Friday, April 12, 2019

2009 BBM Tokyo Big Six Spring Version Set - Where Are They Now?

BBM's fourth collegiate set was released in April of 2009.  The Tokyo Big Six Spring Version set was a box set containing 60 total cards - 54 player cards (nine from each team) and six team cards.  Eleven of those 54 players would go on to play in NPB.  Five of those eleven have their first cards ever in this set - Toshiki Abe, Fumiya Araki, Yuya Fukui, Kisho Kagami and Kenta Matsushita. 

Here's a summary of the future NPB players in the set.  Seven of them are still active.

Player College Year Drafted Notes
Toshiki Abe Meiji 2 2015 Dragons 5th Played for Honda after graduating before being drafted by Chunichi.  Played for Dragons 2016-present
Fumiya Araki Meiji 3 2010 Tigers 5th Played for Tigers 2011-present
Yuya Fukui Waseda 3 2010 Carp 1st Played for Carp 2011-2018, Eagles 2019-present.
Kazuhito Futagami Hosei 4 2009 Tigers 1st Played for Tigers 2010-2016
Kisho Kagami Hosei 3 2010 Baystars 2nd Played for Baystars 2011-15.  Played for JR West after leaving Baystars
Kenta Matsushita Waseda 4 2009 Lions 5th Played for Lions 2010-15
Yusuke Nomura Meiji 2 2011 Carp 1st Played for Carp 2012-present, 2012 Rookie Of The Year.  Lead Central League in wins in 2016.  All Star in 2012 & 2016.  Named to Best 9 team in 2016
Tatsuya Ohishi Waseda 3 2010 Lions 1st Played for Lions 2011-present
Yuki Saitoh Waseda 3 2010 Fighters 1st Played for Fighters 2011-present.  All Star in 2011-12
Hisashi Takeuchi Hosei 4 2009 Carp 3rd Played for Carp 2010-15
Kenji Tomura Rikkio 4 2009 Eagles 1st Played for Eagles 2010-present

Here's each player's card from the set plus a card of them from NPB.  I've tried to get one of the most recent cards I have for the player although I'm also trying not to repeat cards for players who've been in the previous sets.

2009 BBM Tokyo Big Six Spring Version #25

2018 BBM Dragons #D45

2009 BBM Tokyo Big Six Spring Version #24

2018 BBM Tigers #T56

2009 BBM Tokyo Big Six Spring Version #07

2018 BBM Carp #C02

2009 BBM Tokyo Big Six Spring Version #30

2015 BBM Tigers #T29

2009 BBM Tokyo Big Six Spring Version #31

2015 BBM Baystars #DB34

2009 BBM Tokyo Big Six Spring Version #04

2015 Lions Fan Club #57

2009 BBM Tokyo Big Six Spring Version #20

2018 Epoch NPB #222

2009 BBM Tokyo Big Six Spring Version #05

2018 BBM Lions #L05

2009 BBM Tokyo Big Six Spring Version #06

2018 BBM Fighters #F02

2009 BBM Tokyo Big Six Spring Version #29

2010 BBM 2nd Version #600

2009 BBM Tokyo Big Six Spring Version #38

2018 BBM Eagles #E12
Of the remaining 43 players in the set, fifteen had the only card ever in this set: Yudai Kajiya (Hosei), Shingo Kamegai (Hosei), Nagomu Kasai (Toyko), Takuma Kobayashi (Meiji), Hiroki Kojima (Waseda), Yusuke Kusada (Waseda), Yuki Maeda (Rikkio), Takayuki Morita (Meiji), Yuki Murayama (Keio), Msashi Nanba (Hosei), Yusuke Ohmae (Waseda), Kazuya Onodera (Keio), Tetsuya Urushibata (Keio), Yosuke Yamakawa (Waseda) and Ryota Yasuda (Meiji).  The other 28 players also appeared in one or more of BBM's previous three collegiate sets and/or one or more of their seven later sets.

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