In 2013 Panini issued a box set for the USA National Teams (which included the collegiate, 18U and 15U teams). Each set contained a handful of autograph and memorabilia cards. The autograph and memorabilia cards had a number of different varieties. Oddly enough one of the varieties were autographs from
the 2013 Japanese Collegiate National Team that Team USA had
played in Japan in the first half of July that year.
I've written about these cards in the past but I wanted to do another post on them because I think I've finally got the checklist down.
There are 24 cards in the set. Each card contains a headshot of the player over what I think is a sticker autograph. Each card is numbered to only 25. I have five of these now and I'd love to get them all but I suspect completing the set will be financially unfeasible.
Here's the checklist. For each player I list his uniform number, his college and what collegiate year he was in 2013 (1-4). 16 of the players were drafted directly from college into NPB so I list the year they were drafted along with the team that drafted them and the round. Two of the players were drafted after playing a few seasons in the industrial leagues so I list their industrial league team as well. The other six players have not been drafted yet - I was able to track down three of them in the industrial leagues - I suspect the other three may be there as well. UDPATE 8/18/19 - Discovered Shori Ohkido (not Shohri Ookido as his card says) and Masaki Rokuno played for Honda and Toyota respectively.
Card No. |
Uniform No. |
Name |
Position |
College |
School Year |
Year Drafted |
Team |
Round |
Industrial League Team |
1 |
1 |
Ryo Miki |
IF |
Jobu University |
4 |
2013 |
Marines |
3 |
|
2 |
2 |
Shogo Nakamura |
IF |
Waseda University |
3 |
2014 |
Marines |
1 |
|
3 |
3 |
Kanji Kawai |
IF |
Hosei University |
4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Toyota |
4 |
4 |
Koji Ohshiro |
IF |
Rikkio University |
2 |
2015 |
Buffaloes |
3 |
|
5 |
5 |
Yudai Fujioka |
IF |
Asia University |
2 |
2017 |
Marines |
2 |
Toyota |
6 |
6 |
Naomichi Nishiura |
IF |
Hosei University |
4 |
2013 |
Swallows |
2 |
|
7 |
7 |
Tomohiro Mineshita |
IF |
Kinki University |
3 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Osaka Gas |
8 |
8 |
Gen Mizutani |
OF |
Asia University |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Toho Gas |
9 |
9 |
Shori Ookido
Ohkido |
OF |
Hosei University |
4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Honda |
10 |
10 |
Ryutero Umeno |
C |
Fukuoka University |
4 |
2013 |
Tigers |
4 |
|
11 |
11 |
Masaji Rokuno |
P |
Tokai University |
4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Toyoda |
12 |
12 |
Seishiro Sakamoto |
C |
Meiji University |
2 |
2015 |
Tigers |
2 |
|
13 |
14 |
Daichi Osera |
P |
Kyushu Kyoritsu University |
4 |
2013 |
Carp |
1 |
|
14 |
15 |
Yasuaki Yamasaki |
P |
Asia University |
3 |
2014 |
Baystars |
1 |
|
15 |
16 |
Toyoki Tanaka |
P |
Nihon Bunri University |
2 |
2015 |
Fighters |
5 |
|
16 |
17 |
Sachiya Yamasaki |
P |
Meiji University |
3 |
2014 |
Buffaloes |
1 |
|
17 |
18 |
Toshihiro Sugiura |
P |
Kokugakuin University |
4 |
2013 |
Swallows |
1 |
|
18 |
19 |
Ryota Sekiya |
P |
Meiji University |
4 |
2015 |
Marines |
2 |
JR Higashinihon |
19 |
21 |
Kenta Ishida |
P |
Hosei University |
3 |
2014 |
Baystars |
2 |
|
20 |
22 |
Hiroki Minei |
C |
Asia University |
4 |
2013 |
Baystars |
3 |
|
21 |
24 |
Taiga Egoshi |
OF |
Komazawa University |
3 |
2014 |
Tigers |
3 |
|
22 |
25 |
Hiromi Oka |
IF |
Meiji University |
4 |
2013 |
Fighters |
3 |
|
23 |
26 |
Masataka Yoshida |
OF |
Aoyama Gakuin University |
2 |
2015 |
Buffaloes |
1 |
|
24 |
27 |
Ryohei Ishikawa |
C |
Kokugakuin University |
4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
? |
As you can see it's a pretty interesting list. There's six first round draft picks and two CL Rookie of the Years (Daichi Osera & Yasuaki Yamasaki). Here's the five cards I have:
|
#20 |
|
#7 |
|
#12 |
|
#17 |
|
#23 |
1 comment:
I didn't even realize this set exists, though I must have known at some point. Maybe I dismissed it due to the low serial-numbering. I wouldn't mind having it either, but I don't see it being something I'd bother budgeting for both due to the difficulty of finishing the set and the cost involved. Too bad they didn't have a non-autographed base version of this set for us normal folk.
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