2025 Topps Chrome Baseball is one of the biggest releases of the year. The usual Refractor and Rookie Autographs are among the headliners. But don’t overlook the inserts.
The checklist has a massive amount of supplementary content. Some of it is somewhat common and not too hard to pull. They are meant to be fun and colorful, though.
However, there are several scarce sets as well that will have you chasing. Here’s a look at what you should be watching for.
It didn’t take long for Home Field Advantage to become a Topps flagship staple. Debuting in 2022, the playful inserts highlight local landmarks from players’ home cities. In addition to the standout design, Home Field Advantage cards have also all landed with relatively tough odds.
Last year, the set made the jump to Topps Chrome. The overall look and concept remains the same. However, instead of foil, cards are on the metallic chromium stock. The 40-card checklist features the players found in 2025 Topps Series 1 and Series 2 Baseball.
Set Size: 40 cards
Pack Odds: 1:1,057 hobby, 1:340 jumbo, 1:6,161 value box, 1:24,166 mega box, 1:20 breaker, 1:6,381 Fanatics mega box
Parallels: none
HA-1 Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
HA-2 Ronald Acuña Jr. - Atlanta Braves
HA-3 Julio Rodríguez - Seattle Mariners
HA-4 Bryce Harper - Philadelphia Phillies
HA-5 Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Dodgers
HA-6 Mike Trout - Angels
HA-7 Gunnar Henderson - Baltimore Orioles
HA-8 Bobby Witt Jr. - Kansas City Royals
HA-9 James Wood - Washington Nationals
HA-10 Fernando Tatis Jr. - San Diego Padres
HA-11 Matt Chapman - San Francisco Giants
HA-12 Brooks Lee - Minnesota Twins
HA-13 Kyle Tucker - Chicago Cubs
HA-14 Coby Mayo - Baltimore Orioles
HA-15 Jace Jung - Detroit Tigers
HA-16 Elly De La Cruz - Cincinnati Reds
HA-17 Francisco Lindor - New York Mets
HA-18 Rafael Devers - Boston Red Sox
HA-19 Riley Greene - Detroit Tigers
HA-20 Ketel Marte - Arizona Diamondbacks
HA-21 Dylan Crews - Washington Nationals
HA-22 Jacob Wilson - Athletics
HA-23 Spencer Strider - Atlanta Braves
HA-24 Jarren Duran - Boston Red Sox
HA-25 Kevin Alcántara - Chicago Cubs
HA-26 Rhett Lowder - Cincinnati Reds
HA-27 José Ramírez - Cleveland Guardians
HA-28 Jackson Jobe - Detroit Tigers
HA-29 Mookie Betts - Los Angeles Dodgers
HA-30 William Contreras - Milwaukee Brewers
HA-31 Luisangel Acuña - New York Mets
HA-32 Juan Soto - New York Mets
HA-33 Gerrit Cole - New York Yankees
HA-34 Trea Turner - Philadelphia Phillies
HA-35 Paul Skenes - Pittsburgh Pirates
HA-36 Manny Machado - San Diego Padres
HA-37 Kumar Rocker - Texas Rangers
HA-38 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - Toronto Blue Jays
HA-39 Corbin Carroll - Arizona Diamondbacks
HA-40 Jose Altuve - Houston Astros
Baseball fans and legends will descend on Cooperstown, New York at the end of July to honor the Hall of Fame’s latest five inductees. 2025 Topps Chrome Baseball honors them as well with a special series of insert cards done to somewhat connect with their plaques. But there's a twist. T rainbow won't be fully available until 2031 Topps Chrome arrives. For 2025, only the Blue Refractors (/150) are included in packs. Each of the next six years gets progressively tougher:
2026 - Green Refractors /99
2027 - Gold Refractors /50
2028 - Orange Refractors /25
2029 - Black Refractors /10
2030 - Red Refractors /5
2031 - Superfractors 1/1
Collectors can look for autograph versions as well.
Set Size: 5 cards
CC-1 Ichiro - Seattle Mariners
CC-2 CC Sabathia - New York Yankees
CC-3 Billy Wagner - Houston Astros
CC-4 Dave Parker - Pittsburgh Pirates
CC-5 Dick Allen - Philadelphia Phillies
Fanatical heads to the ballpark and shows sights from the field. It’s where collectors will find lots of fun photos. Be sure to check out the back from ballpark tidbits, trivia and stories.
