After a summer with fewer card releases then normal and the drama caused by mudslinging lawsuit filed by Panini, and Fanatics countersuit, 2023 Bowman Chrome has finally been released.
Essentially a continuation of the Bowman Baseball product, Bowman Chrome utilizes the same card design as Bowman Baseball and is 100% chrome. You will find your usual variety of veterans and rookies comprising the first 100 cards of the set and a vast array of the game’s top prospects making up the final 100 cards.
And refractors. Bowman Chrome is filled with more refractors than are needed, as usual. The veterans and rookies have 11 different refractor parallels, all serial numbered as high as 499 to “one of one”. The Chrome Prospects refractor parallels are also serial numbered as high as 499 to “one of one”, but have twice as many different refractors, clocking in at a whooping 22 different refractors types.
The rookies in the set also are a key component of the product, too. Brett Baty, Francisco Álvarez, Mark Vientos, and Kodai Senga all have rookie cards included in 2023 Bowman Chrome. As a new new feature, Bowman Chrome includes a tie-dyed Color Run Rookie Variation for select rookies, all serial numbered to 23. Brett Baty is the only Mets rookie featured in the Color Run Rookie Variations. You can also find short print image variations for rookie cards of Baty, Álvarez, and Senga.
Another large component of any Bowman Chrome release are the Prospect and Rookie Autographs. Aside from being available in their base Chrome versions, the Prospect Autographs can also be found in 19 different parallel refractors, while the Rookie Autographs only has 7 refractors parallels.
Baty, Álvarez, and Senga are again featured in the Rookie Autographs, while nine Mets prospects are featured in the Prospects Autographs, including Blade Tidwell and Jacob Reimer.
There a few returning insert sets to the Bowman Chrome product, such as Bowman Invicta and It Came for the League, while adding newer inserts, such as Bowman Iconic and Prospect Process.
Below is a full checklist of all Mets featured in the 2023 Bowman Chrome release.
Base
8 Max Scherzer
15 Brett Baty (rookie card)
24 Francisco Lindor
35 Francisco Álvarez (rookie card)
39 Pete Alonso
43 Mark Vientos (rookie card)
77 Kodai Senga (rookie card)
Prospects
BCP-154 Daiverson Gutierrez
BCP-161 Dangelo Sarmiento
BCP-181 Jacob Reimer
BCP-201 Kevin Parada
BCP-211 Alex Ramirez
BCP-216 Jett Williams
Bowman Ascensions
BA-3 Brett Baty
BA-10 Francisco Álvarez
Bowman Ascensions Autographs
BA-10 Francisco Álvarez
Bowman Iconic
BI-7 Pete Alonso
BI-20 Brett Baty
BI-25 Francisco Álvarez
Bowman Invicta
BI-2 Alex Ramirez
BI-10 Willy Fanas
Chrome Prospect Autographs
CPA-BT Blade Tidwell
CPA-CE Chase Estep
CPA-DG Daiverson Gutierrez
CPA-DSA Dangelo Sarmiento
CPA-DM Diego Mosquera
CPA-JRR Jacob Reimer
CPA-JDZ Joel Díaz
CPA-VP Vincent Perozo
CPA-YHE Yonatan Henriquez
Chrome Rookie Autographs
CRA-BB Brett Baty
CRA-FA Francisco Álvarez
CRA-KS Kodai Senga
Color Run Rookie Variations
15 Brett Baty (serial numbered to 23)
It Came for the League
CFL-3 Francisco Álvarez
Prospect Process
PRP-16 Alex Ramirez
Rookie Short Print Image Variations
15 Brett Baty
35 Francisco Álvarez
77 Kodai Senga
WBC Flag Refractor Variations
WBC-72 Edwin Diaz – Puerto Rico
WBC-Francisco Lindor – Puerto Rico
WBC-Pete Alonso – United States
WBC-87 Jeff McNeil – United States
