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2026 Bowman Chrome Mega Box will be released May 27th. As usual, the set is a partial-parallel of the Bowman Chrome and Bowman Chrome Prospects insert from ''Bowman Baseball'', but with each card having a "tire-tread" Refractor pattern. Only 50 of the 100 Bowman Chrome and 50 of the 150 Prospect cards are included. | 2026 Bowman Chrome Mega Box will be released May 27th. As usual, the set is a partial-parallel of the Bowman Chrome and Bowman Chrome Prospects insert from ''Bowman Baseball'', but with each card having a "tire-tread" Refractor pattern. Only 50 of the 100 Bowman Chrome and 50 of the 150 Prospect cards are included. | ||
Unlike previous year's, which contained a mix of packs from that year's Bowman flagship brand along with Mega Box-exclusive Chrome Prospects packs, all | Unlike previous year's, which contained a mix of packs from that year's Bowman flagship brand along with Mega Box-exclusive Chrome Prospects packs, all packs will contain a mix of 2026 Bowman cards along with Mega cards. | ||
The Chrome Series will be released later in the year. | The Chrome Series will be released later in the year. | ||
Revision as of 13:40, 22 April 2026
Description
2026 Bowman Chrome Mega Box will be released May 27th. As usual, the set is a partial-parallel of the Bowman Chrome and Bowman Chrome Prospects insert from Bowman Baseball, but with each card having a "tire-tread" Refractor pattern. Only 50 of the 100 Bowman Chrome and 50 of the 150 Prospect cards are included.
Unlike previous year's, which contained a mix of packs from that year's Bowman flagship brand along with Mega Box-exclusive Chrome Prospects packs, all packs will contain a mix of 2026 Bowman cards along with Mega cards.
The Chrome Series will be released later in the year.
Distribution
Bowman Series: Six, seven-card Mega Box packs per box (MSRP: $49.99).
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
Bowman Series
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Set | 50 | - | ? |
| Sky Blue Refractor | 50 | 499 | 1:87 |
| Neon Green Refractor | 50 | 399 | 1:109 |
| Fuchsia Refractor | 50 | 299 | 1:145 |
| Burgundy Refractor | 50 | 275 | 1:158 |
| Purple Refractor | 50 | 250 | 1:174 |
| Pink Refractor | 50 | 199 | 1:218 |
| Navy Refractor | 50 | 175 | 1:248 |
| Blue Refractor | 50 | 150 | 1:289 |
| Aqua Refractor | 50 | 125 | 1:347 |
| Green Refractor | 50 | 99 | 1:438 |
| Yellow Refractor | 50 | 75 | 1:578 |
| Gold Refractor | 50 | 50 | 1:867 |
| Orange Refractor | 50 | 25 | 1:1,731 |
| LogoFractor | 50 | ? | 1:2090 |
| Black & White Refractor | 50 | 15 | 1:2880 |
| Black Refractor | 50 | 10 | 1:4320 |
| Red Refractor | 50 | 5 | 1:8581 |
| Rose Gold Refractor | 50 | one-of-one | 1:42,903 |
| Prospects | 50 | - | one-per-pack |
| Prospects Lazer Refractor | 50 | - | 1:3 |
| Prospects Sky Blue Refractor | 50 | 499 | 1:87 |
| Prospects Neon Green Refractor | 50 | 399 | 1:109 |
| Prospects Fuchsia Refractor | 50 | 299 | 1:145 |
| Prospects Burgundy Refractor | 50 | 275 | 1:158 |
| Prospects Purple Refractor | 50 | 250 | 1:174 |
