Card Of The Week January 26

The Orix Buffaloes announced this past week that they were inviting Jarryd Dale of the Melbourne Aces (and veteran of six seasons in the San Diego Padres organization) to join them for spring training next week.  Dale hit .381 for the Aces in this winter's Australian Baseball League season that just wrapped up and the Buffaloes were familiar with him as they've been sending players to Melbourne the past few seasons.  I don't think he's guaranteed a roster spot but Orix is at least giving him a chance to try to make the team.

There's obviously no Japanese cards of Dale yet - and there won't be if he doesn't make the team - but there is at least one Australian card of him from the 2018/19 ABL set from Choice (#35):