Takuya Yamada

I met him at a Tampa Bay Rowdies game at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022.

Among several alumni of the 2012 championship team, sitting next to Jeff Attinella at the autograph table, Takuya noticed Jeff signing my card. He then reached into his pocket and asked if I'd like a card of his. I excitedly said yes, and he handed it to me. I asked if he would sign it for me, and Jeff passed my pen to him.

Takuya signed a 2008 Yokohama FC card.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takuya_Yamada

Jeff Attinella

I met him at a Tampa Bay Rowdies game at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022.

Among several alumni of the 2012 championship team, he signed autographs before the game.

Jeff signed a 2017 Topps Major League Soccer card #20.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Attinella

Keith Savage

I met him at a Tampa Bay Rowdies game at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022.

Among several alumni of the 2012 championship team, he signed autographs before the game. He was also there to be inducted into the Tampa Bay Rowdies 75/10 Club, where his name was enshrined on the stands at Al Lang.

Keith signed an 8x10 photo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Savage

Luke Mulholland

I met him at a Tampa Bay Rowdies game at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022.

Among several alumni of the 2012 championship team, he signed autographs before the game.

Luke signed a 2015 Topps Major League Soccer card #43.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Mulholland

GZA

I met him at a chess event at Dunedin Brewery in Dunedin, Florida on September 21, 2022.

GZA signed the front cover of his Liquid Swords CD.

Kevin Parada

I met him at game 1 of the Florida State League Championship Series when the St. Lucie Mets came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2022.

Kevin signed an 8x10 photo.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=parada000kev

Nicky Law

I met him at a Tampa Bay Rowdies game at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022.

Nicky signed a 2015/2016 Topps Match Attax Scottish Championship card #303.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Law_(footballer,_born_1988)

Brad Keller

I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022, when the Kansas City Royals came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Brad signed a 2020 Topps card #79.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kellebr01.shtml

Brady Singer

I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022, when the Kansas City Royals came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Brady signed a 2021 Topps card #169.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/singebr01.shtml

Jeff Montgomery

I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022, when the Kansas City Royals, whom he was there as a TV broadcaster, came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Jeff signed a 1993 Score Select card #264.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/montgje01.shtml

M.J. Melendez

I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022, when the Kansas City Royals came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

M.J. signed a 2019 Bowman Draft card #BD-122.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/melenmj01.shtml

Calvin Ziegler

I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2022, when the St. Lucie Mets came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Calvin signed a 2021 Bowman Draft card #BD-123.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ziegle000cal

Kurt Stillwell

I met him at the Perfect Game National Showcase at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022.

Kurt signed a 1990 Leaf card #256.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stillku01.shtml

Trevor Wilson

I met him at the Perfect Game National Showcase at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022. He was there watching his son, Paul.

Trevor signed a 1990 Donruss card #414.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsotr01.shtml

Luis Gonzalez

I met him at the fourth annual Perfect Game youth baseball and softball camp at Historic Oliver Field at Campbell Park in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022.

Luis signed a 2002 Donruss Fan Club card #124.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzalu01.shtml

Michael Tucker

I met him at the fourth annual Perfect Game youth baseball and softball camp at Historic Oliver Field at Campbell Park in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022.

Michael signed a 1993 Classic Best card #30.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tuckemi01.shtml

Charles Johnson

I met him at the fourth annual Perfect Game youth baseball and softball camp at Historic Oliver Field at Campbell Park in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022.

Charles signed a 1994 Upper Deck Minor League Top 10 Prospects 5x8 card #TP4.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsch04.shtml

Hunter Renfroe

I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022, when the Milwaukee Brewers came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Hunter signed a 2015 Bowman Prospects card #BP122.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/renfrhu01.shtml

Aaron Ashby

I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022, when the Milwaukee Brewers came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Aaron signed a 2022 Topps card #78.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/ashbyaa01.shtml

Devin Williams

I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022, when the Milwaukee Brewers came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Devin signed a 2022 Topps card #26.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/willide03.shtml

Harrison Bader

I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2022, when the St. Louis Cardinals came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Harrison signed a 2017 Topps Heritage Minor League card #157.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baderha01.shtml

Alex Ramirez

I met him at a Minor League game at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida in 2022, when the St. Lucie Mets came to play the Tampa Tarpons.

Alex signed an 8x10 photo.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ramire013ale

Gretchen Aucoin

I met her at a Minor League game at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida in 2022, when the St. Lucie Mets, whom she was the New York Mets player development coach, came to play the Tampa Tarpons.

Mike Janes of Four Seam Images captured the moment Gretchen signed for me and shared it on his Twitter account.

Gretchen signed an 8x10 photo.

Dos Hombres (Aaron Paul & Bryan Cranston)

I met them at an autograph signing at Lueckens Wine & Spirits in Dunedin, Florida on May 6, 2022.

Aaron and Bryan signed a bottle of their Dos Hombres mezcal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Paul

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Cranston

Rachel Balkovec

I met her at a Minor League game at Baycare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2022, when the Tampa Tarpons, whom she was managing, came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Rachel signed an 8x10 photo.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rachel_Balkovec

Joe Gatto

My dad's birthday is June 14th. He passed away on August 31, 2020. For his first birthday without him,  I came up with another TTM challenge for myself. This one I called "Dad TTM Project." On June 8, 2021, six days before his birthday, I sent birthday cards to eleven baseball players who also shared his birthday.

Here is the card that I sent to Joe Gatto.

300 days later, my card came back signed, and he was nice enough to mark "do not bend" on the front and back of the envelope. He also included an additional signed card.

Joe signed a 2014 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects card #DP51.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=gatto-000joe

Dave Moates

I met him at a college baseball game at Jack Russell Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 2022, when the State College of Florida Manatees, whom he was an assistant coach for, came to play the St. Petersburg Titans.

Dave signed a 1977 Topps card #588.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/moateda01.shtml

Don Robinson

I met him at a college baseball game at Jack Russell Stadium in Clearwater, Florida in 2022, when the State College of Florida Manatees, whom he was the pitching coach for, came to play the St. Petersburg Titans.

Don signed a 1988 Topps card #52.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robindo01.shtml

Joe Ausanio

In May of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Joe Ausanio. I sent him my card and the following letter.

287 days later my card came back signed.

Joe signed a 1991 Classic Best card #186.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/ausanjo01.shtml

Jerry Augustine

In May of 2021, I decided to seek out an address for Jerry Augustine. I found one and sent him my card and the following letter.

238 days later my card came back signed.

Jerry signed a 1984 Topps card #658.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/augusje01.shtml