{"product_id":"graded-2024-topps-now-roki-sasaki-os16-offseason-rookie-rc-baseball-card-psa-10-gem-mint","title":"Graded 2024 Topps Now Roki Sasaki #OS16 Offseason Rookie RC Baseball Card PSA 10 Gem Mint","description":"\u003cp\u003e⚾ \u003cstrong\u003eGraded 2024 Topps Now Roki Sasaki #OS16 Offseason Rookie RC Baseball Card PSA 10 Gem Mint – The Perfect-Grade Topps Now Offseason Rookie Card of the Japanese Ace Who Signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Brought One of the Most Anticipated International Pitching Arrivals in Recent MLB History, PSA 10 Gem Mint\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Roki Sasaki's arrival in Major League Baseball was anticipated for years before it happened. The right-handed pitcher from Rikuzentakata, Iwate, had established himself in Japan's NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) as one of the most technically gifted pitchers on the planet – a thrower whose fastball approached and regularly exceeded 100 mph, whose splitter broke in ways that opposing hitters described as genuinely unfair, and whose command and composure on the mound placed him in a tier that baseball observers on both sides of the Pacific had been watching for years, waiting for the moment when he would become available for an MLB team. 🤔 That moment came when the Los Angeles Dodgers – already home to Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and building what many considered the most loaded roster in the sport – signed Sasaki and added a third elite Japanese pitcher to a pitching staff that needed no additional reinforcement but received it anyway. ⚾\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Topps Now's Offseason series documents the moments between seasons that matter to the card market: signings, trades, free agent announcements that change the competitive landscape before a ball is thrown in anger. Card #OS16 captures Sasaki's Dodgers signing at the moment it happened, in the print-on-demand format that produces cards limited to however many were ordered in the specific release window, and then closes. PSA 10 Gem Mint confirms that this specific copy is perfect. Roki Sasaki, documented at the moment of his MLB arrival, graded at the top. Condition: NOS. ⚾\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Roki Sasaki. Los Angeles Dodgers. Rikuzentakata, Japan. NPB. 101+ MPH Fastball. Split-Finger Fastball. 2024 Topps Now. Offseason. Card #OS16. Rookie RC. PSA 10. Gem Mint. Hall of Fame Sports. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Graded 2024 Topps Now Roki Sasaki #OS16 Offseason Rookie RC Baseball Card PSA 10 Gem Mint. Hall of Fame Sports. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039699153128,"sku":"2024-TN-RS-OS16-OFFSEASON-PSA-10","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/graded-2024-topps-roki-sasaki-os16-offseason-rookie-rc-baseball-card-psa-10-gem-mint-517.webp?v=1770262999","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/graded-2024-topps-now-roki-sasaki-os16-offseason-rookie-rc-baseball-card-psa-10-gem-mint","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}