From the (Hawaii) Field: Sean Yamaguchi, if, St. Louis High School
Part of the 2024 Class, Yamaguchi is one of the top five players coming out of Hawaii in 2024, as well as one of the top 500 High School prospects in the country.
Collecting Cleveland Baseball Since 1982
Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
New Arrival: Nolan Souza, if, Punahou High School
Today there was a scrimmage between prep players from Oahu and the Big Island. It was a low-eye event at Central Oahu park, so the fact that I had to drive like 10 minutes to get there was nice. And it only took me about 20 minutes to get the player that I wanted, Punahou infielder Nolan Souza.
From the Collection: Wyatt Young, ss, New York Mets
Back in 2018, I went to a High School showcase here in Hawaii. It was a small event, and I just snagged the autographs of the players who were on their way to a Division One school. Wyatt Young, a Mid-Pacific Institute player, was committed to Pepperdine and seemed like[…]
From the Collection: Bobby Dalbec, if, Boston Red Sox
Bobby Dalbec was drafted out of the University of Arizona in the 4th round of the 2016 draft. Arizona played Hawaii that season, which is where I was able to get this autograph. I was very happy to get it. That Arizona team was stacked with prospects, and Dalbec was[…]
Catching up on: Rico Garcia, sp, Colorado Rockies
This is what I wrote about Rico Garcia in March 2015: Hawaii Pacific University, on Oahu, is probably most famous for it’s one Alumni that made the Majors, Benny Agbayani. Agbayani was drafted twice, in 1992 and 1993, both times by the Angels. He had a fine major league career: .806 OPS, 39[…]
From the Field: Dylan Thomas, p, Hawaii University Baseball
Dylan Thomas has a very good 2018 campaign with Hawaii. The 2017 Big West Conference Freshman Pitcher of the Year went 3-2 with a 1.85 ERA. He allowed only 27 hits over 39 innings, striking out 43 and only walking four. He has an opponent batting average of only .200.[…]
From the Field: K.J. Harrison, if, Milwaukee Brewers
This is a neat one. He is a local kid. Went to Punahou High School here in Hawaii. Drafted out of high school–the 25th round of the 2014 draft by the Indians–but decided to instead go to college at Oregon State. He was a great hitter at Oregon State, and[…]
From the Collection: Shohei Ohtani, p/of, Los Angeles Angels
I got this autograph two years ago when Ohtani was in Honolulu for a Nippon League event. At the time there was a lot of buzz about him coming to the majors, and it seemed like only a matter of time before he came to play in the states. Glad[…]
From the Field: Neil Uskali, sp, University of Hawaii
With Jackson Rees, Dominic DeMiero and Neil Uskali the 2018 Hawaii team has one of the most talented rotations in the Big West. This past Friday I was able to grab Neil Uskali’s autograph after the game. Uskali spent two seasons playing at Cuesta College, a community college in San[…]