Japanese MLB player Japanese/American rookie cardsby Slug03 - 135 cards (Last updated on Feb 18, 2023) |
Many players have many, many rookies from the same year and other brands not listed here. My order of preference for choosing rookie cards were as follows:
Japanese rookies:
Year, BBM preferred (except for Murakami). Lowest card number chosen if BBM issued multiple cards of the player in the same set.
American rookies:
Topps base preferred, then bowman, then other major releases (Upper Deck, Donruss, Fleer/Fleer Tradition), then more minor sets released by the main companies (Topps Finest, Bowman's Best), and if no major releases exist for a player, then the earliest minor league card is selected.
131. 2013 BBM #105 Seiya Suzuki
Fun story: I was in a low-key baseball podcast for a few years (10 listeners, don't worry, you missed nothing), and on one of our episodes, we were drafting a 25 and under team snake style among the three hosts.
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133. 2016 BBM #126 Masataka Yoshida
Signed with the Red Sox in 2023. Awaiting American rookie card to add. |
134. 2011 BBM Rookie Edition #009 Koudai Senga
Signed with the Mets in 2023. Awaiting American rookie card to add. |
135. 2013 BBM #130 Shintaro Fujinami
Signed with the Athletics in 2023. Awaiting American rookie card to add. |
Comments
Awesome list! I’m a big fan of Japanese Baseball. | ||
I learned much just by putting this together. I may have to scoop a box of BBM at some point if I can find one cheaply. Really cool stuff. |