| Prospects Pink Refractor | 50 | 199 | 1:218 |
| Prospects Navy Refractor | 50 | 175 | 1:248 |
| Prospects Blue Refractor | 50 | 150 | 1:289 |
| Prospects Aqua Refractor | 50 | 125 | 1:347 |
| Prospects Green Refractor | 50 | 99 | 1:438 |
| Prospects Yellow Refractor | 50 | 75 | 1:578 |
| Prospects Gold Refractor | 50 | 50 | 1:867 |
| Prospects Orange Refractor | 50 | 25 | 1:1,731 |
| Prospects Black & White Refractor | 50 | 15 | 1:2880 |
| Prospects Black Refractor | 50 | 10 | 1:4320 |
| Prospects Red Refractor | 50 | 5 | 1:8581 |
| Prospects Rose Gold Refractor | 50 | one-of-one | 1:42,903 |
| Gimmicks | 20 | - | 1:2887 |
| Gimmicks Rose Gold Refractor | 20 | one-of-one | 1:414,720 |
| Red RC | 40 | - | 1:15 |
| Electric Sluggers | 25 | - | 1:18 |
| Electric Sluggers Burgundy Refractor | 25 | 299 | 1:630 |
| Electric Sluggers Purple Refractor | 25 | 250 | 1:694 |
| Electric Sluggers Pink Refractor | 25 | 199 | 1:871 |
| Electric Sluggers Blue Refractor | 25 | 150 | 1:1,155 |
| Electric Sluggers Green Refractor | 25 | 99 | 1:1,749 |
| Electric Sluggers Gold Refractor | 25 | 50 | 1:3,461 |
| Electric Sluggers Orange Refractor | 25 | 25 | 1:6,932 |
| Electric Sluggers Black Refractor | 25 | 10 | 1:17,161 |
| Electric Sluggers Red Refractor | 25 | 5 | 1:34,087 |
| Electric Sluggers Rose Gold Refractor | 25 | one-of-one | 1:165,888 |
| Sterling | 15 | - | 1:6 |
| Sterling Purple Refractor | 15 | 250 | 1:1,155 |
| Sterling Pink Refractor | 15 | 199 | 1:1,451 |
| Sterling Blue Refractor | 15 | 150 | 1:1,925 |
| Sterling Green Refractor | 15 | 99 | 1:2,914 |
| Sterling Gold Refractor | 15 | 50 | 1:5,760 |
| Sterling Orange Refractor | 15 | 25 | 1:11,467 |
| Sterling Black Refractor | 15 | 10 | 1:28,602 |
| Sterling Red Refractor | 15 | 5 | 1:56,553 |
| Sterling Rose Gold Refractor | 15 | one-of-one | 1:276,480 |
| Futures | 25 | - | 1:80 |
| Rookies Autographs | 10 | - | 1:3535 |
| Rookies Autographs Gold Refractor | 10 | 50 | 1:8,464 |
| Rookies Autographs Orange Refractor | 10 | 25 | 1:16,813 |
| Rookies Autographs Black & White Refractor | 10 | 15 | 1:27,959 |
| Rookies Autographs Black Refractor | 10 | 10 | 1:42,175 |
| Rookies Autographs Red Refractor | 10 | 5 | 1:82,944 |
| Rookies Autographs Rose Gold Refractor | 10 | one-of-one | 1:414,720 |
| Prospect Autographs | 60 | - | 1:48 |
| Prospect Autographs Purple Refractor | 60 | 250 | 1:360 |
| Prospect Autographs Blue Refractor | 60 | 150 | 1:490 |
| Prospect Autographs Aqua Refractor | 60 | 125 | 1:576 |
| Prospect Autographs Green Refractor | 60 | 99 | 1:720 |
| Prospect Autographs Gold Refractor | 60 | 50 | 1:1,461 |
| Prospect Autographs Orange Refractor | 60 | 25 | 1:2,841 |
| Prospect Autographs Black & White Refractor | 60 | 15 | 1:4740 |
| Prospect Autographs Black Refractor | 60 | 10 | 1:7110 |
| Prospect Autographs Red Refractor | 60 | 5 | 1:14,059 |
| Prospect Autographs Rose Gold Refractor | 60 | one-of-one | 1:73,186 |
| Gimmick Autographs | 6 | - | 1:27,959 |
| Gimmick Prospect Autographs | 7 | - | 1:23,927 |
Checklist
Base Set
Bowman Series
NOTE: This set is skip-numbered.
