Eddie Munjoma

I met him at a Tampa Bay Rowdies game at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2024.

Eddie signed a 2020 Bowman Major League Soccer card #56.

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

Enmanuel Tejeda

I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024, when the Tampa Tarpons came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Enmanuel signed a 2024 Bowman Prospects card #BP-103.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=tejeda000enm

Ocean Gabonia

I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024, when the Tampa Tarpons came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Ocean signed a 2023 Tampa Tarpons Team Set card.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=gaboni000oce

Aaron Nixon

I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024, when the Tampa Tarpons came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Aaron signed a 2022 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes Longevity card #23.

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

Daury Arias

I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024, when the Tampa Tarpons came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Daury signed a 2023 Tampa Tarpons Team Set card.

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

James Cooper

I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024, when the Tampa Tarpons, whom he was managing came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

When I called for him, I asked if he remembered me. A month prior, I attempted to hand him the wrong James Cooper card. He did indeed remember, and so I told him that I mailed my card to the other James Cooper and that he returned it signed with a really nice letter. He asked if I mentioned the whole mixup, but I said no.

James signed a 2004 Tri-City ValleyCats Team Set card #10.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cooper006jam

Zach Thornton

I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2024, when the St. Lucie Mets came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Zach signed a 2023 Bowman Draft card #BD-187.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=thornt003zac

Wyatt Hudepohl

I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2024, when the St. Lucie Mets came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

When I presented him the card, he refused to rotate it, so he signed it upside down.

Wyatt signed a 2023 Bowman Draft card #BD-147.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hudepo000wya

Jack Wenninger

I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2024, when the St. Lucie Mets came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Jack signed a 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome card #BDC-68.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=wennin002jac

Jesus Baez

I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2024, when the St. Lucie Mets came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Jesus signed a 2023 Bowman Chrome Prospects Mojo Refractor card #BCP-12.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=baez--003jes

Kellum Clark

I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2024, when the St. Lucie Mets came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Kellum signed a 2021 Onyx Vintage Extended card #VEKC.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=clark-002kel

Colin Houck

I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2024, when the St. Lucie Mets came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Colin signed a 2023 Bowman Draft Transformative Talent card #TT-14.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=houck-001col

Jeremy Cologna

I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2024, when the St. Lucie Mets, whom he was the bench coach for, came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Jeremy signed a 2023 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Team Set card #36.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cologn000jer

Clyde Best

I met him at an autograph signing at a Tampa Bay Rowdies game at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2024.

Clyde signed a Tampa Bay Rowdies team photo card.

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

James Cooper

On April 30, 2024, I went to see the Tampa Tarpons play the Dunedin Blue Jays in Dunedin, Florida. I had a few cards of the Tarpons players that I was hoping to get signed, including their manager, James Cooper. When I saw Mr. Cooper approaching, I held out my card and asked for an autograph. He stopped, looked at the card in my hand, shook his head, and said, "That's not me." 

Now, when I ordered this card, I knew that there were two James Cooper's who were roughly the same age and played around the same time frame. There was a James Cooper who came up in the Yankees organization and spent time playing at their Tampa affiliate, and the other James Cooper came up with the Astros. Not knowing a single thing about James Cooper, I felt the odds were in my favor to get a card of the guy who came up with the Yankees. 

Even Google's A.I. search engine, Gemini, mistakes the two James Cooper's.

When Mr. Cooper told me that it wasn't him, I jokingly replied, "Doesn't it make sense that a guy who once played for Tampa would come back to manage them?" He said, "I came from the Astros but I do know the guy." I held out the card again and said, "Want to send it to him?" He laughed and said, "I don't know him like that."

The next day I ordered a card of the James Cooper that I had spoken to.

Having this Yankees card of James Cooper, I decided to see if I could find an address for him to request his autograph. With such a common name, it was challenging but I felt confident with one particular address I found so I sent him my card and the following letter.

19 days later my card came back signed and he included a nice note.

James signed a 2007 Tampa Yankees Team Set card.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cooper007jam

Yerlin Confidan

I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024, when the Daytona Tortugas came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Yerlin signed a 2022 Bowman Draft card #BD-199.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=confid000yer

Malvin Valdez

I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024, when the Daytona Tortugas came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Malvin signed a 2021 Bowman Heritage Chrome Prospects card #146.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=valdez000mal

Andruw Salcedo

I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024, when the Daytona Tortugas came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Andruw signed a 2023 Daytona Tortugas Team Set card #02.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=salced000and

Jack Moss

I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024, when the Daytona Tortugas came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Jack signed a 2019 Leaf Perfect Game Showcase card #147.

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

Dominic Pitelli

I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024, when the Daytona Tortugas came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Dominic signed a 2019 Leaf Perfect Game Showcase card #202.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=pitell000dom

Alfredo Duno

I met him at a Minor League game at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida in 2024, when the Daytona Tortugas came to play the Clearwater Threshers.

Alfredo signed a 2023 Bowman Chrome Prospects card #BCP-238.

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

Thomas White

I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2024, when the Jupiter Hammerheads came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Thomas signed a 2023 Panini Elite Extra Edition First Round Materials card #FR-THW.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=white-013tho

Brock Vradenburg

I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2024, when the Jupiter Hammerheads came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Brock signed a 2023 Bowman Draft card #BD-44.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=vraden000bro

Colby Shade

I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2024, when the Jupiter Hammerheads came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Colby signed a 2019 Leaf Perfect Game Showcase card #76.

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

Dillon Head

I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2024, when the Jupiter Hammerheads came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Dillon signed a 2024 Bowman Chrome Prospects card #BCP-109.

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

Kolby Allard

I met him at Paul Owens Training Facility at Carpenter Complex, the Philadelphia Phillies spring training facility in Clearwater, Florida in 2024.

Kolby signed a 2023 Topps Update card #US209.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/allarko01.shtml

Christian Scott

I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2024, when the New York Mets came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

He made his MLB debut that day. 

Christian signed a 2021 Panini Prizm Draft Picks card #PDP142.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/scottch01.shtml

Carlos Mendoza

I met him at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2024, when the New York Mets, whom he was managing, came to play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Carlos signed an 8x10 photo.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mendoz001car

Preston Claiborne

I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2024, when the Tampa Tarpons, whom he was the pitching coach for, came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Preston signed a 2013 Topps Update card #US252.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/claibpr01.shtml

Tomas Frick

I met him at a Minor League game at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida in 2024, when the Tampa Tarpons came to play the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Tomas signed a 2019 Leaf Perfect Game Showcase card #2.

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