2023 Bowman Baseball Card # BP-134 Tony Blanco Jr. - Pittsburgh Pirates 1st (NM)

2023 Bowman Baseball Trading Card Set

An annual hobby powerhouse, 2023 Bowman Baseball marks the unofficial start of prospect season among MLB collectors.

Collectors can count on a bevy of young talent from the diamond, including Chrome 1st Bowman cards and autographs.

Top prospects Druw Jones (Arizona Diamondbacks) and Gunnar Henderson (Baltimore Orioles) are the cover athletes.

Look for 2023 Bowman 1st Edition Baseball ahead of the main product release. For Mojo editions, there's 2023 Bowman Mega Box Baseball, while 2023 Bowman Sapphire Edition Baseball is home to another dose of shine.

2023 Bowman Baseball Base / Inserts

Getting started, the 2023 Bowman Baseball checklist offers a 100-card base set filled with MLB rookies and veterans.

Some of the top rising stars are covered in the 150-card Paper Prospect set. New paper parallels include Purple Pattern (#/199), Pink Border (#/175) and Hobby-only Black Border (#/15).

2023 Bowman Baseball Base/Prospects Paper Parallels Breakdown

Sky Blue Border - #/499

Neon Green Border - #/399

Fuchsia Border - #/299

Purple Border - #/250

Purple Pattern - #/199

Pink Border - #/175

Blue Border - #/150

Blue Pattern - #/125

Green Border - #/99 (Retail)

Green Pattern - #/99 (Retail)

Yellow Border - #/75

Gold Border - #/50

Orange Border - #/25 (Hobby)

Black Pattern - #/15 (Hobby)

Red Border - #/5

Platinum Border  - 1/1

Printing Plates - 1/1

This series also has Chrome cards. Look for several debuting Lunar Refractor editions along with Green Grass Refractor (#/99) and Rose Gold (#/10) parallels.

Another new choice among the Chrome Prospects line is the Pearl Refractor parallel. These are issued in Hobby boxes via four-card Bowman Pearl packs that average 1:10 cases.

2023 Bowman Baseball Base Chrome Prospect Parallels Breakdown

Lunar Glow Refractor

Atomic Refractor (1:24 Hobby packs)

Pearl Refractor (1:1,055 Hobby packs)

Base Refractor - #/499

Lava Refractor - #/399

Speckle Refractor - #/299

Purple Refractor - #/250

Purple Raywave Refractor - #/250

Fuchsia Refractor - #/199

Fuchsia Lunar Refractor - #/199

Blue Refractor - #/150

Blue Ray Wave Refractor - #/150

Blue Shimmer Refractor - #/150

Aqua Lunar Crater Refractor - #/125 (Hobby/HTA)

Aqua Shimmer Refractor - #/125 (Hobby/HTA)

Green Refractor - #/99 (Retail)

Green Grass Refractor - #/99

Green Shimmer Refractor - #/99 (Retail)

Yellow Refractor - #/75

Yellow Lunar Crater Refractor - #/75

Gold Refractor - #/50

Gold Shimmer Refractor - #/50

Orange Refractor - #/25  (Hobby)

Orange Shimmer Refractor - #/25 (Hobby)

Rose Gold Refractor - #/10

Rose Gold Lava Refractor - #/10

Red Refractor - #/5

Red Lava Refractor - #/5

SuperFractor - 1/1

Printing Plates - 1/1

Possible inserts include Bowman Invicta (1:224 packs), Bowman Scouts' Top 100 (1:4 packs), Bowman Spotlights (1:18 packs), Modern Prospects (1:6 packs), ROY Favorites (1:8 packs), and Sights on September (1:8 packs).

2023 Bowman Baseball Autographs

Autographs are another key part of 2023 Bowman Baseball. The headline set is Bowman Chrome Prospects Autographs.

New additions to the rainbow include Blue Lunar Refractor (#/150) and Green Grass Refractor (#/99).

Other top stars come in the Chrome Rookie Autographs set. Both signed series add limited Refactor parallels.

2023 Bowman Baseball Chrome Autographs Refractor Parallels Breakdown

Chrome Prospect Autographs

Base Refractor - #/499 (Hobby/HTA)

Speckle Refractor - #/299 (Hobby/HTA)

Purple Refractor - #/250 (Hobby/HTA)

Blue Refractor - #/150 (Hobby/HTA)

Blue Lunar Crater Refractor - #/150 (Hobby/HTA)

Atomic Refractor - #/100 (Hobby/HTA)

Green Refractor - #/99 (Retail)

Green Grass Refractor - #/99

Green Shimmer - #/99 (Retail)

Yellow Refractor - #/75

Gold Refractor - #/50 (Hobby/HTA)

Gold Shimmer Refractor - #/50 (Hobby/HTA)

