Who is this? Former Yomiuri Giants second baseman Toshihisa Nishi
What is this? An autograph card from the Japanese 2000 Upper Deck Victory set
Where'd I get it? I got it signed before a game between the Lancaster Barnstormers and Newark Bears last week.
How much did it cost? The card cost $2.50.
Why is this so special? Nishi was the Central League Rookie of the Year for the Yomiuri Giants in 1996. He is a three-time all-star and four-time gold glove winner in Japan.
At age 38, Nishi came to America with the hopes of playing for a major league team. When he couldn't find a job, he signed with the Lancaster Barnstormers with the hope that he'd get picked up during the season.
I got to see Nishi hit his first Atlantic League home run the day he signed this card for me.
I was a little disappointed that he already has a (mostly illegible) American autograph, but it's still a neat acquisition for my collection.
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Nice experience! i just got his autograph in the mail today and i slightly disagree with what you say when you say the autograph is mostly illegible. It is clearly a nice "N" with an "i" followed by an "s" and then a big loop for the start of the "h" and he finishes the "h" and then finishes the writing by making an "i" which has 2 dots for over the "i"s. I give the Japanese credit for using an American autograph in America. When I look at Nishi's it it kind of looks like Mo Vaughn's autograph ha
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