2021 Topps Bowman Sterling Baseball Checklist

2021 Topps Bowman Sterling is an all-chrome release built on 50 Prospects and 51 Rookies, released October 1, 2021. Its themed extras are Sterling Recollections, a veteran insert with its own autographs, and Sterling Tender Autographs, alongside dual and triple refractor signatures.

What's in the checklist

• Base: 50 Prospects (BSP) and 51 Rookies (BSR) with Refractor /199, Speckle /99, Magenta /75, Gold /50, Blue /25, Black Atomic /10, Red /5, SuperFractor 1/1 and Printing Plates
• Sterling Recollections: 25 cards from Gold /50 to SuperFractor 1/1, plus 8 Sterling Recollections Autographs
• Autographs: 58 Prospects Autograph Variations and 18 Rookies Autograph Variations from Refractor /150 to SuperFractor 1/1
• Low-numbered autographs: 20 Sterling Tender, 10 Dual and 10 Triple Refractor Autographs in Black Atomic /10, Canary Diamond /3 and Red 1/1

Key rookies and prospects

Prospects include Adley Rutschman, the No. 1 pick in the 2019 draft, Riley Greene, Jasson Dominguez, CJ Abrams, MacKenzie Gore and Asa Lacy. Rookies include Ke'Bryan Hayes, Alec Bohm, Joey Bart, Ryan Mountcastle and Ian Anderson, with Rookie Autographs of Jazz Chisholm and Casey Mize. Sterling Recollections features Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper, Buster Posey and Juan Soto.

Grading considerations

Rutschman and Dominguez refractors and the Sterling Tender Autographs are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. Thick Sterling chrome can chip along the edges, and refractor surfaces show scratches when tilted under light. See our grading scale.