Does 2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball Save The Best For Last?

It’s hard to believe that the calendar year and the 2024 baseball card year are each winding down.

But the season still has some life left in it as a few products drop at the end of the year, and into the start of 2025. One of the most highly anticipated of these releases is 2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball.

But what will collectors find inside 2024 Bowman‘s Best Baseball? What are the hits? What is the release format? And are these worth a break?

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2024 Bowmans Best Baseball release date & release format

The release date for 2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball is scheduled for December 27, 2024.

Hobby boxes of 2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball contains 12 packs per box. Each hobby pack contains 5 cards per pack. Hobby cases consist of 8 hobby boxes per case.

Collectors will find 4 Chrome Autograph cards per Hobby box.

Hobby boxes of 2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball quickly sold out when available for presale on Topps.com and are currently selling for $400 to $430 on the secondary market.

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2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball base set

The base set of 2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball consists of 100 cards. The checklist consists of 70 cards of Major League veterans and rookies and 30 cards of prospects.

The cards feature a distinct Bowman feel with premium stock and colorful, stylized backgrounds.

2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball parallels

An extended rainbow of parallels extends the base set (including prospects), adding an additional level of chase to the product.

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Parallels include:

• Refractors
• Wave Refractors
• Mini-Diamond Refractors – /299
• Purple Refractors – /250
• Purple Mojo Refractors – /250
• Aqua Lava Refractors – /199
• Blue Refractors – /150
• Blue X-Fractors – /150
• Green Refractors – /99
• Green Mini-Diamond Refractors – /99
• Yellow Lazer Refractors – /75
• Gold Refractors – /50
• Gold Lava Refractors – /50
• Orange Refractors – /25
• Black Refractors – /10
• Red Refractors – /5
• Red Lava Refractors – /5
• Superfractors – 1/1

2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball inserts

2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball includes various insert sets in various themes and shapes.

The 2024 MLB All-Star Futures Game insert consists of 20 cards featuring top names from the Futures Game. Parallels include Lava Refractors (/50), and 1/1 Superfractors.

Best Ballers focuses on youth, featuring 30 of the hottest young stars and rookies from across the game in a retro-inspired design.

Parallels include:

• Mini-Diamond Refractors
• Lava Refractors – /50
• Superfractors – 1/1

Bowman Showpieces comprises 12 cards of some of the top names in the sport.

Parallels include:

• Mini-Diamond Refractors
• Lava Refractors – /50
• Superfractors – 1/1

Fabled Phenoms are die-cut cards featuring young up-and-coming players. Set consists of 25 cards.

Parallels include:

• Mini-Diamond Refractors
• Lava Refractors – /50
• Superfractors – 1/1

Impact Players consists of 30 die-cut cards featuring top names across the sport.

Parallels include;

• Mini-Diamond Refractors
• Lava Refractors – /50
• Superfractors – 1/1

Strokes of Gold comprises 25 cards of players who are pure gold, they are seeded a tough 1:288 packs.

1955 Bowman Anime brings us 5 top names pictured in flashy anime-style images.

Parallels include:

• Black Refractors – /10
• Red Refractors – /5
• Superfractors – 1/1

Bowmans Best Baseball 2024 autographs

Autographs, which fall four per box, are a big part of the appeal of 2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball.

2024 MLB All-Star Futures Game Chrome Autograph Relics is made up of 34 cards, each with a relic and an autograph.

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Parallels include:

• Purple Refractors – /250
• Blue Refractors – /150
• Green Refractors – /99
• Gold Refractors – /50
• Orange Refractors – /25
• Black Refractors – /10
• Red Refractors – /5
• Superfractors – 1/1

Best Ballers Autographs features 11 cards from the insert set with added ink.

Parallels include:

• Lava Refractors – /50
• Mini-Diamond Refractors – /25
• Superfractors – 1/1

Best of 2024 Autographs consists of a whopping 104 cards. With a more significant checklist, you get some deeper cuts than the usual autographs, which can be good, although it also increases the chances of a less-than-exciting hit.