This is a retail-exclusive set only found in value boxes and mega boxes.
Set Size: 25 cards
Pack Odds: 1:281 value box, 1:140 mega box
Parallels: Gold Refractors /50, Orange Refractors /25, Black Refractors /10, Red Refractors /5, Superfractors 1/1
FAN-1 Bobby Witt Jr. - Kansas City Royals
FAN-2 Rafael Devers - Boston Red Sox
FAN-3 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - Toronto Blue Jays
FAN-4 Trea Turner - Philadelphia Phillies
FAN-5 Julio Rodríguez - Seattle Mariners
FAN-6 Manny Machado - San Diego Padres
FAN-7 José Ramírez - Cleveland Guardians
FAN-8 Corbin Carroll - Arizona Diamondbacks
FAN-9 Francisco Lindor - New York Mets
FAN-10 Carlos Correa - Minnesota Twins
FAN-11 Corey Seager - Texas Rangers
FAN-12 Jackson Merrill - San Diego Padres
FAN-13 Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Dodgers
FAN-14 Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
FAN-15 Bryce Harper - Philadelphia Phillies
FAN-16 Ronald Acuña Jr. - Atlanta Braves
FAN-17 Mookie Betts - Los Angeles Dodgers
FAN-18 Freddie Freeman - Los Angeles Dodgers
FAN-19 Dylan Crews - Washington Nationals
FAN-20 James Wood - Washington Nationals
FAN-21 Roki Sasaki - Los Angeles Dodgers
FAN-22 Coby Mayo - Baltimore Orioles
FAN-23 Jacob Wilson - Athletics
FAN-24 Brooks Lee - Minnesota Twins
FAN-25 Jace Jung - Detroit Tigers
The ethereal designs of Helix are back and so are the extremely tough odds. These cards build in a colorful flow, showcasing movement and beauty at the same time. In a product with many tough inserts, Helix is one of the rarest.
Also notable is the strong checklist. Consisting of 15 cards, every player is either a top-tier superstar, retired legend or key rookie.
Set Size: 15 cards
Pack Odds: 1:3,530 hobby, 1:1,600 jumbo, 1:120 breaker
Parallels: Superfractors 1/1
HX-1 Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Dodgers
HX-2 Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
HX-3 Mike Trout - Angels
HX-4 Ronald Acuña Jr. - Atlanta Braves
HX-5 Juan Soto - New York Mets
HX-6 Mookie Betts - Los Angeles Dodgers
HX-7 Dylan Crews - Washington Nationals
HX-8 James Wood - Washington Nationals
HX-9 Roki Sasaki - Los Angeles Dodgers
HX-10 Coby Mayo - Baltimore Orioles
HX-11 Derek Jeter - New York Yankees
HX-12 Babe Ruth - New York Yankees
HX-13 Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox
HX-14 Hank Aaron - Atlanta Braves
HX-15 Willie Mays - San Francisco Giants
Hobby Masters date back to the mid 1990s. However, it has been nearly 20 years since the inserts last appeared in a baseball release. They return in 2025 Topps Chrome Baseball, this time as an SP chase set.
The 19-card checklist is all major names—superstar vets and notable rookies.
Set Size: 19 cards
Pack Odds: 1:2,543 hobby, 1:816 jumbo, 1:14,814 value box, 1:5,699 mega box, 1:184 breaker, 1:15,040 Fanatics mega box
Parallels: Superfractors 1/1
HM-1 Ronald Acuña Jr. - Atlanta Braves
HM-2 Bobby Witt Jr. - Kansas City Royals
HM-3 Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Dodgers
HM-4 Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
HM-5 Gunnar Henderson - Baltimore Orioles
HM-6 Francisco Lindor - New York Mets
HM-7 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - Toronto Blue Jays
HM-8 Bryce Harper - Philadelphia Phillies
HM-9 Juan Soto - New York Mets
HM-10 Gerrit Cole - New York Yankees
HM-11 Elly De La Cruz - Cincinnati Reds
HM-12 Paul Skenes - Pittsburgh Pirates
HM-13 Mike Trout - Angels
HM-14 José Ramírez - Cleveland Guardians
HM-15 Coby Mayo - Baltimore Orioles
HM-16 Brooks Lee - Minnesota Twins
HM-17 Dylan Crews - Washington Nationals
HM-18 James Wood - Washington Nationals
HM-19 Roki Sasaki - Los Angeles Dodgers
Let’s Go hasn’t been around long, but it has become synonymous with Topps Chrome—not just baseball. It’s in nearly all of the brand’s releases including football, basketball, WWE and tennis. No matter the year, no matter the sport, Let’s Go carries a big design reflecting the energy of the insert’s name.
