2023 Topps Bowman 1st Edition Baseball Checklist

2023 Topps Bowman 1st Edition is the early, paper-focused version of the 2023 Bowman prospect checklist, released April 21, 2023. It offers 150 Paper Prospects with a paired foil and non-foil rainbow, a five-card Chrome Prospector's Special Die-Cut insert and a single 20-card Chrome Autographs set.

What's in the checklist

• Paper Prospects: 150 cards (BPPF) with Sky Blue, Blue /150, Yellow /75, Gold /50, Orange /25, Black /10, Red /5 and Rainbow 1/1, each in foil and non-foil versions
• Chrome Prospector's Special Die-Cut: 5 cards (BCPD codes)
• Chrome Autographs: 20 signed cards

Key prospects

The paper checklist opens with Zack Gelof, Pedro Ramírez, Justin Crawford, Daniel Susac, Cole Young, Ryan Clifford and Moisés Ballesteros. The die-cut insert features Justin Crawford, Druw Jones, Jacob Berry, Cam Collier and Spencer Jones.

Grading considerations

Prospector's Special Die-Cuts and Red and Rainbow foil parallels are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. The die-cuts have fragile edges, and paper prospect cards often show soft corners and centering shifts. See our grading scale.