There’s a sound a stadium makes right before something happens.
The crowd noise drops. The pitcher sets. Sixty feet, six inches, and the whole summer is riding on the next four-tenths of a second. Doesn’t matter if you’re at the ballpark or on your couch. Doesn’t matter if it’s April or October. You feel it.
That’s not superstition. That’s the game doing what it’s always done, turning a single moment into a story you’ll tell for years.
Here’s what you need to know about the ghostwrite x MLB “2026 Season” 100% Blind Box Collection.
Blind Box Math
Blind box ghosts are what we call “100%” size ghosts. They are 2.75″ tall x 1.125″ wide. They’re sold in blind boxes, which means you won’t know which ghost you get until you open it. The 100% blind boxes come in cases, and each case holds 12 blind boxed ghosts.
Here are the key stats:
- Cases produced = 2,326
- Cases available in the BDA = 300
- Ghosts per case = 12
- Players in the set = 19
- Rookies in the set = 2
- Famous Fan = 1
- Total parallels = Base parallel + 6 rare chase parallels
- Max bids per person = 20
Blind box ghosts operate almost identically to trading cards, hence the trading card terminology above like “parallel”, “insert”, “rookie”, and “hit”. If you’re a card collector, you know these words well, and you also probably understand the experience. When designing this product, it was that experience that we’ve tried to replicate; like chasing the 1/1 of your favorite rookie!
But there is one important difference between cards and ghosts. Well, two important differences, if you count the fact that ghosts are 3-dimensional. In a typical trading card set, pretty much every player in the league is included. But for 3-dimensional blind box toys, it’s impossible to make a set with hundreds of different players. This being our second MLB collection, we have the benefit of hindsight and also took the amazing feedback from the ghostwrite community into account when selecting the players, plus one famous fan, to include in the 2026 Season release.
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The Set List
| Stars: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Aaron Judge | 2. Bobby Witt Jr. | 3. Cal Raleigh |
| 4. Elly De La Cruz | 5. Fernando Tatis Jr. | 6. Francisco Lindor |
| 7. Gunnar Henderson | 8. Jose Ramirez | 9. Mike Trout |
| 10. Mookie Betts | 11. Paul Skenes | 12. Pete Crow-Armstrong |
| 13. Ronald Acuna Jr. | 14. Shohei Ohtani | 15. Tarik Skubal |
| 16. Yoshinobu Yamamoto | 17. Zack Wheeler | |
| Rookies: | Famous Fan: | |
| 1. Jacob Wilson | 2. Jacob Misiorowski | 1. Questlove |
New Looks For 2026
As introduced previously in our WNBA “2025 Season” and NBA “2025-26 Season” collections, all of the players’ faces in the MLB “2026 Season” collection will feature the new “I Got This” design. Mind you, this is an unofficial name for the look, but we think it’s fitting.
The MLB ballers will also feature the new “Victory” parallel. It’s same facial expression as the Base parallel except that the player is wearing a pair of sunglasses. Because when there’s a pop-fly it’s best to wear the proper protection.
Here is what Shohei Ohtani’s “Base” and “Victory” parallels look like in the MLB “2026 Season” collection.
Parallels and Inserts
ghost parallels function just like trading card parallels. The parallel variants have different visual elements, and they are produced in much lower numbers, making them more rare and more valuable to collectors.
Here is the lineup of the six chase parallels, as demonstrated again by Shohei. From left to right – Victory, Sapphire, Emerald, Gold, Chrome, and Fire.
| Parallel | Quantity Per Player | Approx. Odds Per Case |
| Victory | 50 | 1 per 2 cases |
| Sapphire | 50 | 1 per 2 cases |
| Emerald | 25 | 1 per 4 cases |
| Gold | 10 | 1 per 11 cases |
| Chrome | 5 | 1 per 22 cases |
| Fire | 1 | 1 per 106 cases |
In addition to the player parallels, there are five trophy inserts included in the MLB 2026 blind box collection that are even more rare and exclusive. These trophy ghosts bear the MLB logo across their chests along with “2026”, the year of this collection.
As with our previous Blind Box collections, there is also the extremely elusive, extremely rare 1/1 ghostwrite branded insert in the collection. Just so you know what to look for, here’s a pic:
Famous Fan: Questlove
One person in this set has never stepped into a batter’s box. But he’s been a part of the story his whole life.
Amir Thompson, aka Questlove, grew up in Philadelphia, and Philly never let go. Roots drummer, Tonight Show bandleader, Oscar winner, and through all of it a Phillies die-hard. He’s in the stands the way he’s in the studio. All in.
Questlove rocks a custom Phillies throwback jersey, a pair kicks any self-respecting sneakerhead should recognize, and comes equipped with a set of drumsticks in hand and an afro pick for emergencies.
Transparent Supply
Production transparency supports true collectability. By being transparent and open about the scarcity of our ghosts, we create long-term value for collectors. That’s why we’ve made it as easy as possible to know, for each design, exactly how many ghosts exist.
The numbering on the bottom of the foot of the MLB 100% ghosts will show, “0526.X”. This means that this ghost was designed in May of 2026. The “X” will be an actual number that indicates how many of that particular ghost has been produced. If for example you pulled a Base parallel, the bottom of its foot would read “0526.1250”.
Player Exclusives
ghostwrite was founded by a team of collectors. Throughout this blog post, we’ve talked about all the lessons and insights we drew from trading cards when designing this set. But in addition to being card collectors, we’re ALSO a team of sneakerheads. So we took a couple lessons from sneakers, too.
Most importantly: the concept of the “player exclusive”. Player exclusive sneakers are specific colorways made exclusively for players. They’re never sold to the public; they’re gifted directly to the players themselves.
We did the same thing here. For each player, we created a unique /5 player exclusive parallel. And we’re gifting each player their five PE ghosts.
To be clear: you can’t get these PE ghosts in the cases that you buy. They weren’t packaged into any of our blind boxes; they aren’t for sale. It’s possible you’ll see them someday on the secondary market. But if you do, know they came directly from the player (or, perhaps, an extremely close and lucky friend of the player, in the event they gifted them to someone else).
Final Thoughts: Free Grading
Select ghosts from this collection are eligible for free grading with AFA, because a legend deserves a slab. To get your MLB ghosts graded click: HERE
The following parallels qualify for free grading through 10/31/2026
- Sapphire /50
- Emerald/25
- Gold /10
- Chrome /5
- Fire 1/1
- All trophies and inserts
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