While the look is big, production for Let’s Go is anything but. Hobby odds for finding any one of the five cards is 1:170,070 packs. By comparison, Helix cards are 1:52,950 hobby packs for any individual card. That means the Let’s Go cards have roughly a third of the copies of their Helix counterparts in 2025 Topps Chrome Baseball.
Set Size: 5 cards
Pack Odds: 1:34,014 hobby, 1:10,800 jumbo, 1:199,619 value box, 1:76,273 mega box, 1:2,535 breaker
Parallels: Red Refractors /5, Superfractors 1/1
LGC-11 Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Dodgers
LGC-12 Bobby Witt Jr. - Kansas City Royals
LGC-13 Mookie Betts - Los Angeles Dodgers
LGC-14 Coby Mayo - Baltimore Orioles
LGC-15 Gunnar Henderson - Baltimore Orioles
MLB has its share of good players. Only a select few can be considered electric—creating tension, drama and excitement every time they step to the plate and take to the field. Lightning Leaders charges things up with 10 such players using an electricity-inspired design.
Set Size: 10 cards
Pack Odds: 1:960 hobby, 1:384 jumbo, 1:2,241 value box, 1:1,121 mega box, 1:12 breaker, 1:1,120 Fanatics mega box
Parallels: none
LL-1 Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Dodgers
LL-2 Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
LL-3 Ronald Acuña Jr. - Atlanta Braves
LL-4 Gunnar Henderson - Baltimore Orioles
LL-5 Mookie Betts - Los Angeles Dodgers
LL-6 Mike Trout - Angels
LL-7 Francisco Lindor - New York Mets
LL-8 Juan Soto - New York Mets
LL-9 Corey Seager - Texas Rangers
LL-10 Bobby Witt Jr. - Kansas City Royals
Some sets celebrate specific players. Numbers Live Forever, which is making its debut, dives into a specific number. With it being 2025, 25 is the theme. The checklist here highlights three players who wore the number on their jerseys and have since had it retired. Barry Bonds headlines the modest three-card set.
Set Size: 3 cards
Pack Odds: 1:28,354 hobby, 1:9,148 jumbo, 1:166,349 value box, 1:64,230 mega box, 1:2,087 breaker
Parallels: Gold Refractors /50, Orange Refractors /25, Black Refractors /10, Red Refractors /5, Superfractors 1/1
NLF-1 Barry Bonds - San Francisco Giants
NLF-2 Jose Cruz - Houston Astros
NLF-3 Jim Thome - Cleveland
This is the first time for Shadow Etch in baseball. However, the tough inserts were featured in 2023-24 Topps Chrome UEFA UCC. Here, collectors can expect a dark design that is in many ways the opposite of much of the checklist.
Set Size: 15 cards
Pack Odds: 1:481 hobby, 1:192 jumbo, 1:1,120 value box, 1:560 mega box, 1:12 breaker, 1:560 Fanatics mega box
Parallels: Orange Refractors /25, Black Refractors /10, Red Refractors /5, Superfractors 1/1
SE-1 Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Dodgers
SE-2 Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
SE-3 Ronald Acuña Jr. - Atlanta Braves
SE-4 Bryce Harper - Philadelphia Phillies
SE-5 Juan Soto - New York Mets
SE-6 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - Toronto Blue Jays
SE-7 Mike Trout - Angels
SE-8 Francisco Lindor - New York Mets
SE-9 Paul Skenes - Pittsburgh Pirates
SE-10 Bobby Witt Jr. - Kansas City Royals
SE-11 Jacob Wilson - Athletics
SE-12 Coby Mayo - Baltimore Orioles
SE-13 James Wood - Washington Nationals
SE-14 Dylan Crews - Washington Nationals
SE-15 Roki Sasaki - Los Angeles Dodgers
This set lets the World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers take a bow. Falling 1:10,588 hobby packs, the checklist has 15 player cards plus one of the champs celebrating together on the field after closing out the Yankees.