Parallels include:

• Refractors
• Blue Refractors – /150
• Green Refractors – /99
• Gold Refractors – /50
• Gold Mini-Diamond Refractors – /50
• Orange Refractors – /25
• Orange X-Fractors – /25
• Teal Refractors – /15
• Black Refractors – /10
• Red Refractors – /5
• Red Lava Refractors – /5
• Printing Plates – 1/1
• Superfractors – 1/1

Bowman Showpieces Autographs features 9 cards, each numbered out of 99 copies each with 1/1 Superfractor parallels also available.

Dual Autographs consist of 19 pairs of players, with autographs from both. Cards are numbered out of /75 copies each.

Parallels include:

• Gold Refractors – /50
• Orange Refractors – /25
• Red Refractors – /5
• Superfractors – 1/1

Fabled Phenoms Autographs brings us autographed versions of most cards from the insert set. Each is numbered out of only 99 copies, with 1/1 Superfractors also available.

Impact Players Autographs includes 25 cards featuring autographs from an exciting mix of young players and a few notable veterans.

Parallels include:

• Lava Refractors – /50
• Mini-Diamond Refractors – /25
• Superfractors – 1/1

Family Tree Dual Autographs brings us 10 family pairings, with autographs from father/son and brother pairs. Mini-Diamond Refractors (/10) and 1/1 Superfractors are also available.

Family Tree Triple Autographs keep the family theme going with two cards featuring sigs from three family members each. Feature the Acuna and Guerrero families. Mini-Diamond Refractors (/10) and 1/1 Superfractors are also available.

Triple Autographs consists of 10 card, each with three autographs of top prospects.

Parallels include:

• Gold Refractors – /50
• Orange Refractors – /25
• Red Refractors – /5
• Superfractors – 1/1

Quad Autographs is made up of 3 cards that each include four autographs from top prospects.

Parallels include:

• Lava Refractors – /50
• Mini-Diamond Refractors – /25
• Superfractors – 1/1

2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball value

2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball brings an interesting mix of autographs, parallels and inserts. But are these a good candidate to buy-and-hold unopened?

Let’s see what recent comp prices for hobby boxes from the last few years can suggest about the potential for 2024.

Based on release prices and recent comps, these appear to hold their value fairly well, even having some potential for upside if held for a short time.

What about in terms of singles? What can a look at recent sales from 2023 Bowman’s Best Baseball tell us about the potential for big hits in 2024?

The high water mark was a PSA 9 Francisco Alvarez Superfractor Auto 1/1, which sold for $2,500. A 1/1 Shohei Ohtani Masterpieces sold for $2,000 raw. A Paul Skenes Blue Refractor Autograph in PSA 10 sold for $2,000. A standard version sold for $1,600.

A Jackson Holliday / Druw Jones Mini Diamond Dual Auto sold for $1,250 ungraded. Prices go down from there, but some hits can be worth $1,000, $2,000, or even a bit more.

Considering the box price and odds, there’s a chance at some nice hits and good ROI, although the odds are still long.

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2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball pros & cons

Every product has pros and cons when deciding whether to purchase or break them. What are some pros and cons of 2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball?

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Pros

• With a nice mix of parallels, inserts, and autographs, these make for a fun break.
• Autographs land four per box, providing multiple shots per box at some of the more valuable hits.

Cons

• With a few autograph checklists including deeper cuts, the chance of good ROI on a box is far from guaranteed.
• With a release date right after Christmas and long after the end of the year, will these get lost in the hustle and bustle of the season?

Final thoughts on 2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball

2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball offers a nice mix of parallels, autographs, and inserts, including four signed cards per hobby box.

There are some decent hits to be found, but the odds on the best cards are, of course, steep. Still, 2024 Bowman’s Best feels like a solid product that should be one of the highlights of the end of the collecting year.

What’s your take on 2024 Bowman’s Best Baseball? Looking to break a box? Buying into a break? Buying singles? Or are you passing on this product? Tell us about it at CardLines on Twitter.

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