- 1 Aaron Judge
- 2 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
- 3 Chase Burns RC
- 6 Sal Stewart RC
- 7 Bryce Harper
- 9 Munetaka Murakami RC
- 10 Nick Kurtz
- 12 Jhostynxon Garcia RC
- 13 Cal Raleigh
- 17 Francisco Lindor
- 18 Roman Anthony RC
- 19 Kyle Teel RC
- 20 Kyle Schwarber
- 23 Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- 25 Bobby Witt, Jr.
- 26 Payton Tolle RC
- 31 Pete Crow-Armstrong
- 33 Brandon Sproat RC
- 35 Jacob Misiorowski RC
- 37 Chase DeLauter RC
- 39 Carson Williams RC
- 40 Drew Gilbert RC
- 41 Trey Yesavage RC
- 44 Elly De La Cruz
- 45 Connelly Early RC
- 47 Fernando Tatis, Jr.
- 52 Shohei Ohtani
- 53 Cam Schlittler RC
- 58 Bryce Eldridge RC
- 59 Junior Caminero
- 61 Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
- 62 Owen Caissie RC
- 63 Roki Sasaki
- 65 Jonah Tong RC
- 66 Carter Jensen RC
- 68 Colson Montgomery RC
- 70 Alex Freeland RC
- 75 Jac Caglianone RC
- 76 Tarik Skubal
- 78 Cole Young RC
- 80 Corbin Carroll
- 83 Bubba Chandler RC
- 84 Harry Ford RC
- 85 Nolan McLean RC
- 86 Jakob Marsee RC
- 93 Samuel Basallo RC
- 97 Juan Soto
- 98 C.J. Kayfus RC
- 99 Christian Moore RC
- 100 Mike Trout
- BCP-1 Ethan Holliday
- BCP-2 Max Clark
- BCP-7 Kendry Chourio
- BCP-15 Gage Jump
- BCP-16 Marek Houston
- BCP-17 Caden Scarborough
- BCP-21 Roldy Brito
- BCP-25 Juan Sanchez
- BCP-26 Sean Paul Liñan
- BCP-29 Victor Arias
- BCP-33 Coy James
- BCP-35 Travis Bazzana
- BCP-36 Moisés Chace
- BCP-38 Luis Cova
- BCP-40 Aiva Arquette
- BCP-41 Brailyn Antunez
- BCP-45 Seojun Moon
- BCP-47 Handelfry Encarnacion
- BCP-59 Brendan Tunink
- BCP-63 Leo De Vries
- BCP-64 George Lombard, Jr.
- BCP-66 Wyatt Sanford
- BCP-69 Owen Carey
- BCP-72 Luis Arana
- BCP-77 Daniel Pierce
- BCP-79 Esteban Mejia
- BCP-82 Edward Florentino
- BCP-88 Dasan Hill
- BCP-90 Andrew Tess
- BCP-92 Konnor Griffin
- BCP-93 Jorge Quintana
- BCP-95 Eli Willits
- BCP-96 Jesús Made
- BCP-98 Walker Jenkins
- BCP-100 Marconi German
- BCP-104 Henry Lalane
- BCP-106 Francisco Espinoza
- BCP-111 Carson Benge
- BCP-115 JJ Wetherholt
- BCP-116 Dauri Fernandez
- BCP-118 Gabriel Rodriguez
- BCP-125 Wei-En Lin
- BCP-135 Wehiwa Aloy
- BCP-139 Edgar Montero
- BCP-141 Justin Gonzales
- BCP-145 Kevin McGonigle
- BCP-148 Dillon Lewis
- BCP-149 Andrew Fischer
- BCP-150 Wilder Dalis
- BCP-151 Seong-Jun Kim
Gimmicks
Bowman Series
- 3 Chase Burns
- 18 Roman Anthony
- 35 Jacob Misiorowski
- 39 Carson Williams
- 41 Trey Yesavage
- 58 Bryce Eldridge
- 68 Colson Montgomery
- 75 Jac Caglianone
- 83 Bubba Chandler
- 93 Samuel Basallo
- BCP-1 Ethan Holliday
- BCP-2 Max Clark
- BCP-16 Marek Houston
- BCP-77 Daniel Pierce
- BCP-82 Edward Florentino
- BCP-92 Konnor Griffin
- BCP-96 Jesús Made
- BCP-115 JJ Wetherholt
- BCP-135 Wehiwa Aloy
- BCP-145 Kevin McGonigle
Parallels
All 100 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Sky Blue (serial-numbered to 499 copies)
- Neon Green (serial-numbered to 399 copies)
- Fuchsia (serial-numbered to 299 copies)
- Burgundy (serial-numbered to 275 copies)
- Purple (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
- Pink (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Navy (serial-numbered to 175 copies)
- Blue (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
- Aqua (serial-numbered to 125 copies)
- Green (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Yellow (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- LogoFractor
- Black & White Refractor (serial-numbered to fifteen)
- Black (serial-numbered to ten)
- Red (serial-numbered to five)
All 100 base cards and all Gimmicks are also available in a one-of-one Rose Gold parallel.
