Card Of The Week July 5

Yushi Aida spent four seasons pitching for the Yomiuri Giants from 2006 to 2009.  He worked out of the bullpen but never recorded a save.  Until, that is, last week when Aida, who is now the pitching coach of the Giants san-gun team, saved the life of a man who fell off an escalator at the Bakuro-yokoyama subway station.  The man was unconscious and Aida performed CPR on him until paramedics arrived.  The man regained consciousness and was taken to the hospital.

Aida was inspired to get certified in CPR after seeing his coach and former teammate Takuya Kimura collapse on the field due to a subarachnoid hemorrhage 10 years ago.  Kimura passed away a few days later.

Here's a card of Aida from his playing days (2008 BBM Giants #G030):