2026 Leaf Metal Draft Baseball Checklist and Details

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Collectors haven’t seen Leaf Metal Draft Baseball since 2021, but a new edition is on the way in 2026 to end the hiatus.

Naturally, the focus is on players picked in the MLB Draft, but that includes recent draftees, past draftees, and potential future draftees.

There are two box types. Hobby boxes include nine autographs, while mega boxes house 14 autographs.

2026 Leaf Metal Draft Baseball Checklist Overview

Every card in the product is autographed, and that starts with Base Autographs. Rising prospects such as Roch Cholowsky, A.J. Gracia, Vahn Lackey, Cameron Flukey, Drew Burress, Jackson Flora, Jacob Lombard, and Justin Lebron highlight the 50-card checklist.

Two Leaf designs from the past return for the product, giving collectors a peek at future talent in a retro setting. Both the 1960 Leaf base and the 1992 Leaf Black Gold parallel designs have been rebooted for the product, with the 1960 versions exclusive to mega boxes.

Continuing to look back in time is Draft Past, a set heavy on legends primarily drafted in the 1970s or 1980s. Some highlights include Bo Jackson, Don Mattingly, Eddie Murray, George Brett, Greg Maddux, John Elway, Johnny Bench, Mike Piazza, Mike Schmidt, Nolan Ryan, Paul Skenes, Reggie Jackson, and Ryne Sandberg.

Looking ahead, Leaf turns to Draft Class ’27, which features a checklist full of amateurs projected to be among the top picks that year. There is also an acetate version.

America’s Pastime Prospects go heavy on Americana themes, a fitting choice during America’s 250th birthday celebration.

The Naturals play off a notable scene from The Natural film — every card’s background includes exploding stadium lights. Additional signed concepts include Pure Prospects, die-cut Liquid Fire, and Valiant Autographs.

Draft Duos and Draft To The Future are a pair of dual-signed prospect cards.

Draft Rewind cards include four signatures. These cards dig into baseball’s past and deliver four players from the same draft class on a front-and-back offering.

2026 Leaf Metal Draft Baseball cards at a glance:

Cards per pack: Hobby – 9; Mega – 14
Packs per box: Hobby – 1, Mega – 1
Boxes per case: Hobby – 12, Mega – 8
Release date: July 10, 2026

Shop for 2026 Leaf Metal Draft Baseball cards:

  • Hobby Boxes — eBay

What to expect in a hobby box:

  • Autographs – 9

What to expect in a mega box:

  • Autographs – 14

2026 Leaf Metal Draft Baseball Checklist

You can also download a customizable spreadsheet copy of the checklist:

Please note that there are a variety of parallels throughout this product with a variety of serial numbers and not all cards have every parallel. For a full breakdown of the parallels for each individual card, please see the master card list tab in downloadable spreadsheet above.

Base
Autographs
Multi-Signed Autographs

2026 Leaf Metal Draft Baseball Checklist – Multi-Signed Autographs

Draft Duos

9 cards

DD-1 Eric Becker / Tyler Bell
DD-2 Jackson Flora / Cameron Flukey
DD-3 Jackson Flora / Dax Whitney
DD-4 Jacob Lombard / Tyler Spangler
DD-5 Kevin Roberts Jr. / Keon Johnson
DD-6 Rintaro Sasaki / Myles Bailey
DD-7 Roch Cholowsky / Justin Lebron
DD-8 Ryder Helfrick / Vahn Lackey
DD-9 Zion Rose / Lucas Moore

Draft Rewind

7 cards

DR-1 Harold Baines / Paul Molitor / Mookie Wilson / Ozzie Smith
DR-2 Will Clark / Barry Larkin / Pete Incaviglia / Rafael Palmeiro
DR-3 Shawon Dunston / Dwight Gooden / Duane Ward / Jose Canseco
DR-4 Mark McGwire / Terry Mulholland / Greg Maddux / Tom Glavine
DR-5 Jim Rice / George Brett / Mike Schmidt / Ron Guidry
DR-6 Darryl Strawberry / Kelly Gruber / Terry Francona / Eric Davis
DR-7 Robin Yount / Dave Winfield / Eddie Murray / Jack Clark

Draft to the Future

7 cards

DF-1 Bino Watters / Nate Savoie
DF-3 Dexter McCleon Jr. / Striker Pence
DF-4 Duke Stone / Casan Evans
DF-5 Dylan Seward / Graham Houston
DF-6 Dylan Volantis / Dax Whitney
DF-7 Dylan Volantis / Tomas Valincius
DF-8 Rustan Rigdon / Charlie Bates

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Andrew Harner

Andrew was surrounded by trading cards during adolescence. A lifelong, second-generation collector, he maintains a sizable Tim Salmon collection and has previously published written work with Sports Illustrated, Fanatics, and the Society for American Baseball Research.

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