy
    David Ortiz
    Ichiro
    Mike Schmidt
    Orel Hershiser
    Ryne Sandberg
    Wade Boggs
    Will Clark
• Anime Inserts are back (30 card set), this time with a Kanji variation (4 card set - Ohtani, Ichiro, Roki, and Matsui).
• New insert 'Crystalized'
• New insert 'greatness loading'
  
• New Insert 'Hobby Stars' (also has autos)
• New insert 'Rockstar Rookies'
• New insert 'Very Important Prospects'
• Retrofractors (Bowman 1st?)
  • Brooks Robinson
  • Steve Carlton
• Etched in Glass, Bowman Spotlights, Top100, and Rookie of the year favorites are returning.