7 completely absurd 2026 Bowman pulls that have already come from blaster boxes

Turns out those goofballs stalking the Target card section on Bowman release day, biding their time in the adjacent section and pretending to be checking out storage baskets and gum, might've been on to something. This year's 2026 blaster boxes have already provided some ridiculous heat.

The two-box limit has spread the wealth around a bit, but based on early returns, it seems there's a lot of luck to go around in this first batch. And it's not only ridiculous looking cards. It's the product's very best SSPs and parallels featuring its biggest names.

If you were hoping the 1/1 Trey Yesavage Spotlight would stick around a while for the thrill of the chase, then tough luck. This beauty of the Blue Jays' young ace has already been found in Taiwan.

The case hits and limited inserts in this year's product haven't disappointed. Even the non-limited parallels look gorgeous. But imagine pulling this from blaster?! I'd kiss the top of a dude's head in the toothpaste aisle.

But that's not all.

Brewers top prospects dominate insane early 2026 Bowman blaster pulls

Andrew Fischer, who inked up special inscriptions on several of his autos in this product, was spotted on an /15 parallel. If you told me this was the best card pulled in any blaster during release week, I would've believed you. But it's probably the least impressive card included in this article!

Jacob Misiorowski showed up as well, in a gold parallel of the "Crystallized" insert.

These things are case hits when they're unnumbered - duh, just look at them - but /50 in a gold variety? Another retail gem.

Need more proof? FanSided's own Patrick Allen also pulled a Crystallized from his blaster break (Bryce Eldridge, freshly promoted by the San Francisco Giants).

Mentally, I'm still in a world where retail blaster boxes are what your mom who kinda understands cards buys you for Christmas, while you have to smile and pretend you meant the $20 box instead of the $200 one. But nowadays, these things are genuinely treats on a regular basis.

Oh, look, it's Ethan Holliday /15! That'll pay for an X-Box or two over in Aisle 12.

Imagine the whiplash of going from "thin pack/Fanatics shorted me" to "Case Hit"? Apparently, this is a more common blaster occurence than you might think.

Occasionally, it's a Jac Cags.

And, yes, these blasters are absolutely stacked with Anime parallels.

They might even be of the one-of-one variety - yes, that's JACOB MISIOROWSKI AGAIN.

Or maybe you pick up two for your son, pull an Anime, freak out, open the second one, and PULL ANOTHER.

They CAN'T keep getting away with this.

And this is without the honorable mentions! Kendry Chourio Packfractors, Ethan Holliday autos, Connelly Early Blue Paper autos ... it's all happening.

If you've made it to the end of this article without sprinting out your door to the nearest Target, leaving a human-shaped hole, we salute you.

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