First Buzz: 2021 Bowman Chrome baseball cards

What: 2021 Bowman Chrome baseball cards
Arrives: Sept. 3
Box basics: No autos guaranteed in 10-pack LITE boxes (16 per case); two autos per 12-pack Hobby boxes (12 per case); three autos per HTA Choice box (12 per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Bowman arrives with some format changes for a new year -- LITE, Hobby and HTA Choice boxes -- that let collectors chase what they want in different ways.

Keep reading for more info as well as a full gallery of images.

The Basics: Starting with the HTA Choice boxes ... The Chrome Prospect auto lineup is a deep one with four new colors among a rainbow of 17 different versions to chase. Standard Refractors (/499) will be joined by Speckle (/299), Purple (/250), HTA Choice (/150), Blue (/150), Atomic (/100), Green (/99), Green Atomic (/99), Yellow (/75), Gold (/50), Gold Shimmer (/50), Orange Wave (/25), Red (/5), Red Shimmer (/5), Red Wave (/5) and 1/1 Black Mojos as well as Superfractors. Some of those will only be found in these HTA boxes -- HTA, Green Atomic, Gold Shimmer, Orange Wave, Red Wave, Black Mojo.

Joining them will be Chrome Rookie autos with a smaller rainbow of Refractors (/499), Blue (/150), Green (/99), Gold (/50), Red (/5) and 1/1 Supers. ... A number of insert autos also will be found in HTA boxes -- Prime Chrome (/50), Dawn of Glory (/TBD), 40 Man Futures (/99), Summer Camp (/TBD), Summer Camp SPs (/100), Bowman Ascensions (/TBD) and prep All-American autos (/TBD). The first three will have Orange parallels (/25) as well as 1/1 Supers. Standard Camp autos will only have Superfractor parallels and the same applies for Ascensions. Camp SPs do not have parallels planned. ... Auto-Relics in this format will include AFL Flashbacks Relic Autos (/TBD) with Supers. Joining them will be Chrome Auto Relics (/TBD) and those will only have Supers.

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For master hobby boxes (two six-pack mini boxes per), you'll find basics from the 250-card base set, there will be plenty of parallels -- at least 20 per Chrome Prospect base card. Those will include Shimmer, Refractors (/499), Speckle (/299), Purple (/250), Purple Shimmer (/250), Fuchsia (/199), Fuchsia Shimmer (/199), Blue (/150), Aqua (/125), Green (/99), Green Shimmer (/99), Yellow (/75), Gold (/50), Gold Shimmer (/50), Orange (/25), Orange Shimmer (/25), Red (/5), Red Shimmer (/5) and 1/1 Black Shimmers as well as Superfractors. ... The base set's rainbow will be simpler just like the autos with Refractors, Purple, Fuchsia (/299), Blue, Green, Yellow, Gold, Orange, Red and Superfractors at the same volumes unless noted. ... For inserts, there will be SP rookie photo variations, 40-Man Futures -- Atomic (/150), Orange and Super parallels -- and Bowman Ascensions one per case that feature artwork from Tyson Beck. Those will only have Orange and Superfractor parallels. Also in the mix will be Summer Camp (same three parallels) and Summer Camp SPs (Supers only) as well as Dawn of Glory (three parallels).

For autographs in this format, there will be another deep rainbow -- some of what was in Choice but with some exclusives.There will be Standard Refractor (/499), Speckle (/299), Purple (/250), Blue (/150), Atomic (/100), Green (/99), Yellow (/75), Gold (/50), Orange (/25), Orange Shimmer (/25), Red (/5), Red Shimmer (/5), and 1/1 Superfractors. ... Chrome Rookie autos with again only have Refractors, Blue, Green, Gold, Orange, Red and 1/1 Supers. ... Joining them will be insert autos seen in Choice -- Prime Chrome (/50), Dawn of Glory (/TBD), 40 Man Futures (/99), Summer Camp (/TBD), Summer Camp SPs (/100), Bowman Ascensions (/TBD) and prep All-American autos (/TBD). Only the Dawn and 40-Man card will have Orange parallels here, though Supers will be found for Prime, Dawn, 40-Man and Summer Camp sets. Relics and autos in this format will include Chrome Auto Relics (/TBD) with Gold, Orange and Supers as well as AFL Flashbacks Relics (/TBD). Those will have Orange and Super parallels as well as autographed and Superfractor auto versions.

For LITE boxes, which will not include autographs every time, there will be exclusive Black & White Mini Diamond Refactor parallel cards to chase as well as the full array of 20 parallels for Chrome Prospect cards. The base set parallels do not include Black & White Mini Diamond cards, according to early info, but do have the rest of their rainbow. ... The insert lineup appears to be the same as Hobby, while the only other exclusive addition here will be Black & White Mini Diamond Refractor autos -- the only type of ink found in these boxes.

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