Inserts
Electric Sluggers
Each ROY Favorites is exclusive to Bowman Series packs and also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Burgundy (serial-numbered to 275 copies)
- Purple (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
- Pink (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Blue (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
- Green (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Black (serial-numbered to ten)
- Red (serial-numbered to five)
- Rose Gold (one-of-one)
- ES-1 Francisco Lindor
- ES-2 Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
- ES-3 Fernando Tatis, Jr.
- ES-4 Junior Caminero
- ES-5 Mookie Betts
- ES-6 Bryce Harper
- ES-7 Juan Soto
- ES-8 Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- ES-9 Elly De La Cruz
- ES-10 Samuel Basallo
- ES-11 Bryce Eldridge
- ES-12 JJ Wetherholt
- ES-13 Ethan Holliday
- ES-14 Cal Raleigh
- ES-15 Aaron Judge
- ES-16 Roman Anthony
- ES-17 Konnor Griffin
- ES-18 Shohei Ohtani
- ES-19 Bobby Witt, Jr.
- ES-20 Jesús Made
- ES-21 Aiva Arquette
- ES-22 Nick Kurtz
- ES-23 Jac Caglianone
- ES-24 Pete Crow-Armstrong
- ES-25 Mike Trout
Sterling
Each Sterling is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Purple (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
- Pink (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Blue (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
- Green (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Black (serial-numbered to ten)
- Red (serial-numbered to five)
- Rose Gold (one-of-one)
- BST-1 Jackson Chourio
- BST-2 Freddie Freeman
- BST-3 Julio Rodríguez
- BST-4 Aaron Judge
- BST-5 Max Clark
- BST-6 Shohei Ohtani
- BST-7 Konnor Griffin
- BST-8 Nolan McLean
- BST-9 Leo De Vries
- BST-10 Chase Burns
- BST-11 Ethan Holliday
- BST-12 Roman Anthony
- BST-13 Jacob Misiorowski
- BST-14 Jac Caglianone
- BST-15 Carson Williams
Futures
- MF-1 Konnor Griffin
- MF-2 Marek Houston
- MF-3 Trey Yesavage
- MF-4 Owen Caissie
- MF-5 Chase DeLauter
- MF-6 Colson Montgomery
- MF-7 Jac Caglianone
- MF-8 Brice Matthews
- MF-9 Chase Burns
- MF-10 Daniel Pierce
- MF-11 Edward Florentino
- MF-12 Aiva Arquette
- MF-13 Christian Moore
- MF-14 Bryce Eldridge
- MF-15 Samuel Basallo
- MF-16 Max Clark
- MF-17 Ethan Holliday
- MF-18 Alex Freeland
- MF-19 Eli Willits
- MF-20 Jacob Misiorowski
- MF-21 Roman Anthony
- MF-22 Nolan McLean
- MF-23 George Lombard, Jr.
