2020 Late December Auction Closing January 3
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/3/2021
Offered in this lot are four items signed by two Japanese trailblazers in American baseball, in Ichiro Suzuki and Hideo Nomo. Nomo was the first Japanese player to move permanently to MLB, and Ichiro followed shortly after as the first position player to make the switch. The first item in this lot is a photograph of Ichiro in his Orix Blue Wave uniform talking to a coach. He has signed this photograph in black marker. The second item is a photograph of Ichiro at bat. He has signed this photograph in black marker. Finally, a piece of paper signed by Ichiro in black marker is included. The Nomo item includes two photographs, with Nomo signing the photograph of himself on the mound in blue marker. This item comes with a PSA/DNA COA (I72734). This entire lot has been pre-certified by Beckett Authentication.