BBM increased their number of baseball (or primarily baseball) sets from 27 in each of the past two years to 32 in 2025. It was the highest number of BBM sets since 2019 (which also had 32 sets).
Actually, I should correct this - BBM announced 32 sets this year but one of them - the set celebrating both BBM's 35th year doing baseball cards and Shukan Baseball's 4000th issue - has been delayed until January. So really, BBM only issued 31 sets in 2025
Over two thirds of BBM's 2025 releases - 24 of the 31 sets - were what I refer to as the "perennials" - sets they issue every year. These sets include the three "flagship" sets - "1st Version", "2nd Version" and "Fusion"; the team sets for all 12 NPB teams - the Baystars, Buffaloes, Carp, Dragons, Eagles, Fighters, Giants, Hawks, Lions, Marines, Swallows and Tigers; the "Rookie Edition" (draft pick) set; the "Dancing Heroine" set dedicated to the cheerleader/dance squads for a number of the teams; the high-end "Genesis" set and the ultra-high-end "Glory" set. They also include the two baseball specific box sets - "Icons" (with a theme of "Prospects" this year) and "Rookie Edition Premium". They also issued three multi-sport sets that primarily featured baseball players - the "Farewell" box set for retiring baseball players and other athletes, the "Infinity" set and the ultra high-end "Crown" set.
Half of the "non-perennial" sets were for the Lions. The team was celebrating it's 75th anniversary this year and BBM issued a 142 card Anniversary set for the team in four 35 or 36 card box sets throughout the year. Vol. 1 came out in April, Vol. 2 came out in June, Vol. 3 came out in July and Vol. 4 finished things off in September.
The other three "non-perennial" sets were all box sets. I've been unsure if the box set for the women's high school baseball All Star game against Ichiro's KOBE CHIBEN team (that somehow included Hideki Matsui and Daisuke Matsuzaka) should be called "Dream" or the "High School Baseball Women's Selection VS Ichiro Selection" but it came out last February. The other two sets were team related - "Lions Bouquet" and "Fighters Great Voyage" - and came out towards the end of the year.
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