- MF-24 Leo De Vries
- MF-25 Sebastian Walcott
Autographs
Rookie Autographs
Each Rookie Autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Black & White (serial-numbered to fifteen)
- Black (serial-numbered to ten)
- Red (serial-numbered to five)
- Rose Gold (one-of-one)
Bowman Series
- RMA-BC Bubba Chandler
- RMA-CB Chase Burns
- RMA-CM Christian Moore
- RMA-CMO Colson Montgomery
- RMA-CW Carson Williams
- RMA-JC Jac Caglianone
- RMA-JM Jacob Misiorowski
- RMA-JT Jonah Tong
- RMA-RA Roman Anthony
- RMA-SB Samuel Basallo
Prospect Autographs
Bowman Series
Each Bowman Series Prospects Autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Purple (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Blue (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
- Aqua (serial-numbered to 125 copies)
- Green (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Black & White (serial-numbered to fifteen)
- Black (serial-numbered to ten)
- Rose Gold (one-of-one)
- BMA-AC Angel Cepeda
- BMA-AS Andrew Salas
- BMA-ASE Adam Serwinowski
- BMA-BC Billy Carlson
- BMA-BD Bo Davidson
- BMA-BM Braden Montgomery
- BMA-CA Cristian Arguelles
- BMA-CB Caleb Bonemer
- BMA-CC Cam Caminiti
- BMA-CD Charles Davalan
- BMA-CI Cooper Ingle
- BMA-CL Carlos Lagrange
- BMA-CR Cris Rodriguez
- BMA-EC Ethan Conrad
- BMA-EF Edward Florentino
- BMA-EH Ethan Holliday
- BMA-EM Edgar Montero
- BMA-EP Elian Peña
- BMA-EV Esmerlyn Valdez
- BMA-GF Gavin Fien
- BMA-GS Grant Shepardson
- BMA-GW Gage Wood
- BMA-HA Hayden Alvarez
- BMA-II Ike Irish
- BMA-JB Josue Briceño
- BMA-JCAC Juneiker Caceres
- BMA-JK Johnny King
- BMA-JLE Jhonny Level
- BMA-JP JoJo Parker
- BMA-JS Juan Sanchez
- BMA-JT James Tibbs III
- BMA-JTH Jared Thomas
- BMA-JY Jordan Yost
- BMA-KA Kevin Alvarez
- BMA-KC Kaelen Culpepper
- BMA-KG Konnor Griffin
- BMA-KM Kash Mayfield
- BMA-KW Kyson Witherspoon
- BMA-MD Marco Dinges
- BMA-MG Marconi German
- BMA-MH Marek Houston
- BMA-MN Mason Neville
- BMA-MV Mitch Voit
- BMA-RB Roldy Brito
- BMA-RS Ryan Sloan
- BMA-RW Ryan Waldschmidt
- BMA-SH Seth Hernandez
- BMA-SHA Steele Hall
- BMA-SK Seong-Jun Kim
- BMA-SKI Seaver King
- BMA-SM Shotaro Morii
- BMA-TG Theo Gillen
- BMA-TS Tate Southisene
- BMA-TW Tommy White
- BMA-WA Wehiwa Aloy
- BMA-WC Warren Calcaño
- BMA-WS Wyatt Sanford
- BMA-YB Yorger Bautista
- BMA-YP Yairo Padilla
- BMA-YR Yovanny Rodriguez
Gimmick Autographs
Each Gimmick Autograph is serial-numbered to 25 copies and also available in a one-of-one Rose Gold parallel.
Bowman Series
- CPA-DP Daniel Pierce
- CPA-EF Edward Florentino
- CPA-EH Ethan Holliday
- CPA-JMA Jesús Made
- CPA-KG Konnor Griffin
- CPA-KMC Kevin McGonigle
- CPA-MHO Marek Houston
- CRA-BC Bubba Chandler
- CRA-BE Bryce Eldridge
- CRA-CAG Jac Caglianone
- CRA-CB Chase Burns
- CRA-JMI Jacob Misiorowski
- CRA-RA Roman Anthony
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