Orange Refractor - #/25 (Hobby)

Orange Shimmer Refractor - #/25 (Hobby)

Pearl Refractor - #'d (Hobby)

Red Refractor - #/5 (Hobby/HTA)

Red Lava Refractor - #/5 (Hobby/HTA)

SuperFractor - 1/1 (Hobby/HTA)

Printing Plates - 1/1 (Hobby/HTA)

Chrome Rookie Autographs

Base Refractor - #/499 (Hobby/HTA)

Blue Refractor - #/150 (Hobby/HTA)

Atomic Refractor - #/100 (Hobby/HTA)

Green Refractor - #/99 (Retail)

Yellow Refractor - #/75

Gold Refractor - #/50 (Hobby/HTA)

Orange Refractor - #/25 (Hobby)

Red Refractor - #/5 (Hobby/HTA)

SuperFractor - 1/1 (Hobby/HTA)

Printing Plates - 1/1 (Hobby/HTA)

There are also Retail-exclusive Paper Prospect Autograph cards.

Most of the inserts come with limited autographed versions, as well.

Release Date: April 26, 2023

Hobby Configuration: 10 cards per pack, 24 packs per box, 12 boxes per case

HTA Jumbo Configuration: 32 cards per pack, 12 packs per box, 8 boxes per case

2023 Bowman Baseball Hobby Box Break

1 Autograph

2023 Bowman Baseball Jumbo Hobby Box Break

3 Autographs

How We Grade:

Gem Mint (GMT): (10.0) A flawless card. To be in Gem Mint condition, a card’s borders must have a ratio of 50/50 side to side and top to bottom. 

Mint (MT): (9.0-9.5) A perfect card. Well-centered with parallel borders which appear equal to the naked eye. Four sharp, square corners. No creases, edge dents, surface scratches, paper flaws, loss of luster, yellowing or fading, regardless of age. No imperfectly printed cards – out of register, badly cut or ink flawed – or card stained by contact with gum, wax or other substances can be considered truly Mint, even if new out of the pack. Generally, to be considered in Mint condition, a card’s borders must exist in a ratio of 60/40 side to side and top to bottom. 

Near Mint/Mint (NM/MT): (8.0-8.5) A super high-end card that appears Mint 9 at first glance, but upon closer inspection, may exhibit a very slight wax stain on reverse, slight fraying at one or two corners, or a minor printing imperfection. Centering must be app. 65/35 to 70/30 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse. 

Near Mint (NM): (7.0-7.5) A nearly perfect card at first glance, but upon closer inspection, may have slight surface wear, slight fraying on some corners, slightly out-of-register picture focus, a minor printing blemish or slight wax stain on reverse. Centering must be 70/30 to 75/25 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse.

Excellent/Near Mint (EX/NM): (6.0-6.5) Card may have visible surface wear or a printing defect. A very light scratch. Corners may have slightly graduated fraying. Picture focus may be slightly out-of-register. Card may have minor wax stain on reverse, may have very slight nothing on edges. Centering must be 80/20 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse.

Excellent (EX): (5.0-5.5) Corners are still fairly sharp with only moderate wear. Card borders may be off center as much as 85/15. No creases. May have very minor gum, wax or product stains, front or back. Surfaces may show slight loss of luster from rubbing across other cards. Dark bordered cards may have one or two small nicks.

Very Good/Excellent (VG/EX): (4.0-4.5) Shows obvious handling, but still looks nice. Corners may be rounded or have minor creases. No major creases, tape marks or extraneous markings or writing. Surfaces does exhibit loss of luster, but the printing is intact. May have paper wrinkles. May show major gum, wax or other packaging stains. All four borders visible, though the ratio may be as poor as 95/5. Exhibits honest wear. 

Very Good (VG): (3.0-3.5) A well-worn card, but exhibits no intentional damage or abuse. May be “Mis-cut or Off-Center” with no border visible. May have major or multiple creases, however, creases are not so deep as to show the underlying paper. This card is completely readable, has not been written on, and has no tape marks or holes. Corner rounding may extend well beyond the border. 

Good (GD) (2.0-2.5) Shows excessive wear, along with damage or abuse. Will show all the wear characteristics of a Very Good card, along with such damage as thumb tack holes in or near margins, evidence of having been taped or pasted, perhaps small tears around the edges or creases so heavily as to break the cardboard. Backs may show minor added pen or pencil writing or be missing small bits of paper. Still basically a complete card. 

Poor (P): (1.0-1.5) A card that has been tortured to death. Corners or other areas may be torn off. Card may have been trimmed, show holes from a paper punch or have been used for BB gun practice. Front may have extraneous pen or pencil writing, or other defacement. Major portions of front or back design may be missing. Not a pretty sight. 

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