Set Size: 16 cards
Odds: 1:10,588 hobby, 1:3,395 jumbo, 1:61,421 value box, 1:23,696 mega box, 1:771 breaker
Parallels: Superfractors 1/1
CHAMP-1 Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Dodgers
CHAMP-2 Tommy Edman - Los Angeles Dodgers
CHAMP-3 Kiké Hernández - Los Angeles Dodgers
CHAMP-4 Mookie Betts - Los Angeles Dodgers
CHAMP-5 Freddie Freeman - Los Angeles Dodgers
CHAMP-6 Teoscar Hernández - Los Angeles Dodgers
CHAMP-7 Yoshinobu Yamamoto - Los Angeles Dodgers
CHAMP-8 Will Smith - Los Angeles Dodgers
CHAMP-9 Max Muncy - Los Angeles Dodgers
CHAMP-10 Chris Taylor - Los Angeles Dodgers
CHAMP-11 Gavin Lux - Los Angeles Dodgers
CHAMP-12 Michael Kopech - Los Angeles Dodgers
CHAMP-13 Blake Treinen - Los Angeles Dodgers
CHAMP-14 Jack Flaherty - Los Angeles Dodgers
CHAMP-15 Walker Buehler - Los Angeles Dodgers
CHAMP-16 World Series Champions - Los Angeles Dodgers
Sometimes insert sets carry a defined theme that jumps out. Other times, like Topps Chrome Exposé, the beauty is in the abstract.
Then there’s the intrigue that comes with the odds. At the hobby level, it’s 1:18,766 packs to simply pull one card from the set. But the checklist has 35 cards, so landing a particular card is extremely difficult—1:656,810 packs to be exact. So, yeah, there’s a chase with Exposé.
Set Size: 35 cards
Pack Odds: 1:18,766 hobby, 1:6,027 jumbo, 1:109,380 value box, 1:42,802 mega box, 1:1,365 breaker
Parallels: Red Refractors /5, Superfractors 1/1
TCE-1 Mike Trout - Angels
TCE-2 Juan Soto - New York Mets
TCE-3 Bobby Witt Jr. - Kansas City Royals
TCE-4 José Ramírez - Cleveland Guardians
TCE-5 Bryce Harper - Philadelphia Phillies
TCE-6 Adley Rutschman - Baltimore Orioles
TCE-7 Corbin Carroll - Arizona Diamondbacks
TCE-8 Yordan Alvarez - Houston Astros
TCE-9 Freddie Freeman - Los Angeles Dodgers
TCE-10 Mookie Betts - Los Angeles Dodgers
TCE-11 Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Dodgers
TCE-12 Rafael Devers - Boston Red Sox
TCE-13 Shota Imanaga - Chicago Cubs
TCE-14 Jackson Chourio - Milwaukee Brewers
TCE-15 Paul Skenes - Pittsburgh Pirates
TCE-16 Elly De La Cruz - Cincinnati Reds
TCE-17 Fernando Tatis Jr. - San Diego Padres
TCE-18 Julio Rodríguez - Seattle Mariners
TCE-19 Corey Seager - Texas Rangers
TCE-20 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - Toronto Blue Jays
TCE-21 Tarik Skubal - Detroit Tigers
TCE-22 Ronald Acuña Jr. - Atlanta Braves
TCE-23 Luis Robert Jr. - Chicago White Sox
TCE-24 Gerrit Cole - New York Yankees
TCE-25 Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
TCE-26 Kevin Alcántara - Chicago Cubs
TCE-27 Roki Sasaki - Los Angeles Dodgers
TCE-28 Coby Mayo - Baltimore Orioles
TCE-29 Brooks Lee - Minnesota Twins
TCE-30 Hyeseong Kim - Los Angeles Dodgers
TCE-31 Jacob Wilson - Athletics
TCE-32 James Wood - Washington Nationals
TCE-33 Dylan Crews - Washington Nationals
TCE-34 Jackson Jobe - Detroit Tigers
TCE-35 Rhett Lowder - Cincinnati Reds
Rookies are a major driver not just in Topps Chrome but virtually all sports cards today. So take 20 top first-year players and give them the short print insert treatment and you’ve got Radiating Rookies. The flashy cards have a similar layout as the base set but instead of the photo background, the players blast out like they’re in a manga comic.
Radiating Rookies are only in hobby, jumbo and breaker boxes. You won’t find them in retail configurations.
Set Size: 20 cards
Odds: 1:481 hobby, 1:192 jumbo, 1:12 breaker
Parallels: Superfractors 1/1
RR-1 Coby Mayo - Baltimore Orioles
RR-2 Rhett Lowder - Cincinnati Reds
RR-3 Jace Jung - Detroit Tigers
RR-4 Brooks Lee - Minnesota Twins
RR-5 Luisangel Acuña - New York Mets
RR-6 Jacob Wilson - Athletics
RR-7 James Wood - Washington Nationals
RR-8 Dylan Crews - Washington Nationals
RR-9 Kumar Rocker - Texas Rangers
RR-10 Connor Norby - Miami Marlins
RR-11 Jackson Jobe - Detroit Tigers
RR-12 Kevin Alcántara - Chicago Cubs
RR-13 Justyn-Henry Malloy - Detroit Tigers
RR-14 Jhonkensy Noel - Cleveland Guardians
RR-15 Ben Rice - New York Yankees
RR-16 Adael Amador - Colorado Rockies
RR-17 Grant McCray - San Francisco Giants
RR-18 Angel Martínez - Cleveland Guardians
RR-19 Nacho Alvarez Jr. - Atlanta Braves
RR-20 Roki Sasaki - Los Angeles Dodgers
Ultraviolet All-Stars return for a sophomore spin. The most noticeable thing here (besides the odds) are the player illustrations. These take an artistic twist with big stars and a quartet of greats.
Set Size: 15 cards
Pack Odds: 1:686 hobby, 1:260 jumbo, 1:561 value box, 1:560 mega box, 1:12 breaker
Parallels: Green Refractors /99, Gold Refractors /50, Orange Refractors /25, Black Refractors /10, Red Refractors /5, Superfractors 1/1
UV-1 Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Dodgers
UV-2 Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
UV-3 Bobby Witt Jr. - Kansas City Royals
UV-4 Paul Skenes - Pittsburgh Pirates
UV-5 Gunnar Henderson - Baltimore Orioles
UV-6 Mookie Betts - Los Angeles Dodgers
UV-7 Jackson Merrill - San Diego Padres
UV-8 Francisco Lindor - New York Mets
UV-9 José Ramírez - Cleveland Guardians
UV-10 Dylan Crews - Washington Nationals
UV-11 James Wood - Washington Nationals
UV-12 Rickey Henderson - Oakland Athletics
UV-13 Barry Bonds - San Francisco Giants
UV-14 Reggie Jackson - New York Yankees
UV-15 Pedro Martinez - Boston Red Sox
Similar to Munich at Night in 2024-25 Topps Chrome UEFA UCC, this set takes players’ faces and overlays a city map. It’s an all Dodgers and Yankees checklist with the focal point being the 2024 World Series.
Set Size: 10 cards
Pack Odds: 1:1,921 hobby
Parallels: none
WSN-1 Mookie Betts - Los Angeles Dodgers
WSN-2 Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Dodgers
WSN-3 Freddie Freeman - Los Angeles Dodgers
WSN-4 Teoscar Hernández - Los Angeles Dodgers
WSN-5 Yoshinobu Yamamoto - Los Angeles Dodgers
WSN-6 Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
WSN-7 Anthony Volpe - New York Yankees
WSN-8 Juan Soto - New York Yankees
WSN-9 Gerrit Cole - New York Yankees
WSN-10 Giancarlo Stanton - New